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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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Kelsey McKinney

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Is The Phillie Phanatic A Muppet?

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Zillowing Out

A €12.3 Million Estate Where We Can Become Wine Barons

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Life Lessons

Berry Thief, My Enemy; Berry Thief, My Friend

Samuel John Peploe, R.S.A's 'Pink Rose in a Glass Vase with Fruit' is hung on a wall for auction.

Sotheby’s Modern British & Irish Art Exhibition

Arts And Culture

Everyone Loses When We Start Talking About Art Like It’s Real Estate

Normal Gossip: portraits

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Sabrina Imbler

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Announcements

The Normal Gossip Summer Guide To Eavesdropping

Two men celebrate the July Fourth holiday on the Coney Island boardwalk in New York, one wearing a hot dog costume and the other in red, white and blue overalls.

New York City Fourth Of July Celebrations

Bro Summer Waits For Us All

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A €4.5 Million Home Where We Can Live in Opulent Disgust

Vincent Namatjira (Western Aranda people) with Vincent Namatjira: Australia in colour, installation view

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Australian Billionaire Not Rich Enough To Control Art

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Maitreyi Anantharaman

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Giri Nathan

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David Roth

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Patrick Redford

A photographer of author James Baldwin smoking a cigarette.

James Baldwin Sitting Smoking A Cigarette

Defector Reads A Book

Come And Sit By ‘The Fire Next Time’ With Defector Reads A Book

Anne Hatahway cries in her Subaru in a scene from The Idea of You

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The Ideas Of ‘The Idea Of You,’ According To Us

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Paramount Plus Is Ruining My Life, And It Is Time For Jeff Probst To Do Something About It

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This Is So Stupid

Unlike All The Archeologists, I Know What This Thingy Is For

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I Am Obsessed With This Clay Pot

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Everyone Pay Attention To My Beautiful Fast Son

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The Great Outdoors

In Defense Of Chaos Gardening

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A $1.2 Million House Where We Can Sit In God’s Light

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 04: Hot dogs are placed on the competition table ahead of the 2023 Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island on July 04, 2023 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The annual contest, which began in 1972, draws thousands of spectators to Nathan’s Famous located on Surf Avenue. (Photo by Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images)

Professional Eaters Compete In Nathan’s Annual Hot Dog Eating Contest

Big Hot Dog Must Tell The Truth

Bryce Harper flips over a wall and into the camera well.

Atlanta Braves v Philadelphia Phillies

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Please Give Me Back The Damn Onion Crank

circa 1945: A young girl holds a chick beside a table with artificial grass, more chicks and a basket containing jelly beans and a bunny in an Easter portrait.

Easter Bunny

Underexplained Lists

Easter Candies, Ranked

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BREAKING/EXCLUSIVE/MUST CREDIT KELSEY: They Cut The Wire

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Only You Can Find Your Best Color

Sydney Sweeney at the world premiere of "Madame Web" held at Regency Village Theatre on February 12, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.

“Madame Web” Premiere – Red Carpet

Why Can’t People Be Normal About Sydney Sweeney?

Flaco, a brown and black Eurasian eagle owl who escaped the Central Park Zoo, roosts in a tree in New York's Central Park with a squirrel nearby.

Flaco, an escaped Eagle owl, remains in Central Park

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Flaco Gave Us A Willingness To See The World

CINCINNATI, OH - JULY 07: Eugenio Suarez #7 of the Cincinnati Reds throws the ball against the Cleveland Indians in the third inning at Great American Ball Park on July 7, 2019 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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The Answer To MLB’s Pants Problem Is Vests