Barry Petchesky
@barryp.bsky.social
Deputy editor, Defector.com
We are one week away from the return of the Turkey Fiend. defector.com/i-have-creat...
I Have Created A Turkey Fiend | Defector
Last week, I owned a cat. Today, I own a turkey fiend.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:19 PM
We are one week away from the return of the Turkey Fiend. defector.com/i-have-creat...
I'm basically never not thinking about Wolf Hall so when I saw the Holbein portrait of Thomas Cromwell it was like worlds colliding defector.com/the-eyes-hav...
The Eyes Have It | Defector
The eyes got me. Sir Thomas More by Hans Holbein the Younger isn’t the brightest, or the largest painting in its room—it might be the smallest—but it’s easily the most striking. It called to me from t...
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November 19, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I'm basically never not thinking about Wolf Hall so when I saw the Holbein portrait of Thomas Cromwell it was like worlds colliding defector.com/the-eyes-hav...
I don't know how to make it stop
November 19, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I don't know how to make it stop
Reposted by Barry Petchesky
Obvious spam but the post office should actually sell mystery boxes.
November 13, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Obvious spam but the post office should actually sell mystery boxes.
Servicey! defector.com/how-to-watch...
How To Watch Hockey | Defector
I’m writing specifically about the Edmonton Oilers at the St. Louis Blues on Sportsnet on Monday night, but in broad strokes that will apply to any game you’re watching. First Period The most importan...
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November 7, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Servicey! defector.com/how-to-watch...
Imagine having a medical emergency in a room with the highest health officials in the country—best place for it, right?—and it turns out the most qualified of them are RFK Jr. and fucking Dr. Oz
holy shit -- one of Trump's toadies just passed out and the White House event is brought to an abrupt end
November 6, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Imagine having a medical emergency in a room with the highest health officials in the country—best place for it, right?—and it turns out the most qualified of them are RFK Jr. and fucking Dr. Oz
Love this guy. defector.com/wilbur-huckl...
November 6, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Love this guy. defector.com/wilbur-huckl...
Reposted by Barry Petchesky
Oh my GOD. The song that Rudy Giuliani used in his anti-Zohran post is fucking AI-generated.
It's a song called "September 11, 2001" and it's from some AI slop factory called The Experience. You need to hear how bad this song is.
music.apple.com/cz/album/sep...
It's a song called "September 11, 2001" and it's from some AI slop factory called The Experience. You need to hear how bad this song is.
music.apple.com/cz/album/sep...
September 11, 2001 (9/11) - Single by The Experience on Apple Music
Album · 2025 · 1 Song
music.apple.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Oh my GOD. The song that Rudy Giuliani used in his anti-Zohran post is fucking AI-generated.
It's a song called "September 11, 2001" and it's from some AI slop factory called The Experience. You need to hear how bad this song is.
music.apple.com/cz/album/sep...
It's a song called "September 11, 2001" and it's from some AI slop factory called The Experience. You need to hear how bad this song is.
music.apple.com/cz/album/sep...
The bus is free now if you recite the Shahada
November 5, 2025 at 1:56 PM
The bus is free now if you recite the Shahada
This playlist over the glum crowd is kind of beautiful www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI8h...
WATCH LIVE: Andrew Cuomo election night watch party
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
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November 5, 2025 at 3:21 AM
This playlist over the glum crowd is kind of beautiful www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI8h...
Who voted no on the map, show yourself, I just wanna talk
November 5, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Who voted no on the map, show yourself, I just wanna talk
I’ve seen enough
of the Rangers offense
of the Rangers offense
November 5, 2025 at 2:37 AM
I’ve seen enough
of the Rangers offense
of the Rangers offense
Reposted by Barry Petchesky
I'd vote against Cuomo a third time if I could
November 5, 2025 at 2:32 AM
I'd vote against Cuomo a third time if I could
Local politics here usually have more of a “please don’t tell anyone how I live” vibe, so tonight’s a nice change.
November 5, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Local politics here usually have more of a “please don’t tell anyone how I live” vibe, so tonight’s a nice change.
No relation but she's a good blogger too
“At 83, I am easily old enough to be Zohran’s bubbe (that’s Yiddish for grandma). Yet, despite obvious differences of age and background, our political and moral alignment runs deep.”
Rosalind Petchesky explains why she is rooting for Mamdani.
Read the full piece:
zeteo.com/p/jewish-new...
Rosalind Petchesky explains why she is rooting for Mamdani.
Read the full piece:
zeteo.com/p/jewish-new...
November 4, 2025 at 10:00 PM
No relation but she's a good blogger too
I can't wait to claim my birthright: cyberbullying Mayor Mamdani. Comes with the job. We got BDB's ass, we'll get your ass too!
November 4, 2025 at 2:20 PM
I can't wait to claim my birthright: cyberbullying Mayor Mamdani. Comes with the job. We got BDB's ass, we'll get your ass too!
I'd never heard the word "decussate" in my life and now it has appeared in the last two books I've read, from different authors. This means something.
October 31, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I'd never heard the word "decussate" in my life and now it has appeared in the last two books I've read, from different authors. This means something.
Pretty sure my cat goes through the entire Kübler-Ross model in the hour before wet food is served.
October 31, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Pretty sure my cat goes through the entire Kübler-Ross model in the hour before wet food is served.
Sticker game goes hard
October 31, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Sticker game goes hard
There is something deliciously illicit about seeing the trains from above
In NYC, recess sometimes looks like preschoolers excitedly waiting for the Franklin Avenue Shuttle to pass underneath them.
October 28, 2025 at 5:22 PM
There is something deliciously illicit about seeing the trains from above
I'm really happy to have had @keithparadise.bsky.social back on the site this week, with another banger.
Why continue to support something that seems disinterested in even supporting itself? Why be a Pirates fan? defector.com/why-are-ther...
Why Are There Still Pirates Fans? | Defector
PITTSBURGH — Baseball is one of those sports where most fans head into Opening Day at least with a hint of hope. How else do you explain 48,000 showing up for the Rockies’ home opener? This year, the…
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October 24, 2025 at 1:37 PM
I'm really happy to have had @keithparadise.bsky.social back on the site this week, with another banger.
Work chat currently derailed by some absolute FOOLS claiming that "Scary" and "Terry" rhyme.
October 23, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Work chat currently derailed by some absolute FOOLS claiming that "Scary" and "Terry" rhyme.
I promise to all Americans that I will never apologize for or cover up my Metallica tattoo
October 22, 2025 at 6:42 PM
I promise to all Americans that I will never apologize for or cover up my Metallica tattoo