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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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Defector Watches A Christmas Movie: ‘Hot Frosty’

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Women's world chess champion, Vera Menchik (1916 - 1944, left) and Sonia Graf (1908 - 1965) competing in the British Chess Federation Major Open in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, UK, 11th July 1935. Menchik finished the tournament in third place with Graf in seventh. (Photo by Harry Todd/Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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Sit Down Across The Board With Sally Rooney’s ‘Intermezzo’

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Defector Music Club Blows Up The Chicken Man

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Brandy Jensen

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Wait By The Door, Light A Cigarette, And Listen To Miranda Lambert With Defector Music Club

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Let Loose The Jesses And Come Discuss ‘H Is For Hawk’ With Us

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The Ideas Of ‘The Idea Of You,’ According To Us

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Chet Baker Sings, And Defector Music Club Chats

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It Is Now Time To Discuss Jack Reacher Throwing A Grill At A Guy

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Uncoil Your Neck, Turn Down The Cicadas, And Come Chat About ‘Y/N’ With Us

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