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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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Albert Burneko

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Pink Lemonade For Everybody!

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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

My Damn Oven Died Just In Time For Thanksgiving

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

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Green Action!

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You Can Throw Together A Cobbler, No Sweat

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

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Let’s Roast Some Beets

Let’s Make Some Cold Soup

Let’s Make Cacio e Pepe

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Diana Moskovitz is Defector&#8217;s investigations editor. You can contact her at diana@defector.com or dfmoskovitz@protonmail.com. She&#8217;s also on Signal @dmoskovitz.99