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Nicholas Russell is a writer from Las Vegas.

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Grizzly Bear’s Daniel Rossen Talks Old Scenes And A New Tour

Mitch Therieau is a writer living in Virginia.

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Marcus Mumford and Alex Ebert and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes perform as part of the Railroad Revival Tour at San Pedro Port of Call on April 22, 2011 in San Pedro, California.

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The Tragedy Of “Stomp Clap Hey”

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‘Ugh! As If!’ Takes On The Enduring Appeal Of ‘Clueless’

Dan McQuade was a founding member of Defector. He died in January 2026.

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A screenshot of the "defector browser", which is just a simple looking browser but with slanted top and bottom like the Defector logo, and it's on a pale blue background, and the webpage up is a pixel art of an office that's an Athletic Director's office

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Grizzly Bear’s Daniel Rossen Talks Old Scenes And A New Tour

The Tragedy Of “Stomp Clap Hey”

‘Ugh! As If!’ Takes On The Enduring Appeal Of ‘Clueless’

Ever Dream Of Being An Athletic Director? This Video Game Lets You Do That

What Sports Video Game Intro Will Never Leave Your Head?

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