Time for your weekly edition of the Defector Funbag. Got something on your mind? Email the Funbag. You can also read Drew over at SFGATE, and buy Drew’s books while you’re at it. Today, we’re talking ...

The best choice is a murder mystery, and the most stylish murder mystery of recent years is Knives Out. Both in terms of how ...

Russia’s tiny advances in 2025 sold Putin on inevitable victory in Ukraine,” Robyn Dixon, Washington Post, 11.25.25. Dixon reports, “‘Russia’s slow grind in 2025 has gained it less than an additional ...