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defector.comThere Might Be Some Life In This World Series Yet | DefectorThis World Series felt like it was in danger of losing its steam, as they all do when one team begins forcefully applying a throw pillow to the face of the other. The Milwaukee Brewers had kept the…

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There might be some life in this World Series yet: defector.com/there-might-...

defector.comIs Less Bad Still Good Enough? | DefectorIn the 1957 drama The Three Faces of Eve, Joanne Woodward plays a woman with a split personality. By day, she is Eve White, an uptight housewife with a whisper of a voice, but sometimes, White is…

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"It's hard to reflect on these films from our contemporary mess of Jane Does, incels, and manosphere podcasts. It cannot be enough to be a 'less-bad' guy, can it?" defector.com/is-less-bad-...

defector.comPat McAfee Receives Mild Criticism From College Student, Compares It To Charlie Kirk Getting Shot | DefectorIt’s bad enough that Pat McAfee is so omnipresent and obnoxious, but does he also have to be so thin-skinned? ESPN’s prize hog used Monday’s episode of his daily talk show to complain about what a…

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It's bad enough that Pat McAfee is so omnipresent and obnoxious, but does he also have to be so thin-skinned? defector.com/pat-mcafee-r...

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Drew Magary

@drewmagary.bsky.social

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“How do you fight against someone whose mind has been this thoroughly poisoned? Marissa Mayer, if your daughter grows up to be a serial killer it will be entirely your fault. You fucking shitbox.” defector.com/marissa-maye...

defector.comMarissa Mayer Is A True Idiot | DefectorTime for your weekly edition of the Defector Funbag. Got something on your mind? Email the Funbag. You can also read Drew over at SFGATE, and buy Drew’s books while you’re at it. Today, we’re talking ...

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Barry Petchesky

@barryp.bsky.social

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Lots of words about a very good book that they made a very bad movie from. defector.com/there-is-no-...

defector.comThere Is No Escaping Other Mommy | DefectorThere’s a Terry Pratchett quote I love, about how all contemporary fantasy is written under the influence of The Lord of the Rings. “Tolkien has become a sort of mountain, appearing in all subsequent ...

defector.comKiah Stokes Is The Unlikely Star Of These Grueling WNBA Finals | DefectorSAN FRANCISCO — Moments after the Golden State Valkyries wrapped up a dominant, ugly, 64-55 Game 5 win, the home PA announcer pulled in Valkyries center Kiah Stokes for an on-court interview. The…

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Moments after the Golden State Valkyries wrapped up a dominant, ugly, 64-55 Game 5 win, the home PA announcer pulled in Valkyries center Kiah Stokes for an on-court interview. The crowd roared its approval with such deafening force that Stokes was completely drowned out. defector.com/kiah-stokes-...

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maitreyi anantharaman

@maitreyiaa.bsky.social

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🐐 If you told me three years ago that Kiah Stokes was about to win Finals MVP at 2:45 p.m. on a Thursday as a member of the Golden State Valkyries, I would legitimately not understand a single part of the sentence

patrick@redford.bsky.social

Kiah Stokes is the unlikely star of these grueling WNBA Finals: defector.com/kiah-stokes-...

defector.comKiah Stokes Is The Unlikely Star Of These Grueling WNBA Finals | DefectorSAN FRANCISCO — Moments after the Golden State Valkyries wrapped up a dominant, ugly, 64-55 Game 5 win, the home PA announcer pulled in Valkyries center Kiah Stokes for an on-court interview. The crow...

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Alex Shultz

@alexshultz.bsky.social

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Replying to @alexshultz.bsky.social

Inspiring stuff here defector.com/mark-teixeir...

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patrick

@redford.bsky.social

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Kiah Stokes is the unlikely star of these grueling WNBA Finals: defector.com/kiah-stokes-...

defector.comKiah Stokes Is The Unlikely Star Of These Grueling WNBA Finals | DefectorSAN FRANCISCO — Moments after the Golden State Valkyries wrapped up a dominant, ugly, 64-55 Game 5 win, the home PA announcer pulled in Valkyries center Kiah Stokes for an on-court interview. The crow...

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Samer

@remas.bsky.social

defector.comPat McAfee Receives Mild Criticism From College Student, Compares It To Charlie Kirk Getting Shot | DefectorIt’s bad enough that Pat McAfee is so omnipresent and obnoxious, but does he also have to be so thin-skinned? ESPN’s prize hog used Monday’s episode of his daily talk show to complain about what a bad...

