Barry Petchesky
@barryp.bsky.social
Deputy editor, Defector.com
What are you doing
January 16, 2026 at 4:04 PM
What are you doing
January 15, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Trends alert: the po’boy place that became a poke place that became a Detroit pizza place has become a ramen place.
January 15, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Trends alert: the po’boy place that became a poke place that became a Detroit pizza place has become a ramen place.
I've been looking for a reason to write about the Disintegration Loops for a while but then I realized "you can just blog stuff." defector.com/the-disinteg...
'The Disintegration Loops' Are Music's Loveliest Death | Defector
It is hard to say what mood I need to be in to have the urge to put on The Disintegration Loops, because it is hard to say what mood they express. The same five- or 10-second loop, so obviously mournf...
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January 14, 2026 at 4:56 PM
I've been looking for a reason to write about the Disintegration Loops for a while but then I realized "you can just blog stuff." defector.com/the-disinteg...
Reposted by Barry Petchesky
Today is a great reminder that we can never be too ready.
January 13, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Today is a great reminder that we can never be too ready.
Sacked by Greg Visigoth
The Chargers fired offensive coordinator Greg Roman, sources tell The Insiders.
January 13, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Sacked by Greg Visigoth
I can’t remember the last time I knew peace within the 90 minutes of the daily wet food serving.
January 9, 2026 at 3:52 PM
I can’t remember the last time I knew peace within the 90 minutes of the daily wet food serving.
"2026" is a pretty futuristic-sounding year. 2027 is not. I can't explain this. The next big one is 2031. 2049 is gonna be huge.
January 2, 2026 at 5:45 PM
"2026" is a pretty futuristic-sounding year. 2027 is not. I can't explain this. The next big one is 2031. 2049 is gonna be huge.
This all happened to one guy. defector.com/what-horribl...
What Horrible Things Did We Do To Our Penises Last Year? | Defector
Getting stuff stuck in your rectum is so 2025. Doing Looney Tunes–style violence to your groin is the new hotness. Below are some very real, very gnarly penis injuries suffered by Americans. All descr...
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January 1, 2026 at 2:43 PM
This all happened to one guy. defector.com/what-horribl...
Getting vibes of "the worst Baen cover of all time," I'm in as hell
December 29, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Getting vibes of "the worst Baen cover of all time," I'm in as hell
Thank you, doing Final Architecture next and open to all recs
December 29, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Thank you, doing Final Architecture next and open to all recs
‘Children of Time’ whips, if you like sci-fi at all you should read it. defector.com/the-best-thi...
The Best Things We Read In 2025 | Defector
This is what the Defector staff read and enjoyed in 2025. The Trials of Gabriel Ward Murder Mystery Series, by Sally Smith Thanks to Wake Up Dead Man, I have reentered my murder mystery phase, which h...
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December 29, 2025 at 6:22 PM
‘Children of Time’ whips, if you like sci-fi at all you should read it. defector.com/the-best-thi...
Do it in the Chambers St. J/Z you coward
EXCLUSIVE: @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social will be sworn in as mayor on midnight on January 1 inside the old abandoned City Hall subway station, saying that he sees the venue as a symbol for the aims of his upcoming administration.
EXCLUSIVE: Mamdani Will Be Sworn In At Abandoned Original City Hall Subway Station
The mayor-elect will kick off a new era by throwing things back to an older one.
buff.ly
December 29, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Do it in the Chambers St. J/Z you coward
Reposted by Barry Petchesky
whatever 2026 holds i don't think anything next year will be funnier than Chicago Pope. 2025 was overall a huge stinker but Chicago Pope was an all time great B-plot
December 28, 2025 at 3:11 PM
whatever 2026 holds i don't think anything next year will be funnier than Chicago Pope. 2025 was overall a huge stinker but Chicago Pope was an all time great B-plot
Didn't mention it in here but the newest Deafheaven album really is as good as everyone says it is. defector.com/the-best-thi...
The Best Things We Heard In 2025 | Defector
This is what the Defector staff listened to and enjoyed this year. From the Pyre, by The Last Dinner Party In a year where the pop star praised most for being a songwriter put out a lyrically narrow a...
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December 26, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Didn't mention it in here but the newest Deafheaven album really is as good as everyone says it is. defector.com/the-best-thi...
The algorithm's been serving me a lot of meteorologist (and apparently enthusiast?) accounts lately and man these guys hate each other.
December 26, 2025 at 6:57 PM
The algorithm's been serving me a lot of meteorologist (and apparently enthusiast?) accounts lately and man these guys hate each other.
Merry Christmas to all. defector.com/what-did-we-...
What Did We Get Stuck In Our Rectums Last Year? | Defector
This is the time of year to be grateful for not having things stuck in our asses, and to think of those less fortunate than us. So spare a thought for those Americans who misjudged the capacity of the...
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December 25, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Merry Christmas to all. defector.com/what-did-we-...
The correct take is that Avatar 1 actually did have very little cultural footprint but 2 and 3 do big-time.
December 21, 2025 at 11:30 PM
The correct take is that Avatar 1 actually did have very little cultural footprint but 2 and 3 do big-time.
Delighted to have @lizcookkc.bsky.social writing for us and she is in her damn wheelhouse defector.com/two-nights-p...
Two Nights Playing With Fire At Patrick Mahomes And Travis Kelce's Steakhouse | Defector
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — As celebrity restaurant mascots, athletes offer a tidy sense of vertical integration: Why not supply the very calories they need to expend on the field? I’m surprised there are so f...
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December 16, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Delighted to have @lizcookkc.bsky.social writing for us and she is in her damn wheelhouse defector.com/two-nights-p...
Soap is free in Powerwash Simulator 2 and it’s an absolute game-changer.
December 1, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Soap is free in Powerwash Simulator 2 and it’s an absolute game-changer.
I also had no idea this was a Canadianism, but I've definitely picked it up via hockey osmosis.
have lived in the US for 15 years and this is how I learned that “it’s a bit of a gong show” is a Canadian figure of speech
How A Campy 1970s Game Show Became Part Of Canada's National Lexicon | Defector
On tiny Hornby Island northwest of Vancouver, after the Women’s World Cup in the summer of 2015, our bed-and-breakfast host was telling us about the town. The pizza place in the park is terrific, he s...
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November 26, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I also had no idea this was a Canadianism, but I've definitely picked it up via hockey osmosis.
It is impressive in its way that Dyson has invented so many radical new designs for hand dryers but has yet to invent one that dries your hands.
November 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
It is impressive in its way that Dyson has invented so many radical new designs for hand dryers but has yet to invent one that dries your hands.
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...