In her 1980 essay “Compulsory Heterosexuality and the Lesbian Existence,” Adrienne Rich lists over 60 examples of systematized female oppression. To name a few: the power of men to deny women their ...

Think of the internet as an ocean vast enough to contain a near-infinite constellation of distinct watery biomes, each populated by creatures that have evolved to suit the one in which they live—a ...

This is a September blog about the Colorado Rockies. Do you think it will be a positive one? Let’s find out. Coming off a series loss at home to the Cardinals, the Rockies traveled to the Bronx this ...

What’s this we have here? Why, it’s the first-ever episode of Defector’s brand-new NFL podcast, All Ball! Every week, the team of myself and elite indie blogger Arif Hasan break down every NFL matchup ...

What do you do when the gig you do on the side, that off-hours hustle to help pay the bills and keep busy in service of your ...

Time for your weekly edition of the Defector Funbag. Got something on your mind? Email the Funbag. You can also read Drew ...

The U.S. Open is a city in miniature. The food is expensive; wealthy people flock to the tallest vantage points while richer experiences on the outskirts are ignored; influencers bother the masses.

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