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Denny Carter is founder, editor, and lead writer for BadFaithTimes.com. He analyzes the NFL on the Rotoworld Football Show, and can be found on Bluesky at @dennycarter.bsky.social.

Denny Carter

Golf

Bryson DeChambeau Will Have To Decide If He’s A Golfer Or A YouTuber

Alex Sujong Laughlin

Podcasts

‘Try Hard’ Is Back, Now In Video Form

Nicholas Russell is a writer from Las Vegas.

Nicholas Russell

Arts And Culture

‘Backrooms’ Doesn’t Quite Capture The Weirdness Of The Originals

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg leaves the Los Angeles Superior Court after testifying on February 18, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.

Under The Influence

Meta’s Defense In Social Media Addiction Trial Is Basically A Shrug

A black and white photo of a family gathered around a 1950s era television.

Media Meltdowns

Podcasts Are Not Television

Israel Daramola

Listening Habits

The Case For A New MTV

Samer Kalaf

Ms. Rachel attends the Sesame Workshop 2024 Benefit Gala

Politics

Ms. Rachel Is Hamas Now

Lauren Theisen

Youtube logo with a stop symbol instead of a play button

The Machines

This YouTube Trend Is Getting Increasingly More Annoying

Owen Lewis is a former Defector intern and has written for The Guardian, The Second Serve, The Athletic, and other publications.

Owen Lewis

Tennis

Official Tennis Highlight Reels Could Be So Much Better

Puja Changoiwala is an award-winning journalist and author based in Mumbai. <a href="https://www.pujachangoiwala.com/">This</a> is her website.

Puja Changoiwala

An image of the frontline in the Russia/Ukraine war, with an image of Mohammed Sufiyan, who was lured into that conflict by an Indian YouTube influencer.

How A YouTuber Duped Indians Into The Russia-Ukraine War

Tom Ley

Life's Rich Pageant

What Do You Type Into YouTube?

Barry Petchesky

A Etihad Airways Airbus A380 comes in through the fog to land at Heathrow Airport in west London on December 30, 2016. - The Met Office issued a yellow warning of fog, advising that "Driving conditions will be difficult with journeys likely to take longer than usual and delays to air travel possible". (Photo by Justin TALLIS / AFP) (Photo credit should read JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)