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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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Normal Gossip: portraits

Alex Sujong Laughlin

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Under The Influence

Taking The Life Out Of “Day In The Life”

‘Vidcom’ de Cannes

TikTok Users Learn The Internet Isn’t Forever

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Woman In Youth And Old Age

My Favorite Influencer Is In Her 60s

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Cookery course, Photograph, Around 1935

I Took A TikTok Class. What Happened Next Blew My Mind

A woman sticks her thumb down next to a skincare product and records the scene with an iPhone (posed scene). Product tips on Instagram or Tiktok are often paid advertising. "Deinfluencers" actively advise against buying if they are not convinced of the quality.

Deinfluencer

Local Girlbosses Lose Pyramid-Shaped Business Model

A trio of TikTok screenshots: "5 ways your FACE indicates Cortisol is High"; "4 SSIGNS YOUR BELLY FAT IS CAUSED BY A HORMONE IMBALANCE From a hormone nutritionist"; 6 SIGNS you may have HORMONAL IMBALANCE"

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This Summer’s Hottest Ailment Is Hormone Anxiety

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


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Heather Wei-Xi Chen

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Wings Week

I Love Trashy Fantasy Books, But I Cannot Condone TikTok’s Obsession With ‘Fourth Wing’

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2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards – Arrivals

Arts And Culture

When You Eat Poison Long Enough, It Starts To Taste Good

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Luis Paez-Pumar

Victor Osimhen of Napoli looks on during the Serie A TIM match between Bologna FC and SSC Napoli at Stadio Renato Dall'Ara on September 24, 2023 in Bologna, Italy.

Bologna FC v SSC Napoli – Serie A TIM

Soccer

Napoli Shitposted Its Way Into A War With Its Own Best Player

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Podcasts

Let’s Play A Game Of Telephone

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Laura Wagner

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Elder Wisdom

Here Is How The Defector Staff Uses Social Media

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Defector Staff

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Year In Review

The Best Things We Watched In 2021

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Patrick Redford

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Sports Highlight Of The Day

The Sports Highlight Of The Day Is: Balloon

Caitlin Schneider

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Life's Rich Pageant

So You’ve Accidentally Found Yourself At A Massive TikTok Party

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Samer Kalaf

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The Sports Highlight Of The Day Is This Person Who Laughs So Hard She Sounds Like A Robot

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