In Bill Paxton’s ‘Frailty,’ Certainty Is The Scariest Thing There Is
As he told the story, Bill Paxton came to the movies as a teenager more or less how all teenagers...
Sports
MLS Is Keeping Lionel Messi Happy: But What Is the League Getting in Return?
When Lionel Messi signed to join MLS, his contract reportedly included a stipulation to receive a share of the revenues...
William F. Buckley’s Bill Never Came Due
Perhaps the highest praise I can offer a book that took 27 years to complete and runs over 1,000 pages...
America’s Favorite Underdog: Duke Basketball Tries the Disrespect Card Again
What do the Mighty Ducks, Buster Douglas, the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team and 2025 Duke basketball all have in...
The Hazards Of Bob Nutting Mindset, With Justin Halpern
There was a moment, near the end of my week-plus in Maine, when I could actually feel myself Becoming Normal...
Rickie Fowler in contention and comfortable at The Open
Jul 4, 2025; Silvis, Illinois, USA; Rickie Fowler tees off on the 13th hole during the second round of the...
The Aimless Suns Settle Bradley Beal’s Bill
On Wednesday, the Phoenix Suns agreed to a buyout of Bradley Beal's contract, ending a putrid era that amounted to...
Josef Martinez’s late goal helps San Jose tie FC Dallas
Jul 16, 2025; San Jose, California, USA; San Jose Earthquakes midfielder Beau Leroux (34) plays the ball against FC Dallas...
What It’s Like To Lose From The Winning Move
TOULOUSE, France — They were going to make it. After working with three riders all day, staving off the pursuit of five...
Esports World Cup: G2, Hanwha Life advance in League of Legends
YMCA member Austin Manengu works the keyboard as he plays a game of Fortnite during the unveiling of the new...
We Won A Grant | Defector
Keen observers of the independent media space might be aware that we at Defector have done some informal consulting over...
2025 MLB Draft Picks Who Could Make the Majors by Next Year
A number of picks from the 2024 Major League Baseball Draft debuted in the big leagues by the time the...
Bill Ackman Says He’ll Give Tennis Hall Of Fame $10 Million After His Weird, Sad Match
Financier Bill Ackman has been widely shamed for his appearance in a professional tennis tournament last week. Since shame is...
Undefeated Gen.G. pose big threat to T1’s EWC repeat quest
League of Legends bracket at the 2025 Esports World Cup. The second week of the 2025 Esports World Cup will...
Bill Belichick’s Talent Is Becoming Tiresome
It's been a few weeks since we heard anything salacious, greedy, stupid or just plain time-wasting from Bill Belichick, which...
