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"High Flying Bird’s" Lukácsian dramatization of class struggle remains trapped, visually and narratively, in a neoliberal perceptual apparatus.

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Philosophy and the "intellectual game": Kieran Setiya interviews Alva Noë about his book, "Infinite Baseball: Notes from a Philosopher on the Ballpark."

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The Improvisational Wonders of Jazz and Soccer

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Give and Go: The Double Movement of Shut Up and Dribble

Give and Go: The Double Movement of Shut Up and Dribble

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Samantha N. Sheppard considers the interplay of social injustice, social progress, and the institutional power of the NBA in “Shut Up and Dribble.”

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A Literary Lineup for the World Cup

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Dan Friedman offers a list of books for those obsessed or perplexed by the World Cup.

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