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Recent Sports ColumnsWednesday, January 7 2009
Dave Zirin: A Sportswriter with Real Punch"We can pretend sports isn't political just as well as we can pretend there is no such thing as gravity if we fall out of an airplane." (more From the Cheap Seats) Sunday, December 14 2008
The Thinking Voice of the NFL: A Conversation with Mike Carlson"If I was doing the same thing in the States, I’d probably be getting lot more criticism, not only from the fans but also from the people themselves." (more Sticky Wickets) Monday, December 8 2008
Presidential AnglingNow that Barack Obama is America's 44th president, in the spirit of his predecessors, he might want to take up fishing. (more The Tackle Box) Monday, December 1 2008
There Was No Way to Tell This Man Was a MonsterScott Keith's Dungeon of Death is a confused, unfocused, meandering account of the most gruesome death yet in an industry known for killing off its performers at startlingly young ages. (more Lowbrow Literati) 
Change Some Can’t Believe InLewis Hamilton, the precocious, handsome son of a black father and white mother (remind you of anyone?), is the Formula One Champion of the world. (more Sticky Wickets) Thursday, November 20 2008
Future Primitive: Kimbo Slice’s Cruelest CutSlice, whose fortunes were at once torn asunder and radically refigured by a hurricane, constitutes a perfect storm of racial stereotypes himself. (more From the Cheap Seats) Wednesday, October 29 2008
Open Season on ZebrasIf prime time sports were a new invention, as opposed to the end result of well over 100 years of recreational history, would the powers that be entrust management of the games to old men with whistles? (more Sticky Wickets) Tuesday, August 5 2008
Better You Be a Team PlayerSports, as emphasized in films such as Eight Men Out and The Untouchables, are a helpful way of organizing and enforcing our daily behaviors. (more From the Cheap Seats) |
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