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The Big Pigeon Isn’t Scary Enough
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Barry Petchesky
November 12, 2024
Arts And Culture
‘Somebody Somewhere’ Is A Dream Without A Deadline
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Soraya Roberts
November 12, 2024
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Quincy Jones Was Greater Than Any One Era
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Israel Daramola
November 7, 2024
Arts And Culture
Books You Can Read Tonight To Distract Yourself From Whatever Is To Come
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Defector Staff
November 5, 2024
Arts And Culture
‘Culinary Class Wars’ Is A Tribute To Getting Your Reps In
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Rachelle Hampton
November 5, 2024
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That Isn’t Dwyane Wade, Sir
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Giri Nathan
October 30, 2024
Life's Rich Pageant
We Went To The Timothée Chalamet Lookalike Contest And Didn’t See Timothée Chalamet
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Heather Wei-Xi Chen
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Kristin Merrilees
October 30, 2024
Risk Week
If You Don’t Play, You Can’t Win
37
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Sabrina Imbler
October 25, 2024
Risk Week
What Do You Risk In Revisiting A Piece Of Culture You Once Loved?
266
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Kelsey McKinney
October 24, 2024
Arts And Culture
‘Anora’ Gets Lost In Its Own Excess
44
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Israel Daramola
October 18, 2024
Arts And Culture
No One Needed The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show To Come Back
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Alex Sujong Laughlin
October 17, 2024
NBA
Why I Own An Unremarkable 1990 Mark Jackson Basketball Card
115
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Dan McQuade
October 11, 2024
Arts And Culture
Who Owns An Idea?
90
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Alex Sujong Laughlin
October 11, 2024
Arts And Culture
‘The Golden Bachelorette’ Is Like A Wildlife Cam But For Old Dudes Who Rock
57
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Rachelle Hampton
October 9, 2024
Arts And Culture
‘The Tall Guy’ Is Richard Curtis At His Pre-Hollywood Best
63
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Soraya Roberts
October 8, 2024
Arts And Culture
The Best Films At The 2024 New York Film Festival
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Israel Daramola
October 4, 2024
Defector At The Movies
Folie À Poo: Boredom Is A Joker Sequel
355
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Soraya Roberts
October 4, 2024
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Who’s Trending Up And Trending Down In The ‘Industry’ Season 3 Finale
43
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Israel Daramola
October 2, 2024
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When Quiet Luxury Gets Loud
226
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Alex Sujong Laughlin
October 2, 2024
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‘Megalopolis’ Is Both Ingeniously Stupid And Stupidly Genius
260
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Israel Daramola
September 30, 2024
Arts And Culture
In Rumaan Alam’s ‘Entitlement,’ Money Comes At The Expense Of Everything Else
31
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Rachelle Hampton
September 25, 2024
Music
Sunset Rubdown’s Spencer Krug Doesn’t Want To Live In The Past Forever
22
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Luis Paez-Pumar
September 20, 2024
Arts And Culture
‘Nightbitch’ Is About A Woman Clawing Back Her Time
77
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Soraya Roberts
September 19, 2024
Arts And Culture
Who’s Trending Up And Trending Down After ‘Industry’ Episodes 4-6
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Israel Daramola
September 17, 2024
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What Exactly Happened With The Fruity Pebbles?
159
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Alex Sujong Laughlin
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Rachelle Hampton
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Kelsey McKinney
September 17, 2024
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