Skip to Content
Subscribe
Log In
Menu
Search
Search
Crosswords
NFL
NBA
NHL
WNBA
Soccer
Podcasts
Arts And Culture
Politics
Science
About Us
Send Us A Tip (News)
Send Us A Tip ($)
Merch Shop
How To Pitch Defector
How To Comment On Defector
Defector Freelancer Policies, Created In Partnership With The National Writers Union
Crossword Submission Guidelines
Masthead
Defector Hall of Fame
Log In
Subscribe
Defector X (formerly Twitter)
Defector Twitch
Defector Bluesky
TV
Topics
NFL
NBA
NHL
Soccer
Arts And Culture
Capital
Podcasts
Creaturefector
Chefector
TV
Richard Belzer Was An Old Crank To The End
186
Comments
Ray Ratto
February 20, 2023
Tennis
How Much Can Tennis Fans And Novices Learn From ‘Break Point’?
51
Comments
Samer Kalaf
and
Giri Nathan
January 19, 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.
Arts And Culture
How To Drink Alone, The Madison Avenue Way
89
Comments
Felix Kent
January 16, 2023
TV
‘Hard Knocks’ With The Cardinals Was A Dark Workplace Comedy Starring Kliff Kingsbury
108
Comments
Samer Kalaf
and
Maitreyi Anantharaman
January 13, 2023
Arts And Culture
After Two Decades Of Chaos, Lars Von Trier’s Supernatural Soap Opera ‘Kingdom’ Returns
31
Comments
Pete Segall
December 16, 2022
TV
Two Fans Of ‘The Mole’ Discuss How To Properly Be The Mole
49
Comments
Kelsey McKinney
and
Samer Kalaf
December 14, 2022
TV
If You Don’t Come Back To 10,000 B.C. With Me, Your Family Can’t Go Home
291
Comments
Kelsey McKinney
November 15, 2022
TV
I Can’t Fucking Believe How Good ‘Andor’ Is
336
Comments
Tom Ley
November 10, 2022
TV
Philomena Cunk And The Wisdom Of Learning From The Dumbest Person On Earth
111
Comments
Soraya Roberts
October 6, 2022
TV
Sometimes You Just Need Ice Zombies
314
Comments
Tom Ley
September 21, 2022
TV
‘A League Of Their Own’ Is A Reminder Of How Little Women’s Baseball Still Has
64
Comments
Kelsey McKinney
August 30, 2022
TV
The Future Of Television Looks A Lot Like The Past
117
Comments
Tara Ariano
August 26, 2022
TV
‘The Bear’ Is Why We Must End The Reign Of TV’s Vibes Cartel
384
Comments
Soraya Roberts
July 20, 2022
Rays Week
Ray Jay Johnson And Other People I Know Only From ‘The Simpsons’
344
Comments
Dan McQuade
July 14, 2022
Rays Week
Ray Velcoro Was The Truest Detective
186
Comments
Tom Ley
July 11, 2022
Rays Week
Turns Out ‘Ray Donovan’ Isn’t A Cop Show
87
Comments
Dan McQuade
July 11, 2022
Funbag
‘Stranger Things 4’ Is A Masterpiece
714
Comments
Drew Magary
June 7, 2022
Interviews
An Anonymous TV Writer Offers An Inside Look At Why Special Effects Seem So Bad Right Now
315
Comments
Drew Magary
May 18, 2022
TV
Who Does A True Crime Convention Really Serve?
209
Comments
Nicholas Russell
May 6, 2022
TV
Ben Stiller Explains How ‘Severance’ Became The Rare Streaming Show That’s Actually Good
209
Comments
Soraya Roberts
April 22, 2022
TV
HBO’s ‘Winning Time’ Is Overstated, But Says What Other Sports Entertainment Won’t
116
Comments
Israel Daramola
March 8, 2022
Arts And Culture
Reading Is Easy, TV Is Hard
148
Comments
Felix Kent
March 2, 2022
Media Meltdowns
Here Are Two Utterly Unbearable Minutes Of TV Sports Debate
225
Comments
Chris Thompson
February 21, 2022
Life's Rich Pageant
I Don’t Like This At All
470
Comments
Albert Burneko
February 3, 2022
TV
And Just Like That, I Watched An Entire Season Of ‘And Just Like That…’
77
Comments
Soraya Roberts
February 3, 2022
Newer
Older