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Arts And Culture
The Rise And Fall Of Starter, The Coolest Company On Earth
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Keith Paradise
June 29, 2023
MLB
The Red Sox Have Never Felt Smaller
214
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Charles P. Pierce
June 28, 2023
New Defector Merch For Your Baby
Finally, Defector merch for the baby who loves food. Designed by illustrator extraordinaire Hawk Krall, our new Chefector baby onesie is the perfect outfit for those little fans of various mush. And for the food-motivated adult, it's available on a regular T-shirt, too.
Histories Of Transition
Doctors Vs. David
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Davey Davis
June 26, 2023
Life Lessons
It’s Continually Alarming That Choices Matter
56
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Felix Kent
June 26, 2023
Defector At The Movies
‘The Flash’ Resurrecting Christopher Reeve Is Nothing But Bad News
315
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Nicholas Russell
June 22, 2023
Shots
He Said He Was Going To Save A Century Of Priceless Sports Photos. He Ended Up The Madoff Of Memorabilia.
117
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David Davis
June 21, 2023
Funbag
You Can Probably Eat More Yogurt Than You Think
439
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Hamilton Nolan
June 20, 2023
Defector At The Movies
The Most Important Sports Movie Ever Made
73
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Adam Charles Hart
June 19, 2023
Defector At The Movies
‘Across The Spider-Verse’ Reclaims Animation’s Pioneering Spirit
142
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Corey Atad
June 16, 2023
Golf
The Los Angeles Country Club Owes L.A. More Than Just A Good U.S. Open
157
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Ben Orbison
June 15, 2023
Climate
The Case Against Turf Fields
181
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Abdullah Shihipar
June 14, 2023
MLB
“I Almost Wished There Was Someone There To Curse At Me”: Isolation And Triumph In MLB’s Plague Season
74
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Richard Staff
June 14, 2023
Arts And Culture
“You Knew It Was Something Really Nasty”: How The Art Department Brings ‘I Think You Should Leave’ To Life
76
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Soraya Roberts
June 13, 2023
Cycling
I Got My Ass Kicked By America’s Dirtiest Bike Race
112
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Derek Mead
June 12, 2023
The Fights
The Mysterious Minds Of Fighters
30
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Hamilton Nolan
June 12, 2023
Histories Of Transition
How One Dumb Woman Got On HRT In 2010
101
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Casey Plett
June 6, 2023
TV
Why ‘The Other Two’ Is So Good
92
Comments
Soraya Roberts
June 5, 2023
Pro Wrestling
In American Indie Wrestling, Bodies Are Cheap And Healthcare Is Not
134
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Timothy Faust
June 1, 2023
Capital
The Writers Are Striking For The Future Of Entertainment
198
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Katharine Trendacosta
May 26, 2023
NBA
Jimmy Butler Is A Good College Player In Reverse
113
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Charles P. Pierce
May 21, 2023
Defector At The Movies
‘BlackBerry’ Director Matt Johnson Is Not Wearing An Outfit
128
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Soraya Roberts
May 17, 2023
Capital
What Comes After Meeting The Neighbors?
196
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Nicholas Russell
May 15, 2023
Defector At The Movies
Indie Cinema Is Now Genre Cinema
104
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Soraya Roberts
May 10, 2023
Stories
Into Thin AirPods
242
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Casey Johnston
May 8, 2023
TV
When ‘Seinfeld’ Abandoned The Mets For The Yankees
353
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Noah Gittell
May 5, 2023
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