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Defector Reads A Book
‘The Glassy, Burning Floor Of Hell’ Is A Horror Collection That Will Validate Your Misery
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Nicholas Russell
August 17, 2021
Life's Rich Pageant
Online Quiz League Is The Future Of Competitive Trivia
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Shane Ryan
August 16, 2021
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MLB
The Long, Complicated History Of Trevor Bauer’s “Rough Sex” Defense
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Hallie Lieberman
August 13, 2021
History
Ed Hardy Went To Japan And Brought Back A Myth
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Casey Taylor
August 11, 2021
Book Excerpts That Don't Suck
Thursday Night Hoops
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Damon Young
August 10, 2021
Funbag
What’s The Point Of Wolf Blitzer?
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Alex Pareene
August 10, 2021
Funbag
What’s The Most Annoying Type Of Fan?
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Jeremy Levick
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Rajat Suresh
August 3, 2021
Gymnastics
The Case Against Sticking The Landing
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Dvora Meyers
August 2, 2021
Cold Comforts
The Bleak, Austere, Horny World Of ‘The Piano Teacher’
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Soraya Roberts
July 30, 2021
History
Christopher Columbus And The Replacement-Level Historical Figure
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Patrick Wyman
July 28, 2021
Olympics
Tenths Do Matter, Even When You’ve Got Simone Biles
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Dvora Meyers
July 26, 2021
Olympics
The 1964 Tokyo Olympics Captured Their Hearts, But They Can’t Find Much To Love About This Summer’s Games
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Priyanka Borpujari
July 22, 2021
Olympics
The Lies The Olympics Tells About Itself Have Never Rung More False
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Molly Lambert
July 20, 2021
Parasports
Where Do Able-Bodied Athletes Belong In Wheelchair Basketball?
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John Loeppky
July 14, 2021
Olympics
Women’s Gymnastics Is Blasting Into The Future, But Its Scoring Code Is Stuck In The Past
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Dvora Meyers
July 13, 2021
Defector At The Movies
All It Takes To Make A Half-Decent Marvel Movie Is For The Main Character To Be Dead
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Nicholas Russell
July 9, 2021
History
The Wimbledon Finalist With The Body In His Suitcase
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Charles P. Pierce
July 5, 2021
The Great Outdoors
Let’s Grow Some Things
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Austin L. Ray
July 5, 2021
Capital
The U.S. Is Failing Tenants, And It’s About To Get Even Worse
225
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Anonymous
July 5, 2021
NHL
The Salary Cap Is A Psyop
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Felix Kent
July 1, 2021
Cold Comforts
Watching ‘Touching The Void’ Should Qualify As An Extreme Sport
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Soraya Roberts
June 30, 2021
Capital
Inside The Fight To Unionize CorePower Yoga
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Amy Pedulla
June 24, 2021
NBA
A Grand Unified Theory For Achieving Total Basketball Enlightenment
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Jeremy Gordon
June 22, 2021
Better Hate An Owner
John Malone Hasn’t Really Thought About It
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Dwayne
June 18, 2021
TV
Watch ‘Taskmaster,’ And Indulge In The Simple Pleasure Of Watching Funny People Do Weird Things
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Fran Hoepfner
June 18, 2021
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