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CHANGEOVER, my book about Alcaraz & Sinner, is out now: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Changeover/Giri-Nathan/9781668076248 giri[at]defector[dot]com
In tennis, it can be pleasant to play under the flag of an underrepresented country with a large diaspora. Essentially, you have a network of sleeper cells who can be activated all over the world defector.com/alex-eala-is...
Alex Eala Is Catching The WTA's Best Off Guard | Defector
In tennis, it can be pleasant to play under the flag of an underrepresented country with a large diaspora. Essentially, you have a network of sleeper cells who can be activated all over the world. The...
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How do I talk to my kid about death? defector.com/how-do-i-tal...
How Do I Talk To My Kid About Death? | Defector
Welcome back to Minor Dilemmas, where a member of Defector’s Parents Council will answer your questions on surviving family life. Have a question? Email us at minordilemmas@defector.com. This week,…
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I'll be discussing this fascinating and timely book with Julie on 8/24 - come through!
Julie Kliegman@juliekliegman.com · 2d agoNYC: You know what would make me really happy? If we could pack my first FINDING RENÉE RICHARDS event — see you Monday, August 24. Tickets are $5!
my baby loves conscious hip-hop. bars, jazzy production, things of that nature. she’s about to viciously declaim “mumble rap” 😩 (once she can say “mumble rap”)
In all seriousness this is the kind of news I am chasing. I have literally been thinking about the abandoned fish sauce and it’s like they read my mind… mmm umami #FishSauce 🐟
giri nathan@girinathan.bsky.social · 6d agowe might be throwing out a generational umami opportunity. i will taste the forbidden fish sauce defector.com/abandoned-fi...
we might be throwing out a generational umami opportunity. i will taste the forbidden fish sauce defector.com/abandoned-fi...
Let Me And A Food Scientist Sample The Abandoned Fish Sauce Terrorizing A Small Canadian Town | Defector
Take capelin, a small silvery fish in the smelt family. Now add salt. Then throw those two ingredients in 110 vats, each of them about 10 feet tall, and let them sit in a defunct factory for over two ...
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i was bamboozled defector.com/larry-obrien...
A Review Of The Larry O'Brien Trophy, Or Anyway A Larry O'Brien Trophy | Defector
Imagine how good it would feel to pluck the regulation-size basketball off the top of the Larry O’Brien trophy and get some shots up. Sure, you’d need to adjust your jump shot to account for its const...
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need a prediction market but only for Carlos Alcaraz hairstyles
another year of incredible tour coverage from @redford.bsky.social. You can read it all here:
2026 tour de france Archives | Defector
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one to watch defector.com/all-hail-lil...
All Hail Lilli Tagger And The One-Hander | Defector
In antiquity, tennis players could win with a diverse mix of skillsets, with some even relying on speed, anticipation, net touch. This variety is often mourned by the old heads. Because in the sport’s...
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Bernard Tomic is back. But did he ever really go away? via @girinathan.bsky.social www.thesecondserve.com/bernie-tomic...
Bernie Tomic is Back in the Winner's Circle - The Second Serve
Bernard Tomic is back in the winners circle for the first time since 2018.
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brief moment to appreciate that Shams managed to shoehorn in the name of Rich Paul's podcast while reporting the most anticipated free agency signing of the decade
After intensive discussion I have concluded that it is necessary to build an entire Potemkin internet exactly as it appeared in 2005. You get Wikipedia, forums, news sites, whatever, but no short form video, social media, or AI. When you graduate college you get the password to the real Internet.
tl;dr Defector rules; @girinathan.bsky.social rules. As a dad coming up on year two with the kiddo, it's heartening and humbling to hear the perspectives of other dedicated parents - how they're navigating this wild and confusing and incredible phase. What a treat.
What's Going To Happen To The Rest Of My Life After I Become A Parent? | Defector
Welcome back to Minor Dilemmas, where a member of Defector’s Parents Council will answer your questions on surviving family life. Have a question? Email us at minordilemmas@defector.com. This week, Gi...
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wrote about life before and after baby: defector.com/whats-going-...
What's Going To Happen To The Rest Of My Life After I Become A Parent? | Defector
Welcome back to Minor Dilemmas, where a member of Defector’s Parents Council will answer your questions on surviving family life. Have a question? Email us at minordilemmas@defector.com. This week, Gi...
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opening the gym locker and putting only a baguette inside and locking it up
I spent the last few weeks writing this piece about the end of tennis.com -- what it was like during the peak of the blog days, how it influenced young writers, how it changed in tandem with the Internet, and the void that's left now that it's gone. Gift link: defector.com/tennis-com-l...
Tennis.com Lived And Died With The Internet | Defector
A day after the French Open ended in May, the website tennis.com shut down its editorial operation. The brand dates back to the founding of Tennis magazine in 1965, and though the mag folded in 2022, ...
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Photographers at the Tour de France scout every kilometer of the race months ahead of time and have to constantly battle with the cops to be allowed to move around the course. I spent a day with them to see how they do their ultra-demanding jobs. defector.com/a-chaotic-da...
A Chaotic Day In The Life Of The Photographers At The Tour de France | Defector
CHALON-SUR-SAÔNE, France — Roughly 15 minutes after driving past the start line, Harry Talbot decides it’s time to pull over next to a field of droopy sunflowers. He scouted the route of Stage 11 of t...
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going undercover as a suburban accountant so max-contract NBA players dm me reportable gossip
getting ready to walk outside and experience wildfire smoke, heat stroke, and explosive diarrhea in quick succession like a combo in a fighting game
How cycling solved sleep: Inside a Tour de France team’s sleep program, a look at the expansive tech they use, and a theory of wellness culture, sleep, and simplicity: defector.com/how-cycling-...
How Cycling Solved Sleep | Defector
AURILLAC, France — Is the Tour de France is the most competitive sleep environment in sports? “Probably, yeah,” answered Dr. Jon Greenwell, EF-Education EasyPost’s Head Doctor when I asked him. Every ...
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lmao. everyone try and coin new slang, search engineslop will reward you
Bobby L@bobbyloesch.bsky.social · 3w agoDid we just invent "groundstroke merchant"?! SO GOOD even got dumbass AI summary already!
what is this phenomenon of NBA players dm-ing random fans not for sex but just to vent about their teammates. bizarre. hire therapists, they won't screenshot you
ya this too. it's a book intended for righteous fans of the world champions of basketball
Seth Rosenthal@sethrosenthal.bsky.social · 3w agoright and also a Knicks fan
the ideal reader of CHANGEOVER is someone with zero prior interest in the sport. i hhope you can give it to your friends as a tennispill
Steve@stevetown.bsky.social · 3w agoYour Knicks coverage led me to pick up Changeover just based on your writing alone. I had no prior interest in tennis. The book gave me some great background for enjoying Wimbledon. Defector earned a subscriber and I became a tennis fan. Kudos!
