Rachelle Hampton

Jan 30, 2025 | xpresschronicle.com | Rachelle Hampton

In the final months of 2023, I made one of my most controversial decisions. More than four years had elapsed since I’d last upgraded my phone; the battery life had already begun its slow descent into either planned or technologically inevitable obsolescence. I’d reached the point in life where purchasing a new phone was more of a chore than anything else. And besides, I loved my then-current phone, the iPhone 12 mini.

Jan 30, 2025 | defector.com | Rachelle Hampton

In the final months of 2023, I made one of my most controversial decisions. More than four years had elapsed since I'd last upgraded my phone; the battery life had already begun its slow descent into either planned or technologically inevitable obsolescence. I'd reached the point in life where purchasing a new phone was more of a chore than anything else. And besides, I loved my then-current phone, the iPhone 12 mini.

Jan 2, 2025 | defector.com | Rachelle Hampton

Time for your weekly edition of the Defector Funbag. Got something on your mind? Email the Funbag. And buy Drew’s book,The Night The Lights Went Out, while you’re at it. Drew's off. Today, we're talking about Jesus's farts, woodwinds, Monty Python, and more. Hello Funbaggers (I'm assuming that's how y'all refer to yourselves), this is Rachelle Hampton, a non-Drew staff writer here at Defector. First: an apology, both for not being Drew and for being late with this week's Funbag.

Dec 24, 2024 | slate.com | Candice Lim |Rachelle Hampton

We break down the 52-part TikTok series starring an Atlanta woman who was trapped, bamboozled and chronically scammed by her ex-husband Choose your preferred player: For questions about subscriptions or your Slate Plus feed, check our FAQ. If you can't access your feeds, please contact customer support. Thanks! Check your phone for a link to finish setting up your feed. Please enter a 10-digit phone number.

Dec 20, 2024 | defector.com | Rachelle Hampton

In an industry-wide first, the National Labor Relations Board argued last week that contestants participating in Netflix’s hit reality TV dating show Love Is Blind should be classified as employees. If implemented into policy—which, admittedly, seems unlikely given the fact that Trump is expected to fire the current NLRB general legal counsel—the filing could not only give more on-set protection to participants of shows like Love Is Blind but potentially allow them to unionize.