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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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You DID Hear It From Us: There's Normal Gossip Merch

NEW NORMAL GOSSIP MERCH!

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Libby Watson is a journalist who covers healthcare.

Libby Watson

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

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Lauren Theisen

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The Cooking Implement Of The Day Is The Bent Spatula

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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

A cupcake baking pan messily filled with French onion soup

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

An array of eggplants at Marché Jean-Talon in Montreal.

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It’s Summer! Let’s Cook Some Eggplant

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Albert Burneko

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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

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

Rice grains in the paddy field in Ranala near Colombo on March 05, 2023.

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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I Have Seen The Future Of User-Determined AI Bias

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Campbell Soup 4th Quarter Profits Decline Amid Rising Costs

It’s Good To Make Your Own Stock Sometimes

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You Have No Excuse For Disliking Vegetables

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Send Me Your Food Questions

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My Damn Oven Died Just In Time For Thanksgiving

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Let’s Make The Chili That, Uh, I Made This Week

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A Delicious Thing To Do With Some Mushrooms

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Green Action!

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You Can Throw Together A Cobbler, No Sweat

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It’s Tomato Time; Let’s Make A Caprese Salad

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Do You Dare Flip Your Eggs The Insane Way?

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Let’s Roast Some Beets

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Let’s Make Some Cold Soup

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