Nobody needs to apologize for making fun of the guy whose job is doing a Frank the Tank impression to entertain people born in 2007: defector.com/pat-mcafee-r...

defector.comMarissa Mayer Is A True Idiot | DefectorTime for your weekly edition of the Defector Funbag. Got something on your mind? Email the Funbag. You can also read Drew over at SFGATE, and buy Drew’s books while you’re at it. Today, we’re talking…

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Marissa Mayer is a true idiot: defector.com/marissa-maye...

defector.comThere Is No Escaping Other Mommy | DefectorThere’s a Terry Pratchett quote I love, about how all contemporary fantasy is written under the influence of The Lord of the Rings. “Tolkien has become a sort of mountain, appearing in all subsequent…

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There is no escaping Other Mommy: defector.com/there-is-no-...

defector.comHow The Best Moment Of Cheating In Soccer History Makes The Case Against VAR | DefectorWhat was your favorite video review controversy at this past summer’s World Cup? Was it when Egypt had the best goal in their history disallowed for a foul committed by an unrelated guy 15 seconds…

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How the best moment of cheating in soccer history makes the case against VAR: defector.com/how-the-best...

defector.comPaul Pierce Cries Poverty In Grim Men's Court Documents | DefectorPaul Pierce claims he’s having trouble making ends meet. The extraordinarily divorced Celtic great and occasional television bomb-out is paying a cumulative $48,000 per month in child and spousal…

Paul Pierce cries poverty in grim men's court documents: defector.com/paul-pierce-...

defector.comYax Romana, With Liz Franczak | DefectorThis week on Nothing But Respect, we were once again joined by the great Liz Franczak of the great TrueAnon podcast to talk through some stories from the first week of the NBA season. Right before we ...

This week on Nothing But Respect, we were once again joined by the great Liz Franczak of the great TrueAnon podcast to talk through some stories from the first week of the NBA season. defector.com/yax-romana-w...

defector.comPat McAfee Receives Mild Criticism From College Student, Compares It To Charlie Kirk Getting Shot | DefectorIt’s bad enough that Pat McAfee is so omnipresent and obnoxious, but does he also have to be so thin-skinned? ESPN’s prize hog used Monday’s episode of his daily talk show to complain about what a…

Pat McAfee receives mild criticism from college student, compares it to Charlie Kirk getting shot: defector.com/pat-mcafee-r...

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Sabrina Imbler

@sabs.bsky.social

defector.comMore Like A Colossal Piece Of Shit | DefectorThe story begins with a man fixated on the idea of a German Shepherd, which was first bred for its wolf-like appearance and obedience as a worker. He is less invested in the dog as an animal as he is ...

I wrote about this fresh new evil defector.com/more-like-a-...

defector.comThe Harlem Renaissance Is Still Alive In ‘Once Upon A Time In Harlem’ | DefectorOn a hot summer day in August 1972, actor-turned-documentarian William Greaves orchestrated a cocktail party at Duke Ellington’s home. He invited the surviving architects of the Harlem Renaissance…

The Harlem Renaissance is still alive in ‘Once Upon A Time In Harlem’ defector.com/the-harlem-r...

defector.comThe Milwaukee Brewers Win At Everything | DefectorIn the top of the fifth inning of Monday’s Game 3 of the World Series, Milwaukee captain Christian Yelich hustled into second base off a ground ball hit by William Contreras. He was called out on the…

The Milwaukee Brewers win at everything: defector.com/the-milwauke...

defector.comThe Heat Are DrowningWhen the Miami Heat traded for Giannis Antetokounmpo this past summer, I started to imagine a fourth championship parade down Biscayne Boulevard. Here is a top-five player, a perennial MVP candidate,…

The Heat are drowning: defector.com/the-heat-are...

defector.comMore Like A Colossal Piece Of Shit | DefectorThe story begins with a man fixated on the idea of a German Shepherd, which was first bred for its wolf-like appearance and obedience as a worker. He is less invested in the dog as an animal as he is…

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"Although I did not predict Colossal's next outlandish project would rise to the bar of 'genetically-modified murder dogs,' I can't say I'm surprised." defector.com/more-like-a-...

defector.comMark Teixeira Is Sleepwalking Into Congress | DefectorDuring his 14-year MLB career, Mark Teixeira’s average Wins Above Replacement (WAR) was a respectable 4.4. As a political candidate, Teixeira’s WAR—yes, there’s a platform that measures this sort of…

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Mark Teixeira is sleepwalking into Congress: defector.com/mark-teixeir...

defector.comKiah Stokes Is The Unlikely Star Of These Grueling WNBA Finals | DefectorSAN FRANCISCO — Moments after the Golden State Valkyries wrapped up a dominant, ugly, 64-55 Game 5 win, the home PA announcer pulled in Valkyries center Kiah Stokes for an on-court interview. The…

