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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

Some people are fans of the Jacksonville Jaguars. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Jacksonville Jaguars. This ...

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 ...

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

It’s nearly impossible to relay a single fact about former Cincinnati Reds owner Marge Schott that does not stop an ...