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This week, researchers from the Leonardo da Vinci DNA Project announced they have made the kind of breakthrough you might expect from a project with that name. defector.com/leonardo-da-...
Leonardo da Vinci’s Legacy Won’t Be Found In His DNA | Defector
This week researchers from the Leonardo da Vinci DNA Project announced they have made the kind of breakthrough you might expect from a project with that name: They have potentially identified…
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January 10, 2026 at 9:32 PM
This week, researchers from the Leonardo da Vinci DNA Project announced they have made the kind of breakthrough you might expect from a project with that name. defector.com/leonardo-da-...
The victims of the administration's campaign of terror are people just trying to survive when their daily life is upended by the presence of masked federal agents. defector.com/when-everyda...
When Everyday Life Becomes Domestic Terrorism | Defector
People are back out on the streets of Minneapolis again, they are barricading the roads and tending curbside memorials, they are asking for someone to make sense of a reckless and unnecessary death…
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January 10, 2026 at 9:05 PM
The victims of the administration's campaign of terror are people just trying to survive when their daily life is upended by the presence of masked federal agents. defector.com/when-everyda...
"To me, as a women’s basketball consumer, the relationship between the WNBA and Unrivaled is less one of direct competition and more like the one between the straight man in a comedy act and the funny one." defector.com/unrivaled-is...
Unrivaled Is A Great Source Of Unlikely Athletic Friends | Defector
What is the point of Unrivaled? Or rather, how seriously should it be taken? It’s easy to understand what the players get out of it: Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart founded the startup…
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January 10, 2026 at 8:02 PM
"To me, as a women’s basketball consumer, the relationship between the WNBA and Unrivaled is less one of direct competition and more like the one between the straight man in a comedy act and the funny one." defector.com/unrivaled-is...
It might not be the worst thing in the world for rap to escape the Billboard charts for a while. defector.com/is-mainstrea...
Is Mainstream Rap Dead Or Does It Need Another 2011? | Defector
Welcome to Listening Habits, a column where I share the music I’ve been fixated on recently. I did not write about it when it happened, but last year there was a bit of a manufactured crisis in rap…
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January 10, 2026 at 6:51 PM
It might not be the worst thing in the world for rap to escape the Billboard charts for a while. defector.com/is-mainstrea...
It's the NFL playoff JAMBOROO: defector.com/after-the-re...
After The Redeye | Defector
Drew Magary’s Thursday Afternoon NFL Dick Joke Jamboroo runs every Thursday at Defector during the NFL season. Got something you wanna contribute? Email the Roo. You can also read Drew over at…
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January 10, 2026 at 5:45 PM
It's the NFL playoff JAMBOROO: defector.com/after-the-re...
"After all the smiles and hugs, the waves and thank-yous, I'm left with this: Hiroshi Tanahashi is irreplaceable. There is no one in their prime currently wrestling in Japan whom I can imagine headlining this kind of send-off show within the next decade, or even two." defector.com/hiroshi-tana...
Hiroshi Tanahashi Leaves An Unfillable Void In Japanese Wrestling | Defector
I had over a year to prepare for Hiroshi Tanahashi’s retirement, yet during his final match on Sunday, I couldn’t get myself to believe that his career was about to be over. It’s not that I’m…
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January 10, 2026 at 4:03 PM
"After all the smiles and hugs, the waves and thank-yous, I'm left with this: Hiroshi Tanahashi is irreplaceable. There is no one in their prime currently wrestling in Japan whom I can imagine headlining this kind of send-off show within the next decade, or even two." defector.com/hiroshi-tana...
What deference is owed to an assassination squadron acting on direct orders of a President who is simultaneously deploying troops in cities around the country, for the purpose of oppressing, terrorizing, and even killing the people who live there? defector.com/which-lives-...
Which Lives Are Worthy Of The Media's Protection? | Defector
The United States invaded Venezuela late Friday, in a mission called “Operation Absolute Resolve.” The invasion, which resulted in the abduction by Army Delta Force commandos of Venezuelan President…
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January 9, 2026 at 9:29 PM
What deference is owed to an assassination squadron acting on direct orders of a President who is simultaneously deploying troops in cities around the country, for the purpose of oppressing, terrorizing, and even killing the people who live there? defector.com/which-lives-...
Why does the mainstream Democratic response to authoritarian violence always have to be abstracted like this? defector.com/how-hard-is-...
How Hard Is It To Oppose Murder? | Defector
By now you’ve almost certainly seen the video for yourself, or read about it: an ICE agent shooting a Minneapolis woman, Renee Nicole Good, in the head from point-blank range, killing her as she…
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January 9, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Why does the mainstream Democratic response to authoritarian violence always have to be abstracted like this? defector.com/how-hard-is-...
