Diana Moskovitz

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And on the 18th day, I rejoiced!

I am *so* excited to announce that I will be writing my first book! It’s about the woman who took on some of the most powerful men in sports, pushed to get women’s athletics into the modern Olympics, and whose efforts helped change how the world views who gets to be an athlete.

And on Day 14, God laughed.

Welp. I got Covid. A good friend recommended now was the time to do nothing but catch up on Ken Burns documentaries, and I agree. So gimme your best Ken Burns recs because wow do I have the time all of a sudden!!

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i've got a new story about the seemingly sinking ship that is the unc women's soccer program, which is now marked by allegations of a coach dating player, a mass exodus of transfers, and a lot of very, very unhappy players who feel deeply disrespected www.theassemblync.com/culture/spor...

Is the Long Reign of UNC Women's Soccer Over?www.theassemblync.com A parade of UNC women's soccer players left this year, and UNC investigated a coach. But athletes say those are just two signs of trouble.

For @defector.bsky.social I wrote about the joy of watching baseball in Japan why you need to go halfway around the world to have fun at the ballpark:

The Key To Having Fun At A Baseball Game Is Flying To The Other Side Of The World | Defectordefector.com TOKYO AND LOS ANGELES — I should have bought the cheer bats. That’s what I kept telling myself. All around me, fans packed into the tiny plastic seats of Tokyo’s Meiji Jingu Stadium; somewhere below, ...

Over @flaminghydra.com I did a sort of letter of recommendation for the animated TV series Molang—in which a bunny + their best friend, the bird Piu Piu, solve all sorts of quandaries (chicken pox! TV fame! getting stuck in the king's wig!) in under three minutes. flaminghydra.com/molang-at-ni...

Molang at Nightflaminghydra.com by Diana Moskovitz You do not need me to tell you that the news right now is very bad. It’s horrifying. It’s appalling. It’s terrifying. Or, in the words of my colleague Maria Bustillos in this ver...

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Justice delivered to notable Yankees fan: defector.com/justice-deli...

Justice Delivered To Notable Yankees Fan | Defectordefector.com They got his ass. His ass is frowning. His ass is sitting slack. Thank you for your continued support of Defector. Onward.

I wrote about the release of the Scottie Scheffler videos and everything police did and did not say about it:

Louisville Police Have Very Little To Say | Defectordefector.com Thursday’s Louisville Metro Police Department news dump on their arrest of PGA golfer Scottie Scheffler last week began with spokesperson Sgt. Matt Sanders giving a quick plan for “today’s run of show...

Finally at my first Dodgers game of the season and it’s Korean heritage night—so they brought in a K-pop group! Riize! Riize performed two songs before the game and said, “It’s time for Dodger baseball!”

The blog every Phoenix Suns fan who also reads @defector.bsky.social has been waiting for is *finally* here: A post-season debrief with the world’s (still) most pessimistic Suns fan

A Post-Season Debrief With The World's (Still) Most Pessimistic Suns Fan | Defectordefector.com Before the most recent NBA season, I spoke with one person—let’s call him Anonymous Phoenix Suns Fan, as you will never guess who he is—and he said, despite Phoenix’s offseason roster moves that gener...

It's the end of the day, relax with my story about learning to be at peace with the fact that my home will never be tidy! Over in the @flaminghydra.com

"Good" Housekeeping Let's consider moral panic involving laundry with @dianamoskovitz.bsky.social! New today in Flaming Hydra flaminghydra.com/good-houseke...

"Good" Housekeepingflaminghydra.com by Diana Moskovitz I am not what you would call an all-star at maintaining a magazine-cover-worthy home. My closet is not organized by color or shape or size or type because it is not organized at ...

It's not quite a proper obit, more like a fond remembrance for our dearly departed Lilly—the biggest fraidy cat who gradually became the bravest girl. Or, you could say, it's a PSA for why you should always check the box spring if your cat goes missing:

For Lilly, Always There | Defectordefector.com I didn’t see much of Lilly for the first five years of our life together. Or maybe it was four or six or some other number. I wasn’t really counting. In the pre-smartphone, pre-social media world, tra...

Did a Q&A with professor Margot Susca, who has studied private equity in journalism for years, on Fortress Investment Group, the group that gutted Vice—or, as she put it, "the locusts of the newspaper world." We discussed the private equity playbook, what it's done to the news, and what comes next.

"The Locusts Of The Newspaper World": How Fortress Investment Group Decimated Newspapers Before Gutting Vice | Defectordefector.com Vice News laid off hundreds of workers last month. It stopped publishing news on its website, and the company laid off workers from Vice-owned Refinery29, too. Vice Media CEO Bruce Dixon’s confusion a...

