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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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NYC: Come To Our WNBA Comedy Show On July 15

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Live Event

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Tom Ley

Defector Reads A Book: The Art of Fielding

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Defector Reads A Book

Defector Reads A Baseball Book

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Ray Ratto

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Arts And Culture

Sure, We Gained Our Independence, But We Lost The Ability To Make Anything As Good As ‘Taskmaster’

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Kathryn Xu

Brad Pitt, star of the upcoming Formula One based movie, Apex, and Damson Idris, co-star of the upcoming Formula One based movie, Apex, stand for thr national anthem on the grid during the F1 Grand Prix of Great Britain.

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Defector At The Movies

‘F1: The Movie’ Is Great If Your Favorite Part Of Racing Is All The Corporate Logos

Nicholas Russell is a writer from Las Vegas.

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Nicholas Russell

Promo still from the 1961 Film The Children's Hour

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Interviews

Two Steps Forward, Three Steps Back: Michael Koresky On Hollywood’s Queer History

Sarah Brouillette

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The Plight Of The White Male Novelist

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Defector Staff

In the shadows, c.1920. Private Collection. Creator: Cucuel, Edward (1875-1954).

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Books We Think You Should Read This Summer

Jen Vafidis

Richard Kind poses at a gala celebrating "All In: Comedy About Love" opening night on Broadway at The Hudson Theatre on December 16, 2024 in New York City.

“All In: Comedy About Love By Simon Rich” Gala Performance

Life Lessons

How Meeting Richard Kind Changed The Course Of My Life

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Mark Asch

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In Praise Of ‘The Pitt,’ The Most Normal Show On Television

Leah Finnegan is the former editor-in-chief of Gawker and the Outline. She has written and edited for the New York Times, New York magazine, the New Republic, the Baffler, and others.

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Leah Finnegan

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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s ‘Dream Count’ Is Stuck In The Past

A collage of covers of books. A Court of Thorns and Roses, Barbarian Lover, Fourth Wing, Ice Planet Barbarians, The Serpent and the Wings of Night, and The Games Gods Play

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Alien Pleasures

Lindsey Adler is a writer based in Brooklyn. She exclusively covered sports for a decade but has other interests, too.

Lindsey Adler

A woman stands in front of the Yoko Ono, »Cut Piece«, 1965, during a press preview at the Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen in Duesseldorf, western Germany on September 26, 2024. In cooperation with the Tate Modern, the Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen is presenting the influential work of artist and activist Yoko Ono in a comprehensive solo exhibition taking place from September 28, 2024 to March 6, 2025.

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My Weekend With Yoko

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Israel Daramola

A screenshot of Nick Nolte facing a giant canvas in his loft in Martin Scorsese's segment of "New York Stories."

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A Journey Through The Process Of Making And Talking About Art

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Kelsey McKinney

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This Is So Stupid

Pretty Neat. Defector Outlines Hiring Process That Landed Devin The Dugong

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Sabrina Imbler

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Let Me Hold Your Hand While I Eat Bugs Out Of Your Hair

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Soraya Roberts

Premiere Of 20th Century FOX’s “Bad Times At The El Royale” – Arrivals

We Don’t Need Joss Whedon’s Cover Story

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