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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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Defector

Enter Our Raffle To Win A Visit And Home-Cooked Meal From Drew Magary

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Rachelle Hampton

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Arts And Culture

‘Culinary Class Wars’ Is A Tribute To Getting Your Reps In

Six older gentlemen wearing red jerseys stand on a green field, cheering excitedly.

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‘The Golden Bachelorette’ Is Like A Wildlife Cam But For Old Dudes Who Rock

Jon Lovett sits on stage in a chair, cross-legged. He holds his hands apart and looks at the audience with a sort of chagrined expression.

Kara Swisher In Conversation With Crooked Media Founders – 2017 SXSW Conference and Festivals

‘Survivor’ Should Bring Back Jon Lovett Just So He Can Bomb Again

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Alex Sujong Laughlin

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Kelsey McKinney

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What Exactly Happened With The Fruity Pebbles?

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Under The Influence

Talent Has Never Been Enough

Alex Prewitt is a writer in Brooklyn. He shoots free throws the normal way.

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Alex Prewitt

Timber Cleghorn stands shirtless in front of his shelter on the show 'Alone.'

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Interviews

Anxiety, Injury, And Constipation: An Executive Producer Discusses The Toll On ‘Alone’ Contestants

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Israel Daramola

Jerrod Carmichael accepts Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special for "Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel" onstage during the 74th Primetime Emmys at Microsoft Theater on September 12, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.

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The Surreal Life Of ‘Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show’

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Squid Game: The Challenge players take on Red Light, Green Light

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The ‘Squid Game’ Reality Show Is A Brutal Adaptation Of Its Source Material

Writers Guild of America members walk the picket line on the first day of their strike in front of Amazon studios on Tuesday, May 2, 2023.

Writers’ strike: Hollywood scribes picket studios for better pay. ‘It’s not sustainable’

Reality TV Won’t Fix What’s Broken About Hollywood Economics

Conor McKeon lives in New York. He can be reached at conorjmckeon@gmail.com.

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Life's Rich Pageant

‘Keys To The VIP’ Unlocked The Modern Manosphere

Nicholas Russell is a writer from Las Vegas.

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Nicholas Russell

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‘Physical: 100’ Asks What A Body Is For

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Patrick Redford

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The Fights

Dana White’s ‘Power Slap’ Is An Abomination

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David Roth

Shannon Sharpe, Skip Bayless, and The Distraction logo, not necessarily in that order.

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Podcasts

Real Housewives For Boys, With Jemele Hill

<a href="mailto:tara@taraariano.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Tara Ariano</a>&nbsp;co-hosts the podcasts&nbsp;<a href="https://www.extrahotgreat.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Extra Hot Great</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://listentosassy.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Listen To Sassy</a>,&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.againwiththis90210.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Again With This</a>. She is also the co-author, with Sarah D. Bunting, of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Very-Special-90210-Book-Absolutely/dp/1419747460?tag=decider08-20" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">A Very Special 90210 Book: 93 Absolutely Essential Episodes From TV’s Most Notorious Zip Code</a>.&nbsp;Her byline has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, Collider, Vanity Fair, New York, Slate, Mel Magazine, Vulture,&nbsp;Salon,&nbsp;and&nbsp;The Awl, among many others. She lives in Austin.

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