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Heather Chen is a former Defector intern and the managing editor at the Columbia Daily Spectator. She loves hockey, photography, and the good ol’ state of Michigan.

Heather Wei-Xi Chen

Michigan Democratic candidate for Senate Abdul El-Sayed takes the stage at The People V. The Powerful rally at the Detroit Opera House on July 18, 2026 in Detroit, Michigan.

Politics

Abdul El-Sayed’s Campaign Believes The Many Can Defeat The Money

David Roth

Michael Penix Jr, seen here pointing at The Distraction logo at upper left during Washington's win over Texas in the Sugar Bowl on 1/1/2024.

Podcasts

Wolfgang Amadeus Penix Jr.

Kelsey McKinney

overexposed artistic rendering of a house

Zillowing Out

A $420,000 Home Where We Can Be Happy

A $360,000 House To Zoom Away In

A $315,000 House We Can Love As Much As The Owners Before Us

Barry Petchesky

Defector Up All Night

How To Not Die On The Giant Slide In Belle Isle

Laura Wagner

DETROIT, MI - FEBRUARY 2: A snow plow clears snow from a road on Belle Isle February 2, 2015 in Detroit, Michigan. Detroit received over a foot of snow during a storm that has crippled much of the Midwest canceling thousands of flights around the country.

Underexplained Lists

Michigan Snow Plow Names, Ranked

Lauren Theisen

Chefector

Jack Hughes Has Insulted Detroit-Style Pizza, And Therefore My Honor

A $500,000 Home On The Northern Plains To Hide From The Future

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Chris Thompson

A crowd of dorks chants "stop the vote" in front of an election station in Detroit.

Life's Rich Pageant

Look At These Dorks

Michigan