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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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The Defector Crewneck Sweatshirt Is Back In Stock

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Albert Burneko

Large bags of Halloween candy for sale in Walgreens pharmacy, Queens, New York.

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Elder Wisdom

Bring Back Weird Halloween Candies

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Kelsey McKinney

circa 1945: A young girl holds a chick beside a table with artificial grass, more chicks and a basket containing jelly beans and a bunny in an Easter portrait.

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Underexplained Lists

Easter Candies, Ranked

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

Melted chocolate with a heart shape in it.

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Life Lessons

My Sweet Tooth

'The Luncheon in the Conservatory', 1877. Three generations of a prosperous family relax and talk at the end of an informal meal in their conservatory where the plants are as flourishing as their owners. From the Musee des Beaux Arts, Pau, France. (Photo by Art Media/Print Collector/Getty Images)

‘The Luncheon in the Conservatory’, 1877. Artist: Louise Abbema

Funbag

A Brief But Convincing Defense Of Snobbery

Children Dressed For Halloween

One Last Halloween In The Candy Trenches

PASADENA, CA, DECEMBER 17: Candy Cane lights and a projected "Happy Holidays" wish adorn a house on December 17, 2003 in Pasadena, California. Many of southern California's better holiday lights displays are in Pasadena. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)

Pasadena Residences Celebrate Christmas

Candy Canes Are Shit

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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Dan McQuade

A bowl of candy. It's orange. It has a bunch of regular-sized Hershey and Kit Kat bars in it.

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Giving Out Big Candy Bars On Halloween Was Worth The Money

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