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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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NYC: Come To Our WNBA Comedy Show On July 15

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Kelsey McKinney

An Adventure Story? Miss Betty Davis tries out her sales talk on the robot invented by Eark Kent, (left), of Carthage, Missouri, in the May Company Store in Los Angeles. The 21-year-old inventor claims that "John" walks, smokes cigarettes, spits fire, and gets generally "het up" when he doesn't receive attention.

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Book Excerpts That Don't Suck

Gossiping With A Robot Is A Real Pain In The Ass

Republican Vice Presidential nominee U.S. Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) campaigns at the first public rally.

Donald Trump And J.D. Vance Hold First Joint Campaign Rally After The RNC

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A List Of Words That Do NOT Appear In ‘Hillbilly Elegy,’ So Stop Asking!!

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Gossiping With A Robot Is A Real Pain In The Ass

A List Of Words That Do NOT Appear In ‘Hillbilly Elegy,’ So Stop Asking!!

Let’s Play A Game Of Telephone

The Empty Center Of The Johnny Depp And Amber Heard Trial

Introducing ‘Normal Gossip,’ A Podcast Where We Will Gossip, As A Treat