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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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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

My Yang right, and Pang Nhia of Minneapolis look for CD's at the Sam Goody store in City Center in downtown Minneapolis on Thursday.

Minneapolis Mn, Thursday 12/7/00 Best Buy announced  it is buying Musicland  Stores, parent of Sam Goody— My Yang right, and Pang Nhia of Minneapolis look for CD’s at the Sam Goody store in City Center in downtown Minneapolis on Thursday.(Photo By JERRY

Funbag

What’s The Worst CD You’ve Ever Purchased?

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Albert Burneko

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I Have Been Defeated And Humbled By A Shortage Of Ketchup

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Ali Domrongchai

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AI Food

The Machines

Glossy, Gunky And Ready In Minutes: AI Meal Recipes Are Overrunning The Internet

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Lauren Theisen

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Life Lessons

How I Got Comfortable With Cooking, And Eating

Libby Watson is a journalist who covers healthcare.

Libby Watson

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Perfectly Fine Dinner Party Club

The Case For Thanksgiving II

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Rachelle Hampton

A cooking arena is divided into two sides: one black and one white. On each side there are ten chefs facing the other side.

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Arts And Culture

‘Culinary Class Wars’ Is A Tribute To Getting Your Reps In

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An Undefeatable Dinner, For Rising From The Ashes

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Dazzle Your Dinner-Party Friends With Bread

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Let’s Make Dinner For Friends, Like For A Dinner Party, But Normal

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The Cooking Implement Of The Day Is The Bent Spatula

Abigail Segel is a writer based in Montreal.

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Abigail Segel

Honey Butternut Squash (a new hybrid crop) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on October 08, 2023.

Daily Life In Canada

Let’s Cook Some Squash, And Get Through This Winter

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Kathryn Xu

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Let’s Explore The Infinite Realm Of Hot Pot

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Kelly Conaboy

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French Onion Soup In Cupcake Tins? French Onion Soup In Cupcake Tins

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It’s Summer! Let’s Cook Some Eggplant

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You Just Need A Thermometer

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Your Crummy Apartment Stove Is Perfectly Fine For Cooking

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Pink Lemonade For Everybody!

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How To Help Your Kids Learn To Like A Food

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Rice Harvest In Sri Lanka

Underexplained Lists

Grains Of Rice, Ranked

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How To Break Free Of Recipe Dependence

Alex Pareene is a contributing editor at The New Republic and the co-host, with Laura Marsh, of the podcast&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/018-amanda-litman-run-for-something-why-you-cant-see/id1341525125?i=1000444277937" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Politics of Everything</a>.

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Sarah Mody (C), Senior Product Marketing Manager, Global Search and AI, gives demonstrations in the Bing Experience Lounge with during an event introducing a new AI-powered Microsoft Bing and Edge at Microsoft in Redmond, Washington on February 7, 2023. - Microsoft's long-struggling Bing search engine will integrate the powerful capabilities of language-based artificial intelligence, CEO Satya Nadella said, declaring what he called a new era for online search.

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