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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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The Defector Crewneck Sweatshirt Is Back In Stock

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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

TOPSHOT - Dave Barnes enjoys a holiday lunch with his wife Christy Barnes at an outdoor restaurant in Manhattan Beach, California where beaches are closed due to a spike in COVID-19 in Los Angeles County, on July 4, 2020, the US Independence Day holiday. - Beaches and indoor restaurant seating in Los Angeles County are closed to help fight the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP) (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)

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There Are No More Shitty Food Towns In America

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Monkeys eat fruit and drink soda in front of an ancient temple during the annual "monkey buffet" in Lopburi province, some 150 kms north of Bangkok on November 27, 2011.

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Underexplained Lists

Meals That Are Best To Finish With A Cold Can Of Soda, Ranked

Cane toad Agathe sits on a toy balance during an inventory at the zoo in Hanover, central Germany, on January 5, 2011. All habitants of the zoo are to be counted, weighed and measured during the week long inventory. Agathe has a weight of 1850 grams. AFP PHOTO HOLGER HOLLEMANN GERMANY OUT (Photo credit should read HOLGER HOLLEMANN/DPA/AFP via Getty Images)

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So It’s Come To This: My Life Counting Calories

Investigations Editor. You can contact her at diana@defector.com or dfmoskovitz@protonmail.com. She&#8217;s also on Signal @dmoskovitz.99

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Always Eat The Health Salad

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Let’s Cook Some Blue Crabs

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It’s Green, It’s Sauce, It’s Green Sauce

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Let’s Stuff Some Artichokes

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Let’s Make A Salad Out Of Winter’s Last Citrus

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Divisional Playoffs – Houston Texans v New England Patriots

I Am Addicted To Hoodies

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Do You Eat Meals One Food At A Time Or All Together?

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Patrick Redford

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JULY 01: Customers order from a taco truck amid the COVID-19 pandemic on July 1, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. California Governor Gavin Newsom ordered indoor dining restaurants to close again today in Los Angeles County and 18 other counties for at least three weeks amid a surge in new coronavirus cases. Restaurants and food trucks may remain open for takeout and drive-through orders. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

U.S. Struggles With Coronavirus Amid A Surge Of New Cases

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St. Louis Newspaper Dummy Really Did Something With Super Bowl Food Blog

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This Is So Stupid

They Should Make Big English Muffins

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Help! My Spouse Hates Cooking (And Eating Too)!

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Let’s Make Some Ravioli

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The Sports Highlight Of The Day Is: Big Hot Pot

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Talking Fine And Less-Fine Dining, With Liz Cook

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Let’s Throw Together Some Stuffed Peppers

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Let’s Bake Some Cornbread

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Let’s Cook Up A Nice Big Bowl Of Summer

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Avoid The Long Burger

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A Big Pile Of Tomatoes Is A Salad If You Say It Is

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Let’s Fry Some Green Tomatoes

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Smoke The Pork, Pull The Pork, And Put The Pork In A Sandwich

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Let’s Make Some Slaw

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It Is Not Yet Tomato Time, Blasphemers

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