A Playlist For Being Chill About Your Crush
If there’s one thing I’ve historically been very good at, it’s playing it cool around those for whom I have...
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Months, Ranked | Defector
Have you noticed how I've been yammering on about the month of August? If it's not abundantly clear, I think...
The Worst Songs We Love So Much
I've always struggled with the idea of a "guilty pleasure." Truly innocent pleasure shouldn't come with a side of shame....
Two Showgirls In Love: Travis Kelce And Taylor Swift Have A Chat
A few minutes into her Aug. 13 appearance on New Heights with Jason & Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift said, “This...
A Playlist Of Pop That Sounds Like My Gamer Youth
When I listen to new music, one of the biggest influences I hear—both in the sound and the choices of...
Just A Tip | Defector
Once upon a time, in a different life, I was tasked with running a blog vertical devoted entirely to help...
Why Your Team Sucks 2025: Arizona Cardinals
Some people are fans of the Arizona Cardinals. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Arizona Cardinals....
Has The World’s Biggest K-Pop Group Already Come And Gone?
Blackpink is the biggest global group in K-pop. With BTS on hiatus and NewJeans in the midst of a prolonged...
Taylor Swift Turned Me Straight
I finally get Midnights. I don’t just mean, “Oh, I thought this album was whatever when I first heard it,...
A Playlist Of Ear-Splitting Brazilian Funk Ideal For A Long Drive
Like many who have loved and left New York City, I dearly miss the transportation setup there. The walkability, the...
Why A Bunch Of Real Dicks Keep Throwing Fake Ones
Every misogynist joke poses a question to its female audience: Can you laugh along? Will you be chill or are...
Victoria Mboko Is Here To Break Brains
Elena Rybakina must have figured she had the match won. She’d just battered 18-year-old Victoria Mboko in a 25-shot rally...
How College Mascots Conceal Their Identity And Their Ass
This piece was originally published on FOIAball, a new publication covering college football programs using this country’s robust Freedom of...
Why Your Team Sucks 2025: Indianapolis Colts
Some people are fans of the Indianapolis. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Indianapolis Colts. This...
You’re Invited To Defector’s Fifth Birthday Party And Also Some Baseball Games
Defector started publishing blogs on Sept. 10, 2020. We are somehow mere weeks away from our fifth anniversary.To celebrate, Defector...
