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NYC: Come To The Distraction LIVE On October 4

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Live Event

David Roth

Neal and Suit talking in what could honestly be any episode of the USA series "White Collar"

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Arts And Culture

Background Television Isn’t As Easy As It Looks

Jason England

Roger Goodell, Jay-Z and Blue Ivy Carter attend Super Bowl LVII at State Farm Stadium on February 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona.

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Music

50 Years Later, Is There Anything Left Of Hip Hop?

Defector visual editor. Runs <a href="http://defectorstore.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">defectorstore.com</a>. Philadelphia-based, if you couldn’t tell. dhm@defector.com

Dan McQuade in front of a march madness basketball court

Dan McQuade

Bunch of people dressed like Rocky, woman standing on a blue car talking to them

Running

They Can’t Take The “Rocky Run” Away From Us

Jen Ramos Eisen is a freelance Central California-based minor league baseball writer.

Jen Ramos Eisen

An image of the baseball field at Stockton Ballpark in Stockton, California. There's a baseball field, and rows of plastic chairs for fans to sit in.

Minor League Baseball’s New CBA Still Won’t Solve All Its Transportation Woes

Colin Deppen is a reporter with Spotlight PA.

Colin Deppen

Barnstormers' Jake Hoover (20) slides into second base after hitting a two run double against the York Revolution during first inning action of the home opener at Clipper Magazine Stadium in Lancaster Friday April 29, 2022.

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Why These Teams Got Left Out Of The Minor League Baseball Union

Kelsey McKinney

Capital

It Shouldn’t Be This Hard To Buy Concert Tickets

Laura Wagner

Journalismism

Semafor Is The Problem

Marc Normandin currently writes on baseball’s labor issues and more at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.marcnormandin.com/">marcnormandin.com</a>, which you can read for free but&nbsp;<a href="https://www.patreon.com/marcnormandin">support through his Patreon</a>. His baseball writing has appeared at SB Nation, Deadspin, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, Sports on Earth, The Guardian, The Nation, and TalkPoverty.

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Amarillo Sod Poodles infielder Jordan Lawlar seen outlined against a bright blue sky in a game against the Frisco RoughRiders in September of 2022.

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Major League Baseball’s Hubris Helped Lead To Minor League Baseball’s Union

Malcolm Harris is the author of Kids These Days: Human Capital And The Making Of Millennials, Shit Is Fucked Up And Bullshit: History Since The End Of History, and the forthcoming Palo Alto: A History Of California, Capitalism, And The World.

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Growth For What: The Shaky Promise Of Green Capitalism

Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene saying some stuff about being shadowbanned. The Distraction logo is over her face, sadly.

Podcasts

The Thin Line Between Owning Twitter And Being Owned By Twitter, With Matt Levine

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