Rolling Stone makes the absurd claim that women are not allowed to sing in Gaza: defector.com/rolling-ston...
Rolling Stone Makes The Absurd Claim That Women Are Not Allowed To Sing In Gaza | Defector
This week, Rolling Stone published an article in which writer Marisa Fox interviewed hostages who were held in Gaza after Oct. 7, talking to them about how music helped them. The artists mentioned in…
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January 9, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Rolling Stone makes the absurd claim that women are not allowed to sing in Gaza: defector.com/rolling-ston...
You are what you fund. defector.com/ice-is-model...
ICE Is Modeling Its Brutality After The IDF | Defector
Call it recency bias, personal interest, or perhaps just a general concern for society’s trajectory right now, but as I followed Wednesday’s news of an ICE agent killing 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good…
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January 9, 2026 at 8:26 PM
You are what you fund. defector.com/ice-is-model...
Unrivaled is a great source of unlikely athletic friends: defector.com/unrivaled-is...
Unrivaled Is A Great Source Of Unlikely Athletic Friends | Defector
What is the point of Unrivaled? Or rather, how seriously should it be taken? It’s easy to understand what the players get out of it: Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart founded the startup…
defector.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Unrivaled is a great source of unlikely athletic friends: defector.com/unrivaled-is...
Diego Simeone spiced up the Supercopa with a bit of Vinícius heckling: defector.com/diego-simeon...
Diego Simeone Spiced Up The Supercopa With A Bit Of Vinícius Heckling
The Supercopa de España is a bit of a shambolic mini-tournament in the middle of the Spanish domestic season. Since changing the format in 2020—prior to that date, Spain did the normal thing of…
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January 9, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Diego Simeone spiced up the Supercopa with a bit of Vinícius heckling: defector.com/diego-simeon...
When everyday life becomes domestic terrorism: defector.com/when-everyda...
When Everyday Life Becomes Domestic Terrorism | Defector
People are back out on the streets of Minneapolis again, they are barricading the roads and tending curbside memorials, they are asking for someone to make sense of a reckless and unnecessary death…
defector.com
January 9, 2026 at 6:51 PM
When everyday life becomes domestic terrorism: defector.com/when-everyda...
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wrote about what's pissing me off about the search for Leonardo da Vinci's DNA
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Leonardo da Vinci’s Legacy Won’t Be Found In His DNA | Defector
This week researchers from the Leonardo da Vinci DNA Project announced they have made the kind of breakthrough you might expect from a project with that name: They have potentially identified Leonardo...
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January 9, 2026 at 6:31 PM
wrote about what's pissing me off about the search for Leonardo da Vinci's DNA
defector.com/leonardo-da-...
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Leonardo da Vinci's legacy won't be found in his DNA: defector.com/leonardo-da-...
Leonardo da Vinci’s Legacy Won’t Be Found In His DNA | Defector
This week researchers from the Leonardo da Vinci DNA Project announced they have made the kind of breakthrough you might expect from a project with that name: They have potentially identified…
defector.com
January 9, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Leonardo da Vinci's legacy won't be found in his DNA: defector.com/leonardo-da-...
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Last year, ICE agents used Canary Mission to kidnap pro-Palestine students for deportation. Yesterday, they prevented medical aid from reaching Renee Nicole Good. American law enforcement was already in horrific shape; it’s getting even worse in distinct ways. defector.com/ice-is-model...
ICE Is Modeling Its Brutality After The IDF | Defector
Call it recency bias, personal interest, or perhaps just a general concern for society’s trajectory right now, but as I followed Wednesday’s news of an ICE agent killing 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good ...
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January 8, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Last year, ICE agents used Canary Mission to kidnap pro-Palestine students for deportation. Yesterday, they prevented medical aid from reaching Renee Nicole Good. American law enforcement was already in horrific shape; it’s getting even worse in distinct ways. defector.com/ice-is-model...
The Ottawa Senators are having a normal one: defector.com/the-ottawa-s...
The Ottawa Senators Are Having A Normal One | Defector
Substandard goaltending is not in itself noteworthy, nor even particularly unique this week. On Tuesday, New Jersey’s Jacob Markström allowed nine goals on 24 shots, quite possibly the single worst…
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January 9, 2026 at 3:09 PM
The Ottawa Senators are having a normal one: defector.com/the-ottawa-s...
Miami finally wins a Fiesta Bowl: defector.com/miami-finall...
