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Barry Petchesky

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 24: A 5-story Titanosaurus towers over Rockefeller Center to promote the film "Jurassic World: Rebirth" on June 24, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Liao Pan/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images)

Arts And Culture

Just Give Me Some Normal Damn Dinosaurs

Samer Kalaf

Journalismism

Local Man Has Far More Opinions On Fast Casual Dining Chains Than You’d Think Possible

Life Lessons

There Are Other People In The World

Giri Nathan

An illustration of a tennis player holding a skull-shaped ball

Tennis

Has The Tennis Ball Gotten Worse?

Lauren Theisen

Youtube logo with a stop symbol instead of a play button

The Machines

This YouTube Trend Is Getting Increasingly More Annoying

A picture of US President Donald Trump is seen during a prayer ceremony by the activists of Hindu Sena, a right wing group, for Trump's victory in the US presidential elections in New Delhi on November 3, 2020.

Politics

Donald Trump Bumbles His Way Toward A More Perfect “Kamala”

<p>Owen Lewis is a former Defector intern and has written for The Guardian, The Second Serve, The Athletic, and other publications.</p>


Owen Lewis

Official Tennis Highlight Reels Could Be So Much Better

extremely specific grievances