This all happened to one guy. defector.com/what-horribl...

A couple weeks after going to their live podcast taping in San Jose, I spoke with Tobin Heath and Christen Press about their ever-shifting relationship with the public, covering a generation of stars with a quieter approach to politics and labor issues, the NWSL salary cap, and more:

Here are a few great blogs from Defector's 2025, starting with Chris Thompson's comprehensive and maddening history of Color Star, would-be titans of just about anything: defector.com/a-comprehens...

Enjoyed this review of Martin Foremost from E.Y. Zhao.

Here’s my impression of every scene in Stranger Things. Character A: OK so here’s my theory Character B: Alright.

Best thing about the Bari Weiss disaster is she can’t even try to save face by positioning herself as the voice of reason bringing CBS’ millennial wokes to heel. Scott Pelley is old as hell. Sharyn Alfonsi’s been doing this since the 90s.

These are Defector's favorite sports moments of 2025: defector.com/our-favorite...

who calls the shots where you get your news? defector.com/products

The point in every Rian Johnson movie when one of his characters inevitably says something about "libtards" or "cucks" or "substack."

GREAT NEWS! This year’s Williams-Sonoma catalog is powered by AI! defector.com/the-2025-hat...

I hopped in here to write about how effectively Reiner turned his warm visual language into something terrifying in Misery:

CBS News hitches its wagon to these two duds: defector.com/cbs-news-hit...

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We are two months into the new NBA TV deal. Here’s the state of national basketball broadcasting: defector.com/lets-check-i...

An extended conversation between Piers Morgan, Nick Kyrgios, and Aryna Sabalenka was always going to turn transphobic: defector.com/piers-morgan...

[Guy who listens to 7 hours of NFL podcasts every day in an exit interview] I think there's a lack of leadership in the sales associate room. We're running an outdated HR scheme and vanilla logistics concepts. I rarely get a clean pocket and good platform to write emails from.

time to take a stand! defector.com/it-is-a-mora...

this might be the saddest story I've ever written, about a seal that I will be thinking about for a long, long time. defector.com/why-wont-nor...

My column on @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's recent concerning rhetoric: defector.com/can-zohran-m...

We’re accepting applications for our (paid! remote!) summer internship! professors who follow me please share with any students interested in writing

Defector is once again hiring interns. This shit pays pretty well and can be done remotely. Send this to any promising youths you know: defector.com/would-you-li...

They should remake Possession with Tim Robinson as Mark and Conner O’Malley as Heinrich.

Got to air out my grievances on the only good website, thank you @toley.bsky.social @drewmagary.bsky.social and the @defector.com team 🫶🏻 And yes I know my parking job sucks!

Reflections on five years in worker-owned media: defector.com/reflections-...

Jeffrey Epstein’s inbox was a place to complain, talk shit, and make boomer-grade jokes: defector.com/jeffrey-epst...

"It is not a good feeling to pay $10.99 per month for a streaming service, largely for the purpose of watching sports, and then be presented with persistent pop-up ads for some dumb bullcrap that not even a baby would find entertaining." defector.com/am-i-a-bug-t...

Turning on the 11 pm Nuggets game and seeing a 20-minute countdown to tipoff on the screen… am I simply a worm? Am I a bug to you, Adam Silver??

My favorite NBA podcast thing is when someone is talking about a bad team and is like “and it’s gonna get worse. I looked at their next 10 games, are you ready for this?” and then they read off a totally normal schedule

An incredible story about the stuff guys used to do to entertain themselves before there was posting on the internet: defector.com/wilbur-huckl...

Defeat isn't enough for Andrew Cuomo and his pack of lunatics: defector.com/defeat-isnt-...

For this year’s Tip Jar drive, we invite you to travel to Philadelphia to either judge (easy mode) or bake along with (chaos mode) Kelsey McKinney and Chris Thompson as they take on another timed baking challenge. defector.com/help-secure-...

The NBA media is not built to cover a gambling scandal: defector.com/the-nba-medi...

Shohei Ohtani plays the greatest baseball game of all time: defector.com/shohei-ohtan...

I did a car blog: defector.com/i-have-devel...

I wrote about D’Angelo defector.com/waiting-on-d...

Waiting on D'Angelo: defector.com/waiting-on-d...

excellent blogs today at defector. good time to subscribe! defector.com/products

probably the most fun i've had reading something online in weeks defector.com/name-a-28-ye...

Bartender accidentally made two extra cocktails and gave them to us for free

Somehow, comedy is no longer legal again.

Obviously this is all horrible but it’s pretty funny that everyone on the right keeps being like “Our vengeance will be swift and unyielding” and “The cry of the Valkyrie calls us to war” and then they just go and get Jimmy Kimmel fired.

The official charity of the Savannah Bananas has a hard time explaining how its money is spent: defector.com/the-official...

[EMPATHY] - You should say something. This is important. 1. “My heart goes out to his family” 2. [Drama - Easy 8] Blow everyone’s minds with an epic and inspiring quote FAIL “Rest easy brother, we have the watch, I’ll see you in Valhalla”

Crazy week for indelible images. “Shots fired” TikTok guy… “was dead on impact” TV news girl… Clay Travis sobbing on air after reading an email from a listener whose 20-year-old son is too sad to come out of his room…

Five years of Defector: defector.com/five-years-o...

Ben Johnson trying to get Caleb Williams to make the first read and throw a normal ball

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Calling this one Middle Infielders That I Was Oddly Fixated On For A Time