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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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You DID Hear It From Us: There's Normal Gossip Merch

NEW NORMAL GOSSIP MERCH!

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Israel Daramola

A screenshot of Nick Nolte facing a giant canvas in his loft in Martin Scorsese's segment of "New York Stories."

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Arts And Culture

A Journey Through The Process Of Making And Talking About Art

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David Roth

Andre Braugher in a black and white portrait taken in 2015.

Celebrities Visit SiriusXM Studios – April 30, 2015

The Good Guy

Photo of Tom Verlaine performing with Television during the 1970s.

Photo of Tom VERLAINE and TELEVISION

Music

Tom Verlaine, Out And Back

Columnist. Author of many <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Drew-Magary/e/B001JS8R52/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1">fine works of literature</a>, including Point B. Handsomest man in the world.

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Drew Magary

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“They’ve Got To Pee On It”: A VFX Supervisor Explains Why Their Job Is So Tricky

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Lauren Theisen

Cable Companies Announce Rate Increases

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Cable TV’s New Business Model Is Giving Up

Felix Kent

American actress Dagmar (1921 - 2001) reading a book of 'Comic Characters of Shakespeare' by John Palmer, circa 1950. (Photo by Graphic House/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Dagmar

Reading Is Easy, TV Is Hard

Visual Editor. Runs <a href="http://defectorstore.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">defectorstore.com</a>. Philadelphia-based, if you couldn’t tell.

Dan McQuade in front of a march madness basketball court

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Dan McQuade

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The QVC Postgame Show Really Distills The NFL Experience

Gerrit Cole, seen here looking uncomfortable on the mound, if notably less uncomfortable than he seemed when asked whether he cheats.

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Podcasts

Napoleonic Wars, Baseball Cheating, And Pandemic Television, With Michael Schur

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MAY 29: The Netflix logo is displayed at Netflix offices on Sunset Boulevard on May 29, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos said the company will reconsider their 'entire investment' in Georgia if a strict new abortion law is not overturned in the state. According to state data, the film industry in Georgia contributed $2.7 billion in direct spending while supporting 92,000 local jobs. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Netflix Considers Ending Filming In Georgia If New Abortion Law Is Not Overturned

Funbag

Why Netflix Sucks

&lt;&gt; on September 13, 2009 in New York, New York.

Above The City: Aerial Views Of New York

Underexplained Lists

Segments That Are In Every Episode Of ‘Aerial America’

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Politics

What Exactly Is Donald Trump Upset About Here?

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Alex Trebek Was A Part Of Our Lives

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Defector At The Movies

There Should Be A Grand Jury To Approve All Future Film And TV Remakes

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Life Lessons

You Can Always Just Not Watch TV

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