OK all the Evangelion chatter has gotten me curious. But I need to know if it was made by perverts or for perverts. There is a difference.
I’ve only played three Assassins Creed games but they’re incredible. Miracles! Fun, gorgeous, kept me entertained for weeks. And if you look on social media, fans despise them, complain endlessly, and believe Ubisoft is the devil itself. Either I have low standards or gamers are absolutely insane.
The Tour De France reminds me of the greatest post in Defector history defector.com/dave-mckenna...
Dave McKenna Insists They Have Ham Trucks In France | Defector
The topic in Defector’s internal chat on Friday was a ban, in the nation of France, on smoking in most outdoor spaces. How can the French—the French!—ban smoking? David Roth observed that “this feels ...
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You'd think it wouldn't be possible to bounce a bowling ball. Yet upstairs neighbors everywhere have figured out how.
Learned today that all along @davidjroth.bsky.social believed that noted glup shitto Yaddle was named "Yaddie." How humiliating.
They better address this: deadspin.com/i-spent-all-...
Deadspin | I Spent All Day Trying To Figure Out If These Are Lou Gehrig's Balls
Deadspin | I Spent All Day Trying To Figure Out If These Are Lou Gehrig's Balls
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The Film Stage@thefilmstage.com · 2w agoRichard Linklater will direct Glen Powell in a Lou Gehrig biopic.
Fun to revisit this from time to time. Linda Cohn and Steve Levy are the last anchors standing. deadspin.com/15-years-ago...
Deadspin | 15 Years Ago, I Wrote A Fan Letter To ESPN. Here's Who Wrote Back.
Deadspin | 15 Years Ago, I Wrote A Fan Letter To ESPN. Here's Who Wrote Back.
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Happy Defector.com redesign day to all, and to all a good site
One of my strongest-held opinions is that the “track listing” section should be higher on the Wikipedia page for an album.
When are we gonna get a film with period-accurate Bronze Age Minoan women's clothing 👀
Odyssey reviews seem pretty good. Especially in large-format. Can't wait to watch part of it over someone's shoulder on an airplane.
Sometimes my cat stands on my chest and wants me to support her torso with my hands while she goes limp, like a cow being airlifted by helicopter.
I apologize for opening Bluesky just to copy-and-paste a LinkedIn post, but here goes: As part of @defector.com's grant work with Start.coop, we're co-sponsoring a 12-week accelerator program for emerging journalist-led/worker-friendly media companies. www.start.coop/accelerator
Start.coop | Empower Cooperative Growth
Discover resources and support to build and grow cooperatively-owned businesses, fostering community wealth-building and economic stability.
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Bought a prepackaged salad from Key Food to find out if I’m immune to the explosive diarrhea
New monkey! New monkey! There's a new monkey! defector.com/new-monkey-n...
New Monkey! New Monkey! There’s A New Monkey! | Defector
Many new species have been announced this week. There are new mites from Saudi Arabia and a new weevil from Japan. There are new midges from China and new spiders from Brazil and China. There is a…
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Hey, can I call you back in six minutes? Yeah. Yeah. The Game 4 edit is on my timeline again so I have to watch it.
Impressive how the weeks and months and years keep passing and there remains no compelling reason for me to use generative AI for anything.
The night the New York Knicks won the title, more New Yorkers took the subway between midnight and 5 am than on New Year's Eve!
Every time I’m disappointed by coconut as a seltzer flavor, and every time I say I won’t fall for it again, and then I do.
Anyone know a good book about New York during the Revolutionary War?
I am not a poetry guy but for whatever reason I have been obsessed with Browning's 'Caliban upon Setebos.' Just something new to chew on each time I come back to it. www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43748/...
Caliban upon Setebos
Moreover Prosper and Miranda sleep In confidence he drudges at their task, And it is good to cheat the pair, and gibe, Letting the rank tongue blossom…
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They should make him publicly declare his two favorite children and X out the rest.
Defector@defector.com · 4w agoI'm not sure there are enough Dundons on the Stanley Cup: defector.com/im-not-sure-...
Those madlads at Trader Joe's did it. They combined watermelon and cucumber, objectively the two most refreshing flavors, in a single beverage.