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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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Alex Sujong Laughlin

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Chris Thompson

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Sabrina Imbler

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Kathryn Xu

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Ray Ratto

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Skeleton Holding Hourglass

Defector Reads A Book

‘The Artist’s Way’ Week 11: We Are Dying To Be Done

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Woman Gazing Into Crystal Ball

‘The Artist’s Way’ Week 10: Reflecting Near The End

Providence-based band The Whelks, which is composed of at least two Defector subscribers.

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‘The Artist’s Way’ Week 9: We Are Annoyed

A gamer wears a gem head decoration that was handed out at the SIMS exhibit in the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) at the Los Angeles Convention Center on June 16, 2010 in Los Angeles, California.

E3 Expo Showcases Latest In Computer And Video Games

‘The Artist’s Way’ Week 8: We Are Burnt-Out Sims

Mercury astronauts in simulated weightless flight in C-131 aircraft flying trajectory at Wright Air Development Center, Ohio, 1959.

Mercury Astronauts

‘The Artist’s Way’ Week 7: The Third-Quarter Slump

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‘The Artist’s Way’ Week 6: Are We Feeling Abundant?

An alligator-y creature behind museum glass.

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‘The Artist’s Way’ Week 5: Looking For Small Evolutions

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‘The Artist’s Way’ Week 4: We Are Deprived

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Writing A Postcard

‘The Artist’s Way’ Week 3: Synchronicities And Faith

Spectators in a color television studio on an exhibition of the USA in Moscow.

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‘The Artist’s Way’ Week 2: Roadblocks And Revelations

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Andrew Coates 17 yrs doing his homework, 40 Cook Rd, Centennial Park.

Your Defector Pals Attempt ‘The Artist’s Way’

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