Miami Finally Wins A Fiesta Bowl | Defector
If Miami would’ve drawn up the ideal scenario for them to come out on top of Thursday night’s Fiesta Bowl matchup against Ole Miss, they would’ve said it needs to be low-scoring, with Miami using the…
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January 9, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Miami finally wins a Fiesta Bowl: defector.com/miami-finall...
Of course a strange maze would terrify a mouse that has only ever known a shoebox. But what of a mouse that has explored a vast field, ran from the spatter of raindrops, felt the warmth of the sun and the chill of night, and dug into the living soil of the Earth? defector.com/what-a-week-...
What A Week Of Freedom Can Do For A Lab Mouse | Defector
Each time Matthew Zipple, a behavioral ecologist at Cornell University, releases a mouse that was born and raised in a laboratory into the green expanse of a field, he is amazed. He transports the…
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January 9, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Of course a strange maze would terrify a mouse that has only ever known a shoebox. But what of a mouse that has explored a vast field, ran from the spatter of raindrops, felt the warmth of the sun and the chill of night, and dug into the living soil of the Earth? defector.com/what-a-week-...
In the same way that some sports franchises only have one historical player known as "the captain," Hiroshi Tanahashi defines the word "Ace" for New Japan Pro Wrestling. defector.com/hiroshi-tana...
Hiroshi Tanahashi Leaves An Unfillable Void In Japanese Wrestling | Defector
I had over a year to prepare for Hiroshi Tanahashi’s retirement, yet during his final match on Sunday, I couldn’t get myself to believe that his career was about to be over. It’s not that I’m…
defector.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:13 AM
In the same way that some sports franchises only have one historical player known as "the captain," Hiroshi Tanahashi defines the word "Ace" for New Japan Pro Wrestling. defector.com/hiroshi-tana...
This moron got himself a fancy new job by being an ingratiating dipshit. defector.com/tony-dokoupi...
Tony Dokoupil Eats Heaps Of Shit In First Week As CBS News Anchor | Defector
Last month, CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss decided to make Tony Dokoupil, then the host of the network’s three-hour morning show, the new lead anchor on CBS Evening News. In any other…
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January 9, 2026 at 12:23 AM
This moron got himself a fancy new job by being an ingratiating dipshit. defector.com/tony-dokoupi...
"Here is another lesson that can be drawn from this: In the eyes of the state and its agents, all of the rest of us are walking around with a standing presumption, not just of guilt, but of murderous intent." defector.com/ice-agent-ki...
ICE Agent Kills Woman, DHS Tells Obvious, Insane Lies About It | Defector
On Wednesday in Minneapolis, masked government agents apparently representing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) surrounded a stationary vehicle stopped in the middle of a residential street.…
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January 8, 2026 at 11:40 PM
"Here is another lesson that can be drawn from this: In the eyes of the state and its agents, all of the rest of us are walking around with a standing presumption, not just of guilt, but of murderous intent." defector.com/ice-agent-ki...
Ray Ratto on John Harbaugh's firing: defector.com/john-harbaug...
John Harbaugh Is The Shiniest Pony On The NFL Coaching Carousel | Defector
The hours since John Harbaugh was binned in Baltimore have dragged comfortably into double digits and are easing towards actual days—not a long period of time by normal standards, but long enough…
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January 8, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Ray Ratto on John Harbaugh's firing: defector.com/john-harbaug...
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Did my best to summarize everything that came out today about Kansas City's Rashee Rice. His ex-girlfriend published a lengthy post on Instagram yesterday, describing physical abuse.
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Ex-Girlfriend Of Rashee Rice Says She Was Abused | Defector
The ex-girlfriend of Kansas City wide receiver Rashee Rice, Dacoda Nichole Jones, posted 14 photos to her Instagram account on Wednesday, many showing her with bruises on her body, scratch marks, and ...
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January 8, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Did my best to summarize everything that came out today about Kansas City's Rashee Rice. His ex-girlfriend published a lengthy post on Instagram yesterday, describing physical abuse.
Gift link: defector.com/ex-girlfrien...
Gift link: defector.com/ex-girlfrien...
Ex-girlfriend of Rashee Rice says she was abused: defector.com/ex-girlfrien...
Ex-Girlfriend Of Rashee Rice Says She Was Abused | Defector
The ex-girlfriend of Kansas City wide receiver Rashee Rice, Dacoda Nichole Jones, posted 14 photos to her Instagram account on Wednesday, many showing her with bruises on her body, scratch marks, and…
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January 8, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Ex-girlfriend of Rashee Rice says she was abused: defector.com/ex-girlfrien...