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NHL
Love, Hate, Clairvoyance: Your 2024–25 NHL Preview
223
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Lauren Theisen
October 8, 2024
MLB
They Let The Cats Get Hot!!
123
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Lauren Theisen
October 3, 2024
The Defector Crewneck Sweatshirt Is Back In Stock
Bad news: It's getting colder. Good news: The best way to cover your forearms has returned. The critically acclaimed Defector crewneck sweatshirt has been restocked in all sizes. Now's the time to get one of our most popular items, printed with union labor in the USA.
NFL
The Jets Feel Forever One Poke Away From Collapse
132
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Lauren Theisen
September 30, 2024
Pro Wrestling
AEW Can Be Too Much
46
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Lauren Theisen
September 26, 2024
MLB
What’s A Playoff Chase Supposed To Feel Like?
197
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Lauren Theisen
September 18, 2024
NFL
The Texans Made Caleb Williams Very Uncomfortable
128
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Lauren Theisen
September 16, 2024
Defector Up All Night
Pauline Kael Was A PROBLEM
432
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Lauren Theisen
September 12, 2024
MLB
Dodgers Announcers Enjoy “Tipsy”
100
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Lauren Theisen
September 10, 2024
NFL
David Montgomery Steamrolled Detroit’s Opening-Night Jitters
127
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Lauren Theisen
September 9, 2024
Defector Music Club
Defector Music Club Is So Brat
59
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Israel Daramola
,
Lauren Theisen
,
Patrick Redford
, and
Rachelle Hampton
August 30, 2024
NHL
Johnny Gaudreau And His Brother Matthew Have Died
308
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Lauren Theisen
August 30, 2024
MLB
White Sox Almost Win
94
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Lauren Theisen
August 29, 2024
Pro Wrestling
Bryan Danielson Makes Every Last Match Count
57
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Lauren Theisen
August 26, 2024
MLB
There’s Nothing More Beautiful Than A Shohei Ohtani Home Run
96
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Lauren Theisen
August 25, 2024
Arts And Culture
‘Megalopolis’ Wants It To Be Francis Ford Coppola Vs. Everybody
104
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Lauren Theisen
August 22, 2024
MLB
The Mets Make It Hurt
94
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Lauren Theisen
August 21, 2024
Arts And Culture
The Beauty Of The Ordinary Is There For The Painting
35
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Lauren Theisen
August 20, 2024
Olympics
It Doesn’t Matter If The IBA Was Lying About Imane Khelif
170
Comments
Lauren Theisen
August 11, 2024
Olympics
The USWNT Is As Golden As Ever
93
Comments
Lauren Theisen
August 11, 2024
Defector Up All Night
Defector At The Theater: A Revamped ‘Cats’ Is Better Than Ever
149
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Lauren Theisen
August 8, 2024
The Machines
This YouTube Trend Is Getting Increasingly More Annoying
146
Comments
Lauren Theisen
August 8, 2024
Defector At The Movies
Barbara Stanwyck Could Talk The Sun Into Rising In The West
71
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Lauren Theisen
August 7, 2024
Olympics
J.K. Rowling Invents A Trans Olympian To Get Mad At
412
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Lauren Theisen
August 1, 2024
Arts And Culture
Who’s Allowed To Look?
66
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Lauren Theisen
August 1, 2024
Pro Wrestling
Flaws Can Make A Wrestler Feel Real
15
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Lauren Theisen
July 30, 2024
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