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10 Great Longform Essays About Football in American Culture

10 Great Longform Essays About Football in American Culture

Pre-Superbowl Reading—or a way to avoid it completely

By Emily Temple | February 3, 2017

The Joy of Running

The Joy of Running

On the Fundamental Human Rhythm of One Foot After the Other

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The New Literature of MMA

The New Literature of MMA

On the 21st Century Writing About a Very 21st Century Sport

By Dwyer Murphy | November 11, 2016

A Literary Look at the Last Time the Cubs Won the World Series

A Literary Look at the Last Time the Cubs Won the World Series

The Year in Literature, 1908. Or, Variations on a Meme

By Emily Temple | November 3, 2016

Ha Jin on the Long Reach of the Chinese Government

Ha Jin on the Long Reach of the Chinese Government

Love, Betrayal, and the Totalitarian Machine

By Dylan Foley | October 25, 2016

On the Short-Lived All-American Girls Professional Baseball League

On the Short-Lived All-American Girls Professional Baseball League

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