Kiah Stokes is the unlikely star of these grueling WNBA Finals: defector.com/kiah-stokes-...

defector.comLet's Cook Mushroom Soup | DefectorI have one mushroom soup observation, and one mushroom soup admonishment. Then, I hope, we will make some dang mushroom soup. The mushroom soup observation is that mushroom soup does not photograph…

Let's cook mushroom soup: defector.com/lets-cook-mu...

defector.comFamously Undiplomatic Britt McHenry Banished From Ballgame, State Department | DefectorBritt McHenry fucked up again. The scandal-magnet sports reporter lost her brand new government gig after throwing a tantrum and a drink at a ballgame. Seems like only yesterday that Defector Media wa...

Famously undiplomatic Britt McHenry banished from ballgame, State Department: defector.com/famously-und...

defector.comWNBA Moves Potential Title-Clinching Finals Game To Lunchtime | DefectorThe WNBA was faced with the following issue: After the first four games of the WNBA Finals, played at the raucous 18,064-seat Chase Center in San Francisco and then at equally raucous 17,044-seat…

WNBA moves potential title-clinching game to lunchtime: defector.com/wnba-moves-p...

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Annie Berke

@sayanniething.bsky.social

defector.comIs Less Bad Still Good Enough? | DefectorIn the 1957 drama The Three Faces of Eve, Joanne Woodward plays a woman with a split personality. By day, she is Eve White, an uptight housewife with a whisper of a voice, but sometimes, White is over...

At @defector.com -- the frat pack of 2000s comedy, then and now, the good, the bad, and the less bad... defector.com/is-less-bad-...

defector.comLIV Golf Given A Few More Days To Climb Out Of The Grave | DefectorIt is getting harder to find header photos for these LIV Golf updates. The LIV Golf 2026 season wrapped, prematurely, back in August, when the broke promotion hastily jammed its individual and team…

LIV Golf given a few more days to climb out of the grave: defector.com/liv-golf-giv...

defector.comNobody Fails Like The New York Jets | DefectorThe Miami Dolphins certainly seemed ready to assume the lease from the New York Jets and take over operations at the NFL’s failure factory. Roster in shambles due to years of mismanagement, vibes…

Nobody fails like the New York Jets: defector.com/nobody-fails...

defector.comThe Crossword, Oct. 26: Putting Out Fires (Themeless) | DefectorIt’s time to wrap up the month with a challenging themeless. Keep an eye out for tricky clues and fun wordplay. You can always count on our Monday crossword. This week’s puzzle was constructed by…

The Crossword, Oct. 26: Putting Out Fires (Themeless) defector.com/the-crosswor...

defector.comIs Less Bad Still Good Enough? | DefectorIn the 1957 drama The Three Faces of Eve, Joanne Woodward plays a woman with a split personality. By day, she is Eve White, an uptight housewife with a whisper of a voice, but sometimes, White is…

'Funny Business' is a trip down memory lane for anyone who remembers the "frat pack" movies well enough to be fond of them, but not so well as to cringe at their dated scenes and elements. defector.com/is-less-bad-...

defector.comLeave It To The Browns To Ruin The Post-Win Locker Room Video | DefectorI love it when NFL teams post a video from inside a victorious locker room. I love to see Dan Campbell look down at his little stat sheet and shout, “O-line! Where’s the O-line? One-hundred…

Leave it to the Browns to ruin the post-win locker room video: defector.com/leave-it-to-...

defector.comReal Madrid Isn't Dead Just YetPerhaps the rumors of Real Madrid’s demise were greatly exaggerated. It was easy to look at the club’s ongoing war of the words with La Liga president Javier Tebas, as well as the two domestic losses…

Real Madrid isn't dead just yet: defector.com/real-madrid-...

defector.comThe Not-So-Great Defector Bake Off Fails To Rise For Bread Week | DefectorWelcome back to The Not-So-Great Defector Bake Off, where Kelsey and Chris attempt to complete the technical challenges from the newest season of The Great British Bake Off in their own home…

The problem with Bread Week is that there is no such thing as a challenging loaf of leavened bread that can be made in 90 minutes. Paul Hollywood described this bake, at the end, as "the worst technical challenge in 17 seasons." defector.com/the-not-so-g...

defector.comHow Can I Hang On To My Digital Life? | DefectorI’ve been watching the “available storage” bars on my various digital storage systems creep up over the last couple years with a growing sense of dread. Each percentage point is a tick closer to an…

"I've been watching the 'available storage' bars on my various digital storage systems creep up over the last couple years with a growing sense of dread." defector.com/how-can-i-ha...

defector.comThe Valkyries Believe In Second Chances | DefectorATLANTA — The Golden State Valkyries’ most valuable player on Saturday afternoon finished with just four points, though by the standards of Kiah Stokes, that qualifies as a scoring outburst. A player ...

