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Of Course My Favorite TV Host Is An Asshole
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Soraya Roberts
March 15, 2024
Arts And Culture
The Creators Of ‘The Octopus Murders’ Are Still In Its Grasp
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Tom Ley
March 15, 2024
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Capital
A Disney World Pervert’s Take On: The Existential War Of Investor Aggression
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Chris Thompson
March 15, 2024
Arts And Culture
Kim Gordon Rides The Thin Line Between Hip And Gimmick With ‘The Collective’
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Israel Daramola
March 12, 2024
Arts And Culture
Welcome To The Christopher Nolan Era
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Israel Daramola
March 11, 2024
Arts And Culture
Why Can’t People Be Normal About Sydney Sweeney?
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Kelsey McKinney
March 8, 2024
Defector At The Movies
Good, Bad, Or Invisible, CGI Makes Movies Unreal
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Corey Atad
March 8, 2024
Arts And Culture
‘Dune’ Novels, Ranked By Unfilmability
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Danny Sullivan
March 5, 2024
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Defector Music Club Reviews The People’s Radiohead Album
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Israel Daramola
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David Roth
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Giri Nathan
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Patrick Redford
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Lauren Theisen
March 4, 2024
Interviews
“It Really Matters If Somebody Has Bad Taste”: An Interview With Book Critic Becca Rothfeld
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Nicholas Russell
March 4, 2024
Arts And Culture
‘Dune: Part Two’ Is Big, Bold, Loud, And Still Missing Something
178
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Israel Daramola
March 1, 2024
MLB
How To Throw A Baseball And Live Forever
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Lauren Theisen
February 29, 2024
Arts And Culture
Australians Just Have More Fun (On TV)
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Soraya Roberts
February 21, 2024
Defector At The Movies
Everything I Remember About ‘Madame Web’
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Kelsey McKinney
February 20, 2024
Arts And Culture
Vince Staples Gets Lost In His Own Show
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Israel Daramola
February 16, 2024
Defector At The Movies
‘American Fiction’ And The Wet Eyes Of The Sentimentalist
125
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Jason England
February 16, 2024
Arts And Culture
Here’s To Cecilia Gentili
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Sean T. Collins
February 16, 2024
Arts And Culture
‘The Traitors’ Is The Best Show On Television
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Kelsey McKinney
February 15, 2024
Arts And Culture
I Am A ‘Top Boy’ Boy Now
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Drew Magary
February 15, 2024
Defector Reads A Book
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170
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Sabrina Imbler
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Kelsey McKinney
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Barry Petchesky
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Patrick Redford
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David Roth
February 14, 2024
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It’s A Great Time To Be A Plagiarist
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Soraya Roberts
February 14, 2024
Arts And Culture
The Usher Super Bowl Halftime Moments, Ranked
211
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Israel Daramola
February 12, 2024
Arts And Culture
Can Usher Escape The Nostalgia Trap?
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Israel Daramola
February 9, 2024
Arts And Culture
Maybe It’s Not So Bad Being ‘Mere Mortals’
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Patrick Redford
February 6, 2024
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The Song Goes On Even If We Don’t
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Barry Petchesky
February 6, 2024
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