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Dan McQuade
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visual editor, defector media

currently on medical leave
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The QVC crew counted too fast and wished everyone Happy New Year a second or two early
January 1, 2026 at 5:27 AM
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Teaching my son some local history this Christmas
Hip Hop, a rabbit mascot with a du rag and sunglasses, is in a black 76ers jersey with the old 1990s logo. Hip hop from the back. He’s a gray bunny. He tail is sticking out of his basketball shorts. His jersey is numbered. HIP-HOP 76
December 25, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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Anytime we go for a drive with my 2-year-old son
December 22, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Last week @sabs.bsky.social, @izdaramola.bsky.social and I watched She’s Making A List, which is the only movie I’ve seen where Santa vaporizes a dude into a cloud of dust defector.com/we-watch-a-c...
December 22, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Dan Gelston’s Hall of Fame ballot is almost perfect. But points off for the penmanship.
Dan Gelston, AP writer for Philly, voted for just Chase Utley and Jimmy Rollins for the HOF. He tried to print his name on the bottom part and it’s barely legible.
December 18, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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I got Simon a Little People nativity set and he put Mary in charge of putting out fires
A nativity scene from the Little People line. Theres a little stable, Jesus, Joseph, the Angel Gabriel, a few animals and the three wise men. Mary sits in front on a fire truck.
December 17, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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I have to admit I am considering this. www.ebay.com/itm/36598583...
eBay listing for Shawn Bradley airbrushed poster, in his Sixers "star" uniforms. The listing: Shawn Bradley Philadelphia 76er's Vintage NBA Airbrushed Style Framed Art Print CEON Neon Nicho (421) 100% positive Seller's other items . Contact seller > US $25.00 or Best Offer SIXERS 76 Condition: Used O SIXERS Buy It Now Add to cart Make offer • Added to Watchlist Hurry before it's gone. 1 person is watching this item. Shipping: US $11.71 USPS Ground Advantage®. See details Located in: Tucson, Arizona, United States A close-up of the Bradley painting. It's all airbrushed with a background that kind of looks like the "laser" one you'd get at school pictures.
December 17, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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The Army cadets look like they could be in SimCity 2000
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 13: The Army Corp of Cadets march before the 126th Army-Navy Game between the Navy Midshipmen and the Army West Point Black Knights at M&T Bank Stadium on December 13, 2025 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images) I crudely photoshopped the Army guys into SimCity 2000.
December 14, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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Here are some of my favorite photos (of people screaming) at the Army-Navy game. defector.com/aaaaaaauuuuu...
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 13: Navy Midshipmen celebrate during a game between the Navy Midshipmen and Army West Point Black Knights at M and T Bank Stadium on December 13, 2025 in Baltimore, Maryland. BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 13: U.S. Navy Midshipmen wait for the start of the 126th Army-Navy Game between the Army Black Knights and the Navy Midshipmen at M&T Bank Stadium on December 13, 2025 in Baltimore, Maryland. The teams are competing for the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy. BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 13: The Navy Midshipmen celebrate after the 126th America's Game against Navy Midshipmen at M and T Bank Stadium on December 13, 2025 in Baltimore, Maryland. The Navy Midshipmen won 17-16. BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 13: Navy Midshipmen celebrate the win after a game between the Navy Midshipmen and Army West Point Black Knights at M&T Bank Stadium on December 13, 2025 in Baltimore, Maryland.
December 14, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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The main character in My Yiddish Vacation is a 7-year-old girl, and her favorite song is “Mack the Knife.”
"Frankie thinks he's a real macher dressed in those clothes," Grandpa whispers to me. A macher is a "big shot." I'm excited when my favorite song comes on- "Mack the Knife." It's such a great song that even Sammy can't help himself. He grabs Grandma's hand and we all dance together.
December 13, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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When your wife agrees to let you acquire 1,600 VHS tapes under certain conditions
Me: You are the breeze in desert for me. My water. And ocean. Meant to be only together tiger. My wife: OK
December 10, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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When you ask your wife if you can acquire 1,600 VHS tapes
Oh my god I truly want nothing to do with this hoard I do not want them in your possession. I do not want them to be your or my responsibility. If those tapes ever come into our possession I will set them on fire
December 9, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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I wrote about Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story, which is mostly about the “annual holiday game” and how great the new stadium will be. I also made a supercut. Here’s my favorite scene in the movie. defector.com/the-bills-ha...
December 9, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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I need to go to Netflix House now that I know it includes a tribute to Philly’s famous French Quarter
A screenshot from a Netflix House ad, with a street pole of 18th and Walnut with the “French Quarter” designation
December 6, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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This is one of the grossest things I’ve ever seen, and it fills me with Pennsylvania pride www.wnep.com/article/news...
