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This is Defector, a new sports blog and media company. We made this place together, we own it together, we run it together. Without access, without favor, without discretion, and without interference.

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Alex Sujong Laughlin

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Woman In Youth And Old Age

Under The Influence

My Favorite Influencer Is In Her 60s

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David Roth

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Storm drain on street during Tropical Storm Hilary

Podcasts

A User Guide To Feeling Bad

Steve Albini performs with his band Shellac at the FYF Fest in Los Angeles in 2016.

FYF Fest 2016 – Day 1

Music

Everyone Has A Steve Albini Album

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Austin Powers in Goldmember – New York Screening – After-Party

Junior Year Abroad: The Return

Richard Staff is a <a href="https://twitter.com/RichardStaff" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">weapons-grade Twitter goblin</a> and hostage of the Mets. That is his real name.

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View from seats on the first-base side of Ebbets Field as the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers opened the 1939 baseball season, Brooklyn, New York, New York, 1939.

Ebbets Field Opening Day

The Last Of The Brooklyn Dodgers

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Soraya Roberts

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 13: Brad Pitt is seen on the set of "Wolves" in Old Howard Beach on February 13, 2023 in New York City.

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Life Lessons

What Does Dressing My Age Look Like?

Visual Editor. Runs <a href="http://defectorstore.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">defectorstore.com</a>. Philadelphia-based, if you couldn’t tell.

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PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - NOVEMBER 5: Damone Clark #33 of the Dallas Cowboys gets into an altercation with Jason Kelce #62 of the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field on November 5, 2023 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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It’s Impossible To Be Mad About A Victory Over The Cowboys

Columnist. Author of many <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Drew-Magary/e/B001JS8R52/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1">fine works of literature</a>, including Point B. Handsomest man in the world.

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Drew Magary

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Heartburn

Elder Wisdom

I Am Now “Is This A Heart Attack?” Years Old

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Funbag

I Am Getting Old Man Skin And Don’t Care For It

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Luis Paez-Pumar

My Chemical Romance plays Barclays Center on September 11, 2022.

My Chemical Romance

My Chemical Romance Never Died

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The Art Of Aging Gracelessly, With Ray Ratto

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In ‘Yellowjackets,’ The Old Eat Their Young

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Titus Andronicus Made Me Feel At Home In The Mosh Pit Again

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I Hope I Get Old Before I Die

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Call Of The Ice Bath, With Chris Bosh

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JEANNE CALMENT-ANNIVERSAIRE

Old Things Are Old! That Includes You!

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