The Valkyries believe in second chances defector.com/the-valkyrie...

defector.comScapegoat Season Has Arrived For College Football | DefectorThere are only three undefeated teams left in the top (as in moneyed) level of college football, which suggests that the word “elite” is being replaced by “last one standing.” The middle shall hold be...

Scapegoat season has arrived for college football defector.com/scapegoat-se...

defector.comHow Do I Stop My Kid From Crashing Out Over Trying New Activities? | DefectorWelcome back to Minor Dilemmas, where a member of Defector’s Parents Council will answer your questions on surviving family life. Have a question? Email us at minordilemmas@defector.com. This week,…

Ray Ratto answers a question on how to deal with your child's tantrums over trying new activities. defector.com/how-do-i-sto...

defector.comAaron Ashby Has Put The Brewers In Control | DefectorThis baseball postseason has a face, and it is Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy; standing on the bottom of step of his team’s dugout staring 25 yards into the distance and letting the dual feature...

Aaron Ashby has put the Brewers in control

What's your lamest daydream? defector.com/whats-your-l...

defector.comA Cool Night | DefectorDrew Magary’s Thursday Afternoon NFL Dick Joke Jamboroo runs every Thursday at Defector during the NFL season. Got something you wanna contribute? Email the Roo. You can also read Drew over at…

JAMBOROO: defector.com/a-cool-night

defector.comThe Crossword, Oct. 19: The Swing Of Things | DefectorYou know the situation: It’s time to solve our Monday crossword. This week’s puzzle was constructed by Enrique Henestroza Anguiano and Matthew Stock, and edited by Hoang-Kim Vu. Enrique is a data…

Try the Defector crossword! defector.com/the-crosswor...

defector.comCatapult Elizabeth Koch Into The Sun | DefectorI don’t know if Elizabeth Koch would fashion herself a personal essayist, but she has certainly dabbled in the form. In an 11-part essay published in Smith Magazine in 2007, the billionaire’s…

Perhaps it is a fitting legacy that the daughter of Charles Koch would go on to destroy other little worlds of her own. defector.com/catapult-eli...

defector.comThe U.S.-Funded Plan To Kill Infants In Africa By Withholding Vaccines Has Been Thwarted | DefectorThis week, one of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s most malevolent plots was finally brought to a halt when police in Guinea-Bissau raided the offices of Danish researchers who intended to carry out a…

This week, one of RFK Jr.'s most malevolent plots was finally brought to a halt. defector.com/the-u-s-fund...

defector.comIt's Hard To Be A Rich Radical | DefectorWelcome to Listening Habits, a column where I share the music and musical topics I’ve been fixated on recently. What could compel someone to spend four hours on a YouTube essay mostly about the…

Who would actually be compelled to make a four-hour YouTube video on Killer Mike? defector.com/its-hard-to-...

defector.comNobody Wants To Talk About Why The Ringer Is Pivoting To Substack | DefectorA media company launching a series of paywalled newsletters is not, on its own and on its face, a strange thing to do. AI’s ongoing cannibalization of online search is ravaging website traffic, and…

Was it not worth at least trying to drive traffic or subscribers to The Ringer’s website before dispatching lifeboats to Substack? defector.com/nobody-wants...

defector.com‘Digger’ Is Smug, Cynical, And Perfectly Timed | DefectorOn the night of May 10, 1968, the most storied night in the last century of French civil unrest, nearly 40,000 students faced off against policemen in the Latin Quarter of Paris—one of the largest…

"Everything will collapse unless the wealthy and the powerful lose more than art alone can take from them." defector.com/digger-is-sm...

defector.comAaron Sorkin Wants To Pretend The Good Guys Won | DefectorIn 2000, midway through the first season of The West Wing, Aaron Sorkin started posting on a discussion forum on the site Television Without Pity as “Benjamin,” his middle name. Specifically, he…

"It’s like if 'The Insider' was released in a world where smoking was more popular than ever, and the Marlboro Man had recently been elected president." defector.com/aaron-sorkin...

defector.comThese WNBA Finals Are Made Of Steal | DefectorATLANTA — The shooting gods may be weeping, but these WNBA Finals are a steal lover’s delight. Jordin Canada, at 5-foot-6, shoots the gap and sneaks behind the unsuspecting. Angel Reese, who can time…

The shooting gods may be weeping, but these WNBA Finals are a steal lover's delight. defector.com/these-wnba-f...