December 4, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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This makes it sound like Michael Jordan just needs to go to the Genius Bar
A screenshot of a Threads tweet from an account called "dunk" that says "Two men who understood each other completely" and is via a different account called "clutchpoints" and the tweet has an image attached with a sad-looking Jordan (but not Crying Jordan) and a little circle inset with Kobe looking upward. Then the caption says 'Michael Jordan says 'for some reason' he can't delete his old texts with Kobe Bryant"
December 3, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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My wife has agreed to never again purchase a children’s book without first opening it
A drawing of a kid with a purple mohawk and a blue shirt doing a dance and saying “I call this dance ‘The Noam Chomsky’”
December 3, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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Today’s cursed item at the thrift
A promotional poster, framed, for CNN’s The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer. It has his face and his white hair and beard and his glasses and his black suit, white shirt and bright blue tie. (Blitzer dresses fine I think. Boring but classic quality look. I could be wrong I haven’t seen him in a while.) Anyway it’s like a 24x36 poster, framed, on a shelf at the Salvation Army thrift. I didn’t get close enough to see the price.
December 2, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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Opening the replies on this tweet
December 2, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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It’s so impressive teenagers from two states organized 30 teens for an egging in 1993. AOL didn’t even have buddy lists yet. Did they meet on rec.sport.baseball.phillies? #phillies on EFNet? A gopher server?
Two teens arrested for egging house of Mitch Williams Associated Press MOORESTOWN - Two teenagers were charged with pelting the home of Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher Mitch Williams with eggs to show their displeasure with his performance in the World Series. Hours after Williams gave up the series-winning home run against Toronto on Saturday, police said about 30 youngsters armed with cartons of eggs arrived at Williams' house. Williams was not at the house - after leaving Toronto, he flew to his home in Arlington, Texas, where he lives during much of the offseason. When police arrived, most of the youths fled, but two were taken into custody — a 17-year-old from Gwynedd, Pa. and a 16-year-old from Moorestown. Both were released to their parents and could face harassment charges, police said. Police had been patrolling the area since Oct. 20 after at least two death threats against Williams. The threats began after Williams blew a five-run lead and the Phillies lost Game 4 of the World Series. Phillies spokesman Larry Shenk downplayed reports that Williams was upset by the incident. "The issue is over. It's being blown out of proportion," Shenk said Tuesday. "He's out hunting in Texas with his brother." Williams has lived in Moorestown since February and had enjoyed a celebrity status. Well-wishers put up signs on his lawn and house saying "Good Luck Mitch" and motorists honked their horns as they drove past.
December 1, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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When the PA Lottery brought back Gus the Groundhog as a CGI creation instead of a puppet a decade ago, one of Gus’s puppet creators told The Patriot-News that “nobody likes CGI characters, unless they are monsters or robots.” www.pennlive.com/politics/201...
Rick Lazzarini, who had a hand in Gus' creation, is among those who are voicing opposition to the switch to a computer-generated character. "Unfortunately, the PA Lottery and Ad Agency MARC USA are sullying that institution by bringing back a soulless, computer-generated imitation of Gus. What the people of Pennsylvania missed was the endearing puppet that took a team of talented puppeteers to bring to life, interacting with the humans in the ads," Lazzarini said. "Nobody likes CGI characters, unless they are monsters or robots. Did anyone like it when they switched Yoda from a beautifully crafted and performed puppet to a pale CGI version? Nope."
December 1, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Pennsylvania’s greatest holiday tradition
Map of the United States. There's a calendar up at the top that says DEC 1. The entire country is red, except for Pennsylvania is in green. The key says RED is "I don't want a lot for Christmas…" and the key says GREEN is “This holiday season my good friend gave to me…” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gyy2q75ucek
December 1, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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In 2004, The Guardian asked Todd Rundgren about his favorite websites. The first one listed: eBaum’s World. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Todd Rundgren's favourites www.ebaumsworld.com www.flashkit.com/index.shtml www.google.com www.otisfodder.com/365days.html www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/director/
November 30, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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Ever since I was a tiny boy
I don’t want dot matrix
I don’t need no toy
I got an Apple II and QuarkXPress
I want that new HP LaserJet

I want a laser printer
I want to print at three hundred dpi
(Yes, I do)
I want a laser printer
I don’t want it printing line by line
(That’s right)
A photo of TODD RUNDGREN dressed like a vampire Elvis impersonator. Under it is a quote: "A laser printer." TODD RUNDGREN Photograph is by Mark Weiss
November 30, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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In 1987 Family Computing magazine asked “computer-using celebrities” what they wanted for Christmas. Julia Child wanted a potion that taught her MS-DOS. Steve Wozniak would like a girlfriend. Robin Williams said he’d “like to be able to jack in directly.” And Todd Rundgren needed a laser printer.
Excerpt of magazine page. It says "Dear Santa: Computer-using celebrities tell us what they want for Christmas." The Story is by Kathryn Bonn. "I'd like a magic potion. By drinking it, I'd have a full understanding of MS-DOS at my fingertips." JULIA CHILD "A smaller laser printer... and a girlfriend who loves computers." STEVE WOZNIAK "I'd like to be able to jack in directly [to a computer)." ROBIN WILLIAMS Excerpt of magazine page with more celebrity quotes. "A giant screen so that I can create huge computer-generated images." KEITH HARING "I'd like a better-quality, faster, quieter printer." LINDA ELERBEE "I'd like a program that could tell me the results of every batter-pitcher confrontation in the National League." DAVEY JOHNSON "I'd like to guarantee that I never accidently make a foolish mistake." WILLIAM F. BUCKLEY, JR. "I'd like a Cray [supercomputer]." PENN (the taller half of PENN & TELLER) "A laser printer." TODD RUNDGREN
November 30, 2025 at 6:40 PM