Some people are fans of the Chicago Bears. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Chicago Bears. This 2026 Defector NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the previews so ...

High Sierra” On Tuesday, in the moments after I heard that Dolly Parton had died, I returned immediately to “Light of a Clear ...

It’s a rite of passage to get your ideals smashed in your early twenties, just in the normal course of trying to get your ...

In observance of Reds Week at Defector, Lauren and Alex decided to try a red lip, as modeled in this brief tutorial. Here, in ...

This week on Nothing But Respect, we spent the entire episode talking through the last 13 years of Los Angeles Lakers ...

There are certain types of players that just are not coming back. Some of these guys have been written out of the story by ...

Welcome back to Minor Dilemmas, where a member of Defector’s Parents Council will answer your questions on surviving family ...

A couple of blocks from my office is a steep hill. Sometimes at lunch I go out into the sun and walk up the hill. The hill is ...

On Monday, the day after his arrest on a criminal charge of engaging in prostitution—later pleaded down to disorderly conduct ...

A not-insignificant part of my job is fielding phone calls from freelance writers who have questions. The questions can ...