Daniel Lao-Talens

Surprised that the "make a play here and there outside of structure" example wasn't his game vs. Stanford or basically his entire Cal career

How did they not call it a "Bobo-liography"

Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.

Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

What We Loved About Dan McQuade | Defector Today is Dan McQuade’s funeral. To celebrate our friend, we wanted to give the people he worked with a place to explain what they loved so much about him. If you would like to support Dan’s widow Jan,...

What we loved about Dan McQuade:

The Telfair Museum is actually a nice place to wander around for an afternoon away from the sun and there are some interesting pieces there.

Dan McQuade, 1983–2026 | Defector Dan McQuade, our friend and colleague, died this week at the age of 43. He is survived by his wife and young son. At the end of 2024, Dan was diagnosed with neuroendocrine cancer. The news of his diag...

I think the key that unlocks Dan was his desire to share the things he loved with other people. Wouldn’t be the worst way to honor him if we make the effort to do that for the things we love, too. defector.com/dan-mcquade-...

Ruin a band by changing one letter:

Broken Social Scent

I thinkl the Tyler Sheridan TAMU show should be called "AgMan" instead.

The boy scout and the old man from Up are going to absolutely destroy your football team.

[werner herzog voice] these prefabricated mortal pastries, dying for cheap spectacle

A hill on which I will die: Calvin and Hobbes is one of the great pieces of 20th-century American literature in no small part because it was never turned into anything aside from a comic strip. Leave it be.

The 2025 Hater’s Guide To The Williams-Sonoma Catalog | Defector [Opens front door while holding a toy corgi in one arm] Merry Christmas! Oh my God, you made it! I thought you might be stuck at the airport for weeks! Well, because it’s such madness out there. Piper...

Merry Christmas! It's the Hater's Guide To The Williams-Sonoma Catalog! defector.com/the-2025-hat...

Bring It On, Clueless, and She's All That make up a pretty strong LA teen movie collection.

You're at Panic

I need you at the Disco

Is the millennial "drinking from a hose" microwaving styrofoam instant noodles?

chart with title 10/17/25 dodgers-brewers y-axis is total bases x-axis is at-bats shohei ohtani is plotted high and to the left with 12 total bases in 3 at-bats the brewers (an entire mlb organization) against the opposing starting p;itcher, who happened to be shohei ohtani, are at bottom right with 3 hits in 19 at-bats

Welcome to Dorktown
Mayor, Shohei Ohtani

kids teacher just sent this home as part of an assignment he's doing and i want to smash every computer at the school

This is what the gang looked like when they finished hacking Willy Bank's server.

Travis is doing his best Saul Bloom and Patrick is a dead ringer for Turk Malloy.

The Not-So-Great Defector Bake Off Condemns The Atrocities Of Back-To-School Week | Defector Welcome back to The Not-So-Great Defector Bake Off, where Kelsey and Chris attempt to complete the technical challenges from the newest season of The Great British Bake Off in their own home…

The Defector idiots make some British concoction called “School Cake.” defector.com/the-not-so-g...

the album art for the upcoming 10 year anniversary edition of Carly Rae Jepsen's EMOTION with expanded tracks

there's a big problem with the culture here on bluesky, and it's that not nearly enough people are posting about the 10 year anniversary of Carly Rae Jepsen's groundbreaking and timeless album EMOTION being this year and how awesome that is

Sandra Day Real Estate

Bachman Taney Overdrive

Sagapo-Lau-tele imo

They want to sell you extra CFA sauce for the fries

Maria Sharapova-man 5000
Richard Gasquet Courts
Amelie Mauresmo-torhead
James Blake Street Dive
Lindsey Davenport-ishead

Turn bands into ships

Slipnaut
Sloop Dogg
SMS Franz Ferdinand
The Mast Dinner Party
Fall Out Buoy
Tacking Back Sunday

Well played. At least Lydia successfully pivoted to Asia at the end

No token war movie?

Yes but have you considered the beeps in the second opening?