A winter wind blows through the lonely friction of sound. On a rainy day, a pale tree sways there. It must be evening. Singer Choi Baek-ho (75) was emaciated. “I lost 15 kg,” he said. “It’s called ...

This was a big year for San Diego theater, with many ambitious world premiere musicals and plays produced by theaters large and small. In 2025, I reviewed nearly 120 local productions. Normally, I ...

This is what the Defector staff listened to and enjoyed this year. From the Pyre, by The Last Dinner Party In a year where ...

Plus, the James Cameron request that surprised her, and how she honored Janis Joplin in one section of the original song.

Perhaps a wise prophet named Addison Rae sums it up best: "So I put my headphones on / Listen to my favorite song." And, boy, ...

Elizabeth Chan is in her 15th consecutive year of releasing a new Christmas album every year, and going through a divorce and ...

Fancy adding an excellent Vampire Survivors-style game to your PC gaming library, absolutely free? Of course you do. 20 Minutes Till Dawn is currently free to own on the Epic Game Store – but you’ve ...

How much physical activity — and how often — is needed to help stall dementia? For older adults with mild cognitive decline, there is now an answer: at least 20 minutes, at least twice weekly. He ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...