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This is excellent. You don't have to know or care who Kevin Roose is, either. Just really puts a finger on a certain type of empty, amoral savvy. defector.com/toward-a-the...

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The WNBA had too much going on last night: defector.com/the-wnba-had...

Will the Yankees ever score another run? No: defector.com/will-the-yan...

Books we think you should read this summer:

The USMNT is going nowhere: defector.com/the-usmnt-is...

I can barely express how gutwrenching it is to steal health care away from trans kids and essentially force them into conversion therapy defector.com/on-bridges?g...

I wrote about the feeling of living the same stupid day over and over again, and the necessity of ending it. defector.com/against-the-...

Toward a theory of Kevin Roose: defector.com/toward-a-the...

Each William Langewiesche disaster story was an event in itself: defector.com/each-william...

Against the day: defector.com/against-the-...

It’s getting dark in Edmonton: defector.com/its-getting-...

The Panthers grind all before them to dust: defector.com/the-panthers...

i saw materialists defector.com/a-good-marri...

Bachelor parties are strictly optional: defector.com/bachelor-par...

FIFA says yes to racism: defector.com/fifa-says-ye...

Buster Posey made the big deal Giants fans have been waiting for: defector.com/buster-posey...

Shohei Ohtani is getting back to abnormal: defector.com/shohei-ohtan...

Nobody knows who the Oilers should start at goalie in the most important game of the season: defector.com/nobody-knows...

When an AI agent tries to kill you, who goes to jail? defector.com/when-an-ai-a...

"There was a sequence in the fourth quarter of Game 5 Monday night where I very nearly chewed through my shirt collar. I should not have had it in my mouth to begin with, but there I was, nibbling on my own shirt like a damn toddler. It was nerves!" defector.com/the-thunder-...

"But by the time the Knicks left the playoffs, I was still fascinated enough by Brunson and Hart to do yet another thing I've never done before: listen to a podcast hosted by three heterosexual men." defector.com/thank-god-ja...

"I don't think I have ever seen sustained nastiness like this so deep into a postseason. Typically, by this point, the two teams in the Finals are too exhausted to fight like this. They will fight, yes, but it is never this smart." defector.com/finals-good-...

Here are a bunch of photos from Saturday: defector.com/protests-big

Weenie centrist legislator faceplants hard at weekend protest event: defector.com/weenie-centrist-legislator-faceplants-hard-at-weekend-protest-event

A good marriage plot needs real stakes: defector.com/a-good-marri...

Dodgers innovate watchable June bullpen game: defector.com/shohei-ohtan...

Ladies and gentlemen, your two unfortunates of the past weekend: Lando Norris and local wildlife. defector.com/lando-norris...

The Crossword, June 16: Swing Both Ways defector.com/the-crosswor...

J.J. Spaun’s last shot was the shot of his life: defector.com/j-j-spauns-l...

Red Sox fans chopped up and cooked on the hot stove: defector.com/red-sox-fans...

Finals good as hell: defector.com/finals-good-...

The Orlando Magic have acquired a big dog: defector.com/the-orlando-...

Sabrina Imbler spoke to Mary Giovagnoli about the idea that children are children first, her fears for the Office of Refugee Resettlement's future, and the principle that the government exists to serve the public. defector.com/an-interview...

Thank god Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart are kind of boring: defector.com/thank-god-ja...

Welcome to Ask The Book Doctor, a new series where Kelsey McKinney helps readers with their book troubles: defector.com/i-had-a-baby...

There will never be another 'WTF With Marc Maron' 🎁 defector.com/there-will-n...

Protests big: defector.com/protests-big

Panther machine never breaks: defector.com/panther-mach...

"Most people I talked to agreed that if there were simply two leagues, the professional game would sort itself out eventually, as it has many times before. It's the third league that really throws a wrench into things." defector.com/the-battle-f...

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"As a voter in the New York City mayoral race, I keep thinking about the rats and the garbage cans." defector.com/andrew-cuomo...

Thanks to everyone who contributed to our Pay Forward A Subscription drive! Here's the footage of Drew Magary cooking a meal for one lucky reader: defector.com/we-let-drew-...

"Thirty-six years after seeing Metallica in the flesh, I need to see them again. Not to relive a feeling, but to complete it." defector.com/metallica-is...

Why ‘The Rider’ is the best sports book I've ever read defector.com/why-the-ride...

"I'd never hear 'Wouldn't It Be Nice' the same way again. I'm more likely to cry than smile as I sing along now. But I still seek it out." defector.com/brian-wilson...

"It's impossible for me to think about Brian Wilson without picturing myself awake in my teenage bedroom at some sort of goblin hour." defector.com/brian-wilson...

Angels call up Christian Moore as infield crisis counselor: defector.com/angels-call-...

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