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Partying With The U.S. Army At South By Southwest
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Dan Gentile
March 25, 2024
Arts And Culture
A Journey Through The Process Of Making And Talking About Art
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Israel Daramola
March 22, 2024
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Music
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Dan McQuade
January 31, 2024
Year In Review
The Best Things We Heard In 2023
243
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Defector Staff
December 26, 2023
Defector Music Club
Defector Music Club Wants A Piece Of Britney Spears’s ‘Blackout’
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Lauren Theisen
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Patrick Redford
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Israel Daramola
November 22, 2023
Arts And Culture
‘Stereophonic’ Is “The Fleetwood Mac Play” And So Much Better For It
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Lauren Theisen
November 8, 2023
Arts And Culture
I Just Want To Go To A Concert
331
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Soraya Roberts
July 4, 2023
Defector Music Club
Defector Music Club Faces Its Fears With ‘Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)’
115
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Israel Daramola
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Giri Nathan
,
Patrick Redford
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David Roth
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Lauren Theisen
June 27, 2023
Funbag
Pop Culture Is Good For Your Children
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Drew Magary
January 24, 2023
Soccer
Where Were You When Shakira Ruined Gerard Piqué?
134
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Diana Moskovitz
January 15, 2023
Year In Review
The Best Things We Heard In 2022
260
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Defector Staff
December 28, 2022
NFL
Killin’ Dylan: The Fascinating Horrors Of Jim Irsay’s “Blowin’ In The Wind”
113
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Dave McKenna
November 9, 2022
Year In Review
The Best Things We Heard In 2021
256
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Defector Staff
December 30, 2021
Book Excerpts That Don't Suck
Not Even Richard Marx Gets The Girl When The Other Guy Is The Great One
96
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Richard Marx
July 9, 2021
Life's Rich Pageant
The Blood Shoes Will Steal Your Immortal Sole
169
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Dan McQuade
March 29, 2021
Soccer
A Modest Suggestion Regarding The Art Of The Soccer Highlight Reel
59
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Patrick Redford
October 23, 2020