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Derrick Rossignol

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Derrick is a writer from Maine who covers music, culture, and other topics for Uproxx and Nerdist, with bylines at The Boston Globe, The Guardian, Consequence of Sound, The A.V. Club, and other publications.

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Arootsakoostik: at the edge of the Maine wilderness, a music scene thrives

Arootsakoostik: at the edge of the Maine wilderness, a music scene thrives

Portland, the cultural capital of Maine, has venues such as the State Theatre, Port City Music Hall and Space…

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How Accurate Are High School Musical's Basketball Scenes? An In-Depth Look

How Accurate Are High School Musical's Basketball Scenes? An In-Depth Look

Ten years ago today, Troy Bolton sang and danced his way into our hearts with the premiere of High School Mus…

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Rap God: Hannibal Buress Reviews His Hip-Hop Career

Rap God: Hannibal Buress Reviews His Hip-Hop Career

posted by Derrick Rossignol on February 1, 2016 in Features If you know anything about Hannibal Buress beyond…

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Andrew W.K. is on Assignment from the Party Gods

Andrew W.K. is on Assignment from the Party Gods

Nerdist was in Toronto this past weekend for Riot Fest, and we strongly advise that you check out our festiva…

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Has Kanye West killed off the album as we know it?

Has Kanye West killed off the album as we know it?

On 8 January, Kanye West announced via Twitter that his seventh studio album, then named Swish but now titled…

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Cage The Elephant, Foals, Silversun Pickups, and Bear Hands Just Finished An Amazing Tour (Photos)

Cage The Elephant, Foals, Silversun Pickups, and Bear Hands Just Finished An Amazing Tour (Photos)

On Thursday night, Foals frontman Yannis Philippakis put his arm around my shoulder and grabbed my nipple, ki…

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Every NBA team's best-ever second-round draft pick

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By Derrick Rossignol, Mark Johns
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In the NBA Draft, the first round is where teams look for players who could be stars or at least contribute right away. Then there's the second round, where the stakes are low and not much is expected. Sometimes, though, second-round picks outplay their projections in major ways. The Magic don't have a rich history of hitting on second-round picks, with Pachulia being perhaps the best example.
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10 Game Boy Advance Games That Aged Like Fine Wine

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By Derrick Rossignol
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Published Jun 14, 2026, 10:45 PM EDT Derrick has written about everything from video games to music to basketball since starting his journalism career in 2012. His work has appeared in The AV Club, The Boston Globe, Engadget, The Guardian, Nintendo Life, Paste, Uproxx, and other publications. He also created the Pokémon-focused Kanto Weekly newsletter. Derrick joined the Games team at CBR in 2026. He's based in the Portland, Maine area.
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10 Greatest Pokémon Mobile Games, Ranked

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By Derrick Rossignol
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Derrick has written about everything from video games to music to basketball since starting his journalism career in 2012. His work has appeared in The AV Club, The Boston Globe, Engadget, The Guardian, Nintendo Life, Paste, Uproxx, and other publications. He also created the Pokémon-focused Kanto Weekly newsletter. Derrick joined the Games team at CBR in 2026. He's based in the Portland, Maine area.
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Have you ever used a typewriter?

I've probably pecked around on one at some point, but it's never been a part of my life because I'm not insufferable.

What's your favorite social network?

ask.fm because I like being bullied by middle schoolers.

Who do you wish followed you?

When I'm going into the dark, Ben Gibbard.
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