The Crossword, Nov. 11: Paintball | Defector
Nov 11, 2024 · Here’s a picture perfect Monday crossword for you. This week’s puzzle was constructed by Will Nediger and edited by Hoang-Kim Vu. Will is a crossword constructor from London, Ontario who uses the nom de plume Bewilderingly (an anagram of “by Will Nediger”). Defector crosswords, launched in partnership with our friends at AVCX, run every Monday. If you’re interested […]
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Nick Bosa Wants The Attention Without The Culpability
Oct 28, 2024 · Shortly after the San Francisco 49ers' 30-24 win over the Dallas Cowboys, Sunday Night Football's Melissa Stark interviewed a couple of players from the winning team.George Kittle, Brock Purdy, and Isaac Guerendo were in the middle of answering questions when their teammate Nick Bosa briefly popped into the background, pointing at the Make America Great Again hat on his head.
Marc Caputo Leaves NBC News One Week After Gloating About …
Feb 1, 2023 · Politics reporter Marc Caputo announced on Tuesday that he is leaving his job at NBC News. This sudden career change comes one week after Caputo spent a day chronicling on Instagram his recent eviction of a tenant renting a home Caputo owns in Key West, through screenshots of text conversations with the tenant and property manager.
They're Saying It | Defector
Oct 29, 2024 · It is not quite right to say that you never know what you're going to get from a Donald Trump campaign event. You might see some things, up to and including the richest man alive showing up and capering about behind Trump like a weird child, but fundamentally people go to these events for the same reason that people stand around in Times Square on New Year's Eve, which is to wait for and then ...
Lost In The Orc Section, With Jason Schreier | Defector
Oct 3, 2024 · On the morning that our former GMG buddy and current bestselling author Jason Schreier joined us to record this week’s Distraction, our producer Eric noted that his podcast feed featured three other shows on which Jason was a guest. While Jason’s new book—it’s called Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, And Future Of Blizzard Entertainment, and […]
Teenage Grandmaster Christopher Yoo Booted From U.S.
Oct 18, 2024 · The Saint Louis Chess Club announced Wednesday night that 17-year-old grandmaster Christopher Yoo had been expelled from the U.S. Chess Championships for "gross violations of our Code of Conduct and the U.S, Chess Safe Play Policy" after he crumpled up his scorecard, stormed off, and allegedly "struck a videographer from behind" following his fifth-round loss to Fabiano Caruana.
Chappell Roan Confronts The Sickness Of Modern Fandom
Aug 21, 2024 · Over the past few years, I’ve become increasingly hesitant to identify as a fan of any living artist. There are plenty of artists whose work I like, or even love, but the entire concept of being a fan, and what the act of fandom entails, has shifted in ways I …
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