A Good Conversation is Like a (Good) Game of Tennis

A Good Conversation is Like a (Good) Game of Tennis

Benjamin Markovits on the Value of Making Contact

By Benjamin Markovits | September 6, 2019

Parsing the Endless Nuances of British Stereotypes

Parsing the Endless Nuances of British Stereotypes

And What it Means For Writing British Characters

By Benjamin Markovits | February 19, 2019

On the Intensity of Watching Basketball Alone in a Foreign Country

On the Intensity of Watching Basketball Alone in a Foreign Country

Benjamin Markovits Was Not Going to Miss Jordan's Comeback

By Benjamin Markovits | December 6, 2018

Why Do I Still Care If the US Men's Basketball Team Wins Gold?

Why Do I Still Care If the US Men's Basketball Team Wins Gold?

Benjamin Markovits on Winning Streaks and the Rest of the World

By Benjamin Markovits | August 19, 2016

Saul Bellow: Of Crackpots and Conmen

Saul Bellow: Of Crackpots and Conmen

An Appreciation by Benjamin Markovits

By Benjamin Markovits | June 10, 2015

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