From @jaywillis.bsky.social: Tim Burke’s indictment is a political choice disguised as a legal act defector.com/tim-burkes-i...

Jen talked with more than a dozen minor league players for this—which requires building a lot of trust—was able to show all the ways minor league baseball is *still* letting down players from non-English speaking countries. A great read covering a lot as we all get ready for baseball season ⤵️

when it comes to life in the minor leagues, there's still obstacles for international players that might not seem obvious to many. my latest for Defector: defector.com/the-life-of-...

The Life Of An International Minor League Baseball Player Has Never Been Simple | Defectordefector.com Jill Gearin’s official title last year with the Visalia Rawhide, a Low-A affiliate for the Arizona Diamondbacks, was director of broadcasting and media relations manager. This meant that she prepared ...

For @flaminghydra.bsky.social I wrote about the National Weather Service and why its flesh-and-blood human beings are far more reliable than a weather app. (And I managed to do so while still following Elmore Leonard's sage advice: Never open with the weather.)

Storm Watchflaminghydra.com Straight from the source at the National Weather Service

I did a writeup with details of the Andy Polo civil trial. A jury found him liable last week for assault and battery connected to domestic violence.

Peruvian International Andy Polo Found Liable For Domestic Violence | Defectordefector.com Two people representing the Portland Timbers showed up at Génessis Alarcón’s home back in May of 2021. They were there because law enforcement had been there, too, after a friend of Alarcón’s called 9...

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This is a great op-ed by Rhonda LeValdo (Acoma Pueblo), a founder of Not in Our Honor and a professor at Haskell Indian Nations University. First published in the Kansas City Star. www.vox.com/first-person...

The Kansas City Chiefs’ "Arrowhead Chop" chant isn’t a tribute to people like me. It’s racist.www.vox.com The offensive fight song needs to go.

Yes, the Super Bowl is fun. Yes, Taylor Swift + Travis Kelce is the real-life romcom of the decade. And yes, the name and imagery used by Kansas City's NFL team are racist. Protestors will be at this year's game. And there's been a lot written + said about this. Here's a few sources 🧵

A man stands accused of running a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme—all based on sneakers. In the second half of my two-part podcast on this bizarre true story, reported with @davidgardner.bsky.social for Meadowlark Media, the other shoe drops, and we visit Eugene, Oregon, to track things down.

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Defector is hiring a staff writer! defectormedia.recruitee.com/o/staff-writ...

Staff Writer at Defector Mediadefectormedia.recruitee.com We're looking to add to our editorial staff in 2024.

I wrote about the sexual assault charges brought against five pro hockey players—and how that sits within the wider context of sports and violence.

It's Hockey's Turn To Reckon With Sexual Violence | Defectordefector.com Police in London, Ontario, confirmed Monday what had mostly been pieced together by reporters and fans: Criminal charges had been brought against five professional hockey players—Dillon Dubé of the...

Sneaker reseller Michael Malekzadeh helmed an online company that netted him millions—until the U.S. Department of Justice accused him of running a Ponzi scheme. Today, Part 1 of the podcast on it, reported by myself and @davidgardner.bsky.social, premieres for Meadowlark Media.

Here's my writeup of the Kevin Porter Jr. plea deal:

Kevin Porter Jr. Accepts Plea Deal, Will Avoid Jail Time | Defectordefector.com Kevin Porter Jr. pleaded guilty Tuesday to a charge of misdemeanor assault and a harassment violation. Per the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, the former Houston Rockets player can avoid any j...

Wrote about Mary Lou Retton: defector.com/mary-lou-ret...

Happy Friday from Lilly! She wasn’t expected to make it to 2024, but here she is! (Her breed is Tamarac, Florida, parking lot and we think she’s 19. She’s an old lady, but she’s still got spirit!!)

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FLAMING HYDRA writers and artists cooperative is coming soon, a different approach to independent media Check out our Holiday Preview Spectacular, with holiday instant classics from @tomscocca.bsky.social @dianamoskovitz.bsky.social and Leila Brillson flaminghydra.com/preview/

Your Holiday PREVIEW SPECTACULARflaminghydra.com It’s time to BREATHE FIRE.

I picked Simone Biles conquering the YDP vault as my sports moment of the year over at @defector.bsky.social Plus a few words from myself about why it’s sad that, all these decades later, women’s sports still require so much background, context and explanation. ⤵️ defector.com/defectors-fa...

In the mood for holiday fun? And by that, I mean my serious to the point of ridiculous analysis of the journalism ethics of Meg Ryan’s character in Sleepless in Seattle? An utter joy of writing this for @mariabustillos.bsky.social over at @flaminghydra.bsky.social ⤵️ flaminghydra.com/preview/