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<p>Robert Rubsam writes fiction and nonfiction. His work has appeared in the NYT Magazine, the Atlantic, the Washington Post, the Baffler, and Liberties. He is a contributing writer for Commonweal Magazine.</p>
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Robert Rubsam

Arts And Culture

‘Blue Heron’ Is A Revelation

Samer Kalaf

Interviews

Cherien Dabis Discusses The Challenges Of Writing, Filming, And Distributing A Palestinian Movie

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Chris Thompson

Margot Robbie's mouth, with a hand over it.

Emerald Fennell Now Going Moor-To-Moor Trying To Shock People

Defector Staff

American director, producer, and actor Rob Reiner gestures near a camera while crew members surround him outdoors on the set of his film, 'North.'

Defector’s Favorite Rob Reiner Credits

Ray Ratto

Keyshawn Johnson of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers looks on during a NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens on September 15, 2002. He's kind of smirking a bit.

Can You Really Tell The Story Of The Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Just 10 Hours?

Kelly Reichardt’s Labors Of Love

David Roth

Holland Roden, Joe Pantoliano, and Matthew Daddario sitting on a very Hallmark movie coach, all admiring a little Buffalo Bills ornament that Pantoliano (in a Bills hat and goatee) has received from an anonymous benefactor. It's from the trailer of Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story.

The Hallmark Channel And The Buffalo Bills Encourage You To “Go For Four”

A grimacing Terence Stamp, with some blood splashed across his face, in Stephen Soderbergh's 1999 film "The Limey"

Seek And Destroy

Matene Toure

‘Nickel Boys’ Deserves Best Picture

Actor Wings Hauser poses for a portrait in circa 1980. The Defector Wings Week logo is on his shirt.

Wings Week

Wings Hauser, American Weirdo

Israel Daramola

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

A Journey Through The Process Of Making And Talking About Art

<p>Columnist. Author of many <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Drew-Magary/e/B001JS8R52/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1">fine works of literature</a>, including <em>Point B</em>. Handsomest man in the world.</p>


Drew Magary

Guy Ritchie speaks onstage during the Special NY Screening of "The Gentlemen" at the Alamo Drafthouse on January 11, 2020 in New York City.

Guy Ritchie Is The Least Appreciated Director In The World

A Mariachi Band performs on Cinco De Mayo as writers on strike march with signs on the picket line on day four of the strike by the Writers Guild of America in front of Netflix in Hollywood, California.

Podcasts

A Symphony Of Solidarity Honks, With Adam Conover

David Spade on the set of his 2019 late-night series on Comedy Central.

It’s Hollywood’s Biggest Night And All The Stars Are Out, With Vince Mancini


<p><a href="https://twitter.com/petesegall?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Pete Segall</a> lives in Chicago. His fiction has appeared in <em>The Bennington Review</em>, <em>Conjunctions</em>, <em>The Drift</em>, and elsewhere.</p>


Pete Segall

The eponymous hospital in Lars Von Trier's supernatural soap "Kingdom"

After Two Decades Of Chaos, Lars Von Trier’s Supernatural Soap Opera ‘Kingdom’ Returns


<p>Dan McQuade was a founding member of Defector. He died in January 2026.</p>


Dan McQuade

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