It’s amazing how a brutal sport can evoke such eloquent prose. Among the top-notch writers who have contributed novels and non-fiction assessments about the squared circle are A.J. Liebling, Joyce Carol Oates, and Norman Mailer. Add... Read More

With its myriad services and applications, Google seems to offer everything short of a cure for the common cold. According to Vaidhyanathan, a professor of media studies and law at the University of Virginia, however, that might not... Read More

Move over, Indiana Jones; there’s a new anthropologist/hero in town. When a simple shepherd in the Afghan mountains literally stumbles upon an ancient relic, he can’t imagine the terrible power his discovery may unleash. Meanwhile,... Read More

How do we know what we know? This is a concept that has plagued humanity since the days of the first philosophers. David Strumfels’ Wondering About is more than the science book it purports to be, since it goes deeper than the... Read More

Thanks to a strong marketing campaign over the last few years, NASCAR—the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing—has become one of the hottest games in town. For hardcore fans, the sport offers a constant buzz. For others,... Read More

Most scholars and laypeople agree that Thomas Jefferson was a Renaissance man. But scholarly treatments of his accomplishments in government, literature, philosophy, and invention omit his influence on the culinary world. Curious minds... Read More

Many writers dream of swapping lives, at least for a little while, with their subjects. This is especially true in the sports field, where writers are surrounded by men and women who are admired for their athletic prowess. George... Read More

For David Zirin, the unexamined sports life is not worth living. While other writers might be content to browse over box scores or dish the dirt on the private lives of athletes, he prefers to look deeper into how the games address (or... Read More