Monet, Through The Iris | Defector
Claude Monet’s painting The Path through the Irises is hard to ignore. First of all, there’s the sheer size of...
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Welcome To The Defector ‘Survivor 50’ Midseason Questionnaire
You can count on the things that mark the passage of time on Survivor. Early on, there's the very first...
Ilia Malinin Is Back | Defector
Chances are you—and certainly not I—did not need redemption at 21. At that age, I was in college, and my...
A Bit Of Church | Defector
It’s two days before Christmas, and my family and I are in Munich. We got here on a red-eye the...
The New Evangelists | Defector
In close-up for much of The Testament of Ann Lee, her eyes brimming with light, Ann Lee seems to be...
It’s Child Week | Defector
As recently as last week I was telling you that the 19-year-old phenomenon Joao Fonseca might be the true threat...
It’s Gambling | Defector
What's the difference between betting on sports and "trading on a prediction market?" For the gambler herself, very little. If...
Brooches Won The Oscars | Defector
On the biggest night in movies, there are two ways to win: Your years of craft and toil can be...
Confessions Of A Bookanizer | Defector
I’m currently reading The Power Broker. Are you impressed? You should be. I am big-boy writer who reads big-boy books....
Defector Wuthers Some Heights | Defector
Wuthering Heights is always a stranger book than you remember. This holds true whether you last read it in high...
A Season For Hope | Defector
Defector has partnered with Baseball Prospectus to bring you a taste of their work. They write good shit that we...
The Not-So-Great Defector Bake Off Condemns The Atrocities Of Back-To-School Week
Welcome back to The Not-So-Great Defector Bake Off, where Kelsey and Chris attempt to complete the technical challenges from the...
Defector Reads A Book Is Deciding If This Is The Funniest Novel Ever Written
The last few times Defector staffers have gathered to read a book, we've chosen sports novels. Namely, baseball and cycling....
Rob Manfred’s Two Jobs | Defector
Defector has partnered with Baseball Prospectus to bring you a taste of their work. They write good shit that we...
Ballhalla Is A Mindset | Defector
The team didn’t win, but everyone stayed. It wasn’t even their building. And still, most of the Golden State Valkyries...
