Charts & Graphs
Political Playbook The athletic prowess of political leaders, from Mary, Queen of Scots’ passion for golf to Fidel Castro’s abilities as a relief pitcher. More Charts & Graphs
Roundtable
The Fifteen Billion Dollar Man Gaius Appuleius Diocles, a charioteer in Ancient Rome, was the highest-paid athlete of all time. More RoundtableConversations
"I Really Didn’t Say Everything I Said" It ain’t over till it’s over: Yogi Berra and Charles Barkley redefine the art of the sportsman's aphorism. More Conversations
I am in favor of soccer passion as I am in favor of drag racing, of competition between motorcycles on the edge of a cliff, and of wild parachute jumping, mystical mountain climbing, crossing oceans in rubber dinghies, Russian roulette, and the use of narcotics. Races improve the race, and all these games lead fortunately to the death of the best, allowing mankind to continue its existence serenely with normal protagonists, of average achievement.
—Umberto Eco, 1978
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The World in Time: Secret Lives of Insects
Anthropologist Hugh Raffles uncovers the dramatic lives and deaths of insects in his new book Insectopedia, from cricket fighting in Shanghai to the Japanese trend of keeping beetles as pets.
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Lewis H. Lapham
is Editor of Lapham's Quarterly. He also serves as editor emeritus and national correspondent for Harper's magazine.
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Your face, my thane, is a book where men / May read strange matters ...
— William Shakespeare
