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Crypto Is Running Out Of Dominoes

Was FTX independently full of shit, or was the entire edifice of crypto investing built out of crap in the first place?

Patrick Redford

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 23: Sam Bankman-Fried speaks onstage during the first annual Moonlight Gala benefitting CARE - Children With Special Needs - hosted by Michael Cayre, Roy Nachum and MegaMoon Museum at Casa Cipriani on June 23, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images for CARE For Special Children )

Meta Will Continue Burning Billions Of Dollars Until Something Happens

Patrick Redford

AUSTIN, TEXAS - MARCH 15: Mark Zuckerberg, via video, speaks at Into the Metaverse: Creators, Commerce and Connection during the 2022 SXSW Conference and Festivals at Austin Convention Center on March 15, 2022 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Samantha Burkardt/Getty Images for SXSW)

Feds: Publicly Traded Deli Worth $100 Million A Massive Fraud After All

Life's Rich Pageant

Dan McQuade

Hometown Deli with an OPEN flag

The New Chicago Jordan 1s Are For Poseurs

Arts And Culture

Dan McQuade

The Chicago Jordan 1 "Lost and Found." Red shoe with white and black accents. Orange box lid and black box. Everything looks a little worn.

Russell Wilson Has A Beverage Brand For Various Hydration Occasions And Functional Need States

Media Meltdowns

Russell Wilson

Chamath Palihapitiya’s Whole Game Is Being A Loudmouth

Patrick Redford

Chamath speaks onstage during the Vanity Fair New Establishment Summit at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on October 19, 2016 in San Francisco, California.

Quiz! Which New Media Company With An Innovative Solution For Fixing The News Industry Said This?

Media Meltdowns

Three men in suits smiling as the man in the centre points to an article in a newspaper, which is spread out on the desk before them, circa 1945. Also on the desk are a telephone, an ashtray, and a small pile of books. (Photo by Archive Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

76ers Partner Company: We’ll Try To Plug Ben Simmons Into The Metaverse

Dan McQuade

An image of a cartoon (video game) character in the middle of a stadium.

Fake It Until You Make It (A Worse Planet For Everyone To Live On)

Carlos Watson of Ozy, on a huge screen

Dan McQuade’s New Balance Gesture Followed By $4.1 Billion Drop In Company’s Market Value

By The Defector Staff

Despite Stellar Cheesesteaks, Hometown Deli’s Stock Stays Flat

Life's Rich Pageant

Dan McQuade

A split image: A cheesesteak surrounded by fries on a table with a flower and a soda; and a t-shirt that says "HOMETOWN DELI: Eat So We Both Don't Starve"

A CNBC Reporter Ruined My Lunch Plans: A Visit To The N.J. Deli Worth $100 Million

Life's Rich Pageant

Dan McQuade

The front of Your Hometown Deli

The SPAC Gold Rush Is The Financial Bubble At Its Giddiest

Patrick Redford

Japan's SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son delivers a speech during a press briefing on the company's financial results in Tokyo on November 6, 2019. - Japanese giant SoftBank Group said Wednesday it suffered an operating loss of $6.4 billion in the second quarter, the worst in its history, taking a hit from investments in start-ups including WeWork and Uber. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP) (Photo by KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP via Getty Images)

It’s All Made Up

A Game Stop sign on a building

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