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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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New Defector Merch For Your Baby

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Merch v3

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Rachelle Hampton

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Food

An Ode To Strip Mall Pho

Owen Lewis is a former Defector intern and co-founded the website <a href="http://popcorntennis.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://popcorntennis.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1726234676777000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0PFWw6PL-FUqaCMME5TLqP">popcorntennis.com</a>. He wrote 63,000 words about the Novak Djokovic-Rafael Nadal rivalry that can be accessed for free at <a href="https://thegoldenrivalry.substack.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://thegoldenrivalry.substack.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1726234676777000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2OjAHpo4PVIhkx8Xd21lRJ">thegoldenrivalry.substack.com</a>.

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Owen Lewis

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Life Lessons

I Don’t Ever Want My Favorite Things To Change

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 Point B. Handsomest man in the world.

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Drew Magary

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Funbag

This Is The Most Photogenic Food In The World

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Chris Thompson

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Green Tomato

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Before Tomato Time Comes Tomato Fever

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Daily Life In Unionville

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100 Foods To Throw In The Garbage, With Megan Greenwell

View of cooks as they prepare a barbecue meal at President Lyndon Johnson's ranch, Johnson City, Texas, December 1963. Visible at right are members of the press corps who wait to be served during the event, a reception for West German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard. (Photo by Yoichi Okamoto/White House Photo Collection/PhotoQuest/Getty Images)

Barbecue At LBJ Ranch

Until We Meat Again: A Smokeboy Hangs Up His Apron

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Tom Ley

YES announcer Michael Kay before the New York Yankees MLB game against the Toronto Blue Jays on August 12, 2012 at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Defector Up All Night

Michael Kay Finally Consumed Eggs

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Let’s Explore The Infinite Realm Of Hot Pot

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Some Italy Updates

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French Onion Soup In Cupcake Tins? French Onion Soup In Cupcake Tins

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It’s Summer! Let’s Cook Some Eggplant

LIVERMORE, CA - JULY 18: A Safeway customer browses in the fruit and vegetable section at Safeway's new "Lifestyle" store July 18, 2007 in Livermore, California. Safeway unveiled its newest Lifestyle store that features numerous organic and natural foods as well as expanded produce, meat, seafood and floral departments. The store also offers freshly made desserts and baked goods, a coffee roaster, a fresh nut bar and wine section with over 2,000 wines, some of which are stored in a climate controlled wine cellar. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

New Safeway Opens With Focus On Organic Goods

Time For War: I’m Ranking Supermarket Chains

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Lauren Theisen

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Which Food Would Win You An Eating Contest?

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - FEBRUARY 22: Ben Franklin Impersonator, Robert DeVitis attends the pre-launch of Oatly's new plant-based Cream Cheese exclusively in Philadelphia at Spread Bagelry on February 22, 2023 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Lisa Lake/Getty Images for Oatly)

Oatly Pre-Launches New Plant-Based Cream Cheese Exclusively In Philadelphia

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Cream Cheeses, Ranked

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You Just Need A Thermometer

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Your Crummy Apartment Stove Is Perfectly Fine For Cooking

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Pink Lemonade For Everybody!

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How To Help Your Kids Learn To Like A Food

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Uncleanliness Is Next To Godliness

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This Stupid Oven Is The Juicero Of TV Dinners

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How To Break Free Of Recipe Dependence

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Campbell Soup 4th Quarter Profits Decline Amid Rising Costs

It’s Good To Make Your Own Stock Sometimes

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You Have No Excuse For Disliking Vegetables

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Send Me Your Food Questions

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I’ll Have What No One Is Having

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