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The Guardian: Basketball is my first love, but the athleticism of beach volleyball is amazing
The sport has come a long way since it was an excuse to hang out at the beach with a beer. The skills of its athletes are breathtaking Not many people know that my friend...
The Guardian: Why the Toronto Raptors’ title is a victory for the NBA, Canada … and the US
As basketball expands around the world it helps educate those abroad and at home that other cultures are not to be feared Folklore tells us that if you can see your initials in a spider’s...
The Guardian: Athletes are shot dead all the time in the US. It makes grim, tragic sense
Three young athletes were shot to death in the last week alone. When you factor in race, guns and politics in the US, tragedies are inevitable " A senseless act of violence.” That’s how University...
The Hollywood Reporter: What’s Really “Black” About All These Black Movie Remakes?
Illustration by Maria Corte The Hollywood Reporter's columnist looks at two new takes on originally white-cast films — 'What Men Want' and 'Little' — and sees the needle of racial equality nudging forward "a bit."...
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Fast Facts
CNN Library Here is a look at the life of philanthropist, best-selling author and NBA Hall of Fame center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Monday, April 15th 2019, 3:31 PM EDT CNN Library Here is a look at...
The Guardian: The way Americans regard sports heroes versus intellectuals speaks volumes
The difference between the way Americans regard athletes versus “intellectuals” is a touchstone for how we see ourselves On 19 April 1980, more than 50,000 Parisians marched through the streets to mourn the loss of...
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar hasn’t changed in retirement, but our view of him has
By Sean Deveney There’s nothing quite like kicking back and talking about Victorian literature with a basketball Hall of Famer. It’s even more fascinating when that HOF player is the NBA’s all-time leading scorer and...
The Hollywood Reporter: What MTV’s ‘The Challenge’ Says About Modern Culture
6:45 AM PDT 3/12/2019 by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar For two decades, the reality show has delivered an addictive blend of drama and competition, but a recent pivot to showcasing “fame desperados" mirrors America's broader overvaluation of celebrity "self-parody,"...
The Hollywood Reporter: Breaking Down Hollywood’s Addiction to the “Myth of Manliness”
6:30 AM PST 2/18/2019 by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar From Kevin Hart to Liam Neeson, the past year has seen a disturbing parade of men in the industry forced to reckon with prior bad behavior, yet cultural watchdogs often...