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You don’t have to see him to know he’s there—you can smell him. Even through the screen. The opening of the third season of Slow Horses has Jackson Lamb (Gary Oldman), only his shoes visible, supine on a pristine couch in a high-end clinic. A wincing fart emerges from his general direction and one of ..read more
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The two iron laws of posting online are as follows: understand the terrain, and never, ever let anyone know you’re mad. Elon Musk, former regulatory-credit-arbitrage moron turned pretend car manufacturer/anti-bank balance-sheet activist, is someone incredibly dedicated to posting, both as a matter of owning the picks and shovels and actually doing it himself. All the ..read more
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I don’t know if you’ve ever tried to have lamb soup in the summer, but my god, is it an ordeal. I’m talking about lamb soup the way that my parents make it, which is at its core very simple: lamb shank, some spices (meaning seasoning), some spice (meaning capsaicin), simmered and then served with ..read more
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The only feature film I happened to see this year was The Banshees of Inisherin. Not to brag, but it was playing on an Aer Lingus flight back from Ireland in the spring. I’m not much of a cinema guy, and I’d bet I wouldn’t have liked or even finished watching the movie had I ..read more
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Defector has partnered with Baseball Prospectus to bring you a taste of their work. They write good shit that we think you’ll like. If you do like it, we encourage you to check out their site and subscribe. This story was originally published at Baseball Prospectus on December 7. On opening day 2024, Juan Soto is going to be on his ..read more
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Where possible, you want to avoid situations that require you to clarify to a scrum of local and national media that you regret having handed it to the perpetrators of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. This wisdom applies even in circumstances where the humiliating public mea culpa might conceivably need to be delivered as the ..read more
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For people in my demographic cohort, I would say that I have roughly an average relationship with The Simpsons. That is, I can’t imagine what my brain, personality, sense of humor, or life would be like without it, and also that I turn into a total raving goofus whenever given the opportunity to talk about ..read more
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According to an indictment filed in U.S. District Court in Jacksonville, former Jacksonville Jaguars employee Amit Patel siphoned away more than $22 million from the team over the course of three-and-a-half years and used it to fund a decidedly lavish lifestyle. The Athletic reported the news on Wednesday, and though the indictment only names the ..read more
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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. And buy Drew’s book, “The Night The Lights Went Out,” through here. I am not a person. I am a dot. There I am on my phone: a pulsing blue dot with ..read more
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In Brazilian soccer, there is an elite tier of clubs that are always entrenched at the top of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: Palmeiras, Corinthians, Flamengo, São Paulo, and Santos define soccer excellence in the biggest country in South America. Prior to Wednesday, Palmeiras and Corinthians were the only teams from that group to have ..read more