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The Wide, Wide World Jedediah Purdy - July 24, 2014 2

Avidly's North Carolina correspondent, Jedediah Purdy, discovered the magic of Facebook headline editing. Truthiness ensued. Jedediah Purdy: A way with rebar.

Saudade Soccer

Bodies and Minds Michelle Chihara - July 17, 2014 0

Soccer isn’t my game. I never played as a child. In fact, I avoided soccer the way I avoided all sports that involved projectile...

How Football Counts

Books You Should Read Ana Schwartz - July 11, 2014 0

This weekend, the last weekend of the World Cup, it’s worth pausing to watch the world celebrate its favorite sport. In the midst of it,...

Brazil’s Untergang

Bodies and Minds Morten Høi Jensen - July 9, 2014 0

For commentators on TV networks around the world, human speech was truly a cracked tin kettle Tuesday; if they weren’t expressing their utter disbelief,...

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Close Reading Jordan Alexander Stein - June 30, 2014 0

If I hum a few bars, you might begin to recall the tune. It goes like this. In August 1970, a warrant was issued...

“Like a Wedding”

The Wide, Wide World M.L. Peck - June 26, 2014 0

A confession: I had never been to a gay wedding before my own. Another: a gay wedding turns out to be pretty much the same...

7 Most Truthy NYT Columnists

Saudade Soccer

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Brazil’s Untergang

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“Like a Wedding”

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