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Kelsey McKinney
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Podcasts
Salt, Fat, Acid, Gossip! Normal Gossip Is Back!
80
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Kelsey McKinney
April 5, 2023
NHL
Hockey Man In Need Of Third, Just-Smelliest Enough Salt
107
Comments
Kelsey McKinney
March 26, 2023
Enter Our Raffle To Win A Visit And Home-Cooked Meal From Drew Magary
In 2022, we sent Cardboard Roth and actual Roth to our raffle winner's home. This year, we're sending Drew over, and he's cooking up a feast. Anyone who makes a contribution of at least $20 into our tip jar by Nov. 24 will be entered into the raffle.
Zillowing Out
A $315,000 House We Can Love As Much As The Owners Before Us
419
Comments
Kelsey McKinney
March 25, 2023
MLB
I Am Not Weak And Afraid Like Major League Baseball’s Official Scorers
200
Comments
Kelsey McKinney
March 15, 2023
Zillowing Out
A $600,000 Home That Will Trap Us Forever
433
Comments
Kelsey McKinney
March 11, 2023
This Is So Stupid
Pretty Neat. Defector Outlines Hiring Process That Landed Devin The Dugong
216
Comments
Kelsey McKinney
March 3, 2023
Podcasts
All The Gossip About Normal Gossip’s New Partner
105
Comments
Kelsey McKinney
and
Alex Sujong Laughlin
February 27, 2023
Zillowing Out
A $760,000 House To Store Our Art
318
Comments
Kelsey McKinney
February 25, 2023
Defector Reads A Book
We Went Rogue With China Miéville’s ‘This Census-Taker’
166
Comments
Maitreyi Anantharaman
,
Kelsey McKinney
,
Giri Nathan
,
Barry Petchesky
, and
Patrick Redford
February 22, 2023
Journalismism
The New York Times Continues To Make Its Priorities Clear
569
Comments
Kelsey McKinney
February 16, 2023
Birdfector
Oh No! The Big, Beautiful Owl Got Out!
192
Comments
Kelsey McKinney
February 15, 2023
Zillowing Out
A $1.1 Million House For Our Brain In A Vat
176
Comments
Kelsey McKinney
February 11, 2023
Zillowing Out
An $18 Million Home Where We Can Hear Every Sound
367
Comments
Kelsey McKinney
January 28, 2023
NHL
John Tortorella Stands Behind Ivan Provorov’s Homophobic Refusal To Wear Pride Jersey
260
Comments
Kelsey McKinney
January 18, 2023
This Is So Stupid
The NHL Winter Classic Should Be Baseball Now
114
Comments
Kelsey McKinney
January 2, 2023
College Football
The Big 12 Is Back, Baby
121
Comments
Kelsey McKinney
January 2, 2023
Zillowing Out
A Mysteriously Priced House To Consider Quitting Our Jobs In
161
Comments
Kelsey McKinney
December 31, 2022
Chefector
The Not-So-Great Defector Bake Off Attempts Panettone, For The Simple Joy Of Baking
87
Comments
Kelsey McKinney
,
Chris Thompson
, and
Dayna Evans
December 28, 2022
Arts And Culture
Will Ticketmaster’s Death Knell Finally Toll?
218
Comments
Kelsey McKinney
December 28, 2022
Underexplained Lists
Ways To Reply To “Thank You,” Ranked
301
Comments
Kelsey McKinney
December 20, 2022
Arts And Culture
It’s Not Nepotism; It’s Wealth.
267
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Kelsey McKinney
December 20, 2022
Soccer
The Winner Of The World Cup Is Little Smooches
100
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Kelsey McKinney
December 19, 2022
Zillowing Out
A $700,000 House Where We Can Refuse To Leave Mid-Century Modern
236
Comments
Kelsey McKinney
December 17, 2022
TV
Two Fans Of ‘The Mole’ Discuss How To Properly Be The Mole
49
Comments
Kelsey McKinney
and
Samer Kalaf
December 14, 2022
Zillowing Out
A $700,000 Home We Can Spend The Rest Of Our Lives Updating
167
Comments
Kelsey McKinney
December 3, 2022
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