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Imperialism on Planet Lovetron: Darryl Dawkins, Rudyard Kipling, NFL films, and the origins of the postmodern NBA
ABSTRACT This article offers a cultural-historical analysis of a tribute video dedicated to NBA player Darryl Dawkins, which ran during the halftime intermission of game six of the 1980 NBA Finals between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Los Angeles Lakers. The video features the voice of NFL Films narrator John Facenda reading the Victorian-era British writer Rudyard Kipling’s poem ‘If–’ over a montage of scenes of Dawkins.
Opinion: We’re at risk of plunging into fascism while staring at our phones
As we approach the 2024 presidential election, I thought it would be helpful to set the moment in the context of another election in which democratic structures, the rule of law and an open society were under threat – Germany in 1932. At this point, little doubt remains that Donald Trump and the current Republican Party are anti-democratic. Trump and his allies proudly announce it.
100 years after his death, Gen Z loves Franz Kafka. Now they ought to read him, too.
The writer Franz Kafka died 100 years ago on June 3, 1924, one month shy of his 41st birthday. A century after his death, the books and stories by the Jewish writer from Prague remain widely read, and his cultural influence has been profound. And for reasons not entirely related to the anniversary, he is having a cultural moment.
100 years after his death, Gen Z loves Franz Kafka. Now they ought to read him, too.
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š Celebrating Marion Motley
Welcome to this weekās edition of All Sports Books. I have the privilege of sharing the cover of a new š book publicly for the first time. Breaking Through the Lines: The Marion Motley Story is an upcoming biography of Marion Motley, one of the first four players to break American Footballās unwritten color barrier. I previously reviewed an excellent book on one of the other three, Kenny Washington, last year.
The Global Economic Crisis — Seen In The Outstretched Hands of Berlin’s Poor
I park my bicycle in front of the organic grocery store and lock it among the others. I’m proud of my bike, a Gudereit Fantasy Classic, which together with the lock and child seat cost around eight hundred euros or close to a thousand dollars. Among the other bikes stationed there it is nothing special. It’s solid bike, reliable. I ride to my office and back home each day, some ten miles in total. With its wide, flat streets, Berlin is a great city for biking. My aim is to shop and get home quickly.
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