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June 17, 2014
Alice Robb
In This Papua New Guinea Village, People Use Cell Phones to Call the Dead
June 17, 2014
Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff
French Revival? Five Story Lines to Watch During Les Bleus' Next Matches
Plus one supposedly burning question you can safely disregard
June 17, 2014
Sam Adams
The Distinct Charm of TV's Coen Brothers Remix
FX's 'Fargo' is less a tribute to the film than the entire oevre of the directors'
June 17, 2014
Geoff Dyer
How to Pass Time on an Aircraft Carrier
Find the places that resemble bars, play dominoes, imagine a fated connection
June 17, 2014
Ilan Stavans
The U.S.-Ghana Match Was the Best Worst Game of the Tournament
Years of investment, for what?
June 17, 2014
The New Republic Staff
Chris Hedges Defends Himself Against Accusations of Plagiarism—and Christopher Ketcham Responds
June 17, 2014
Elaine Teng
The Improbable Goal-Scoring Prowess of Germany's Thomas Muller
Slouchy socks, impeccable timing
June 17, 2014
Kevin Alexander
John Brooks and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very American Win
A hero who wasn't expected to play at all in Brazil
June 16, 2014
Julia Ioffe
My Dad Could Have Prevented Pepe's Red Card
No touching, no talking, and no messing up: The pillars of great refereeing
June 16, 2014
Jeffrey Schnapp, et al.
Authors of 'Digital_Humanities': Printed Books Are Vital
June 16, 2014
David Runciman
Why You Should (and Should Not) be Excited About Belgium’s New Golden Generation
A test for the unifying power of soccer
June 16, 2014
T.A. Frank
The 5 Most Shameless Secret Tapers
June 16, 2014
Alice Robb
Pepe's Headbutt Earned Him a Red Card. But Does Anger Sometimes Help Players, Too?
Whether or not it’s true, most athletes believe it does
June 16, 2014
Jess Walter
Pepe Kicks Those He's Already Downed
The Portuguese defender's history of violence
June 16, 2014
Eric Sasson
It's OK to Choose to Be Gay
Rick Perry said homosexuality is like alcoholism. He's wrong, but the LGBT movement could learn something from his ignorance.
June 16, 2014
Yannis Palaiologos
Kostas Mitroglou and Greece Could Really Use a Win
It's been a long ten years since Euro 2004
June 16, 2014
Alex Massie
Nate Silver and His Equations Don't Understand the World Cup
The dubiousness of Big Data's soccer predictions
June 16, 2014
Fernando Rodriguez-Vila
A Tale of Two Argentinas: What the Bosnia Game Taught Us About the Team's Conflicting Approaches
Argentina's game, like its politics, is bitterly divided.
June 16, 2014
Matthew Niederhauser
Photos of England Fans in "The Place to Avoid"
Matthew Niederhauser's photo diary: Day three.
June 16, 2014
Elizabeth Winkler
People Speaking a Foreign Language Make Less Emotional Decisions
And they give much more weight to utilitarian concerns

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