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Victor Wembanyama Doesn't Make Sense (1985)

On watching an evolutionary leap in real time...and hoping it lasts.

Nov 14 •

Michael Weinreb

Victor Conte and the Triumph of Shamelessness (2000)

How the BALCO founder pioneered the logic of our cynical age.

Nov 12 •

Michael Weinreb

Gus Johnson, Fox Sports, and the Exhaustion of Bro Culture

Is the era of screaming gimmickry finally subsiding?

Nov 7 •

Michael Weinreb

When Did Quarterbacks Become Too Perfect? (1987)

How the NFL systematized brilliance--and what it means for the rest of us.

Nov 5 •

Michael Weinreb

Blame Canada (1980)

Strange Brew, the Blue Jays, and how America learned to stop worrying and annex Canada.

Oct 31 •

Michael Weinreb

Most Popular

"You dust yourself off and you go again" (1964)

Apr 15 • Michael Weinreb

Why Won't The NFL Enforce Its Own Rule? (1992)

Oct 29 • Michael Weinreb

Wade Boggs on a Horse (1996)

Mar 7 • Michael Weinreb

How the All-Star Game lost all meaning (2002)

Jul 16 • Michael Weinreb

Throwbacks: A Newsletter About Sports History and Culture

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