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Sport
That time on ESPN when Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier got into a fight in the studio
The Shirts vs The Blouses: the OG bout
Chess as a tool for social transformation in Jamaica
From kings and queens to Queensbury in Kingston (tenuous chess link there)
For Colossal, Grace Ebert covered Keerthana Kunnath’s photo series about a community of female bodybuilders in Kerala, titled “Not What You Saw”: Set against common backdrops like beaches, the outside of a traditional Indian home, and lush, green foliage, the collection highlights an alternative vision of beauty grounded in immense female power.
Madison Keys is the 2025 Australian Open Women’s Singles champion
Keys open doors, as my old head of year used to say.
Olympics / Soccer / Sport / Summer Olympics / Wrestling
The top 10 posts of 2024
What were the most viewed articles of 4
For JSTOR Daily, Livia Gershon looked back at “The Rumble in the Jungle”, the World Heavyweight Championship match between George Foreman and Muhammad Ali held in Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo): The 1974 Rumble in the Jungle was freighted with symbolism regarding American racial politics and the pan-African struggle in the context of the Cold War.
Incredible pool clearance by 9 year old Teddy White in a game of English 8-ball pool. The kids are alright (at cue sports).
Glorious on the female and non-binary photographers ‘changing the way we see sport’: We all know those iconic sports photos—the triumphant victory, the crushing defeat. But there’s a whole world of sports photography out there, and many of its most exciting voices are female and non-binary.
Aliza Rudavsky on how breakdancers avoid breaking their necks
In the words of Wu-Tang Clan, protect ya neck!
Taisiia Onofriichuk’s Olympic rhythmic gymnastic performance to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” was sensational for multiple reasons. I’m surprised that the Olympics, Eurosport or BBC haven’t covered this yet.
'Futsal Meets Skateboarding' in this New Balance commercial
‘A lifestyle-inspired, performance-driven, hybrid futsal and skate shoe.’
Roger Federer vs. Pineapple, a 7-year old prodigy
Roger’s affinity to China and racquet sports continues!