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The Shooting Star and The Model

HOMEWhen Oscar Pistorius—the South African “Blade Runner,” who overcame a double amputation to compete in the Olympics last year—shot his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on…
AUTHOR:Mark Seal
PUBLISHED: June 1, 2013
LENGTH: 32 minutes (8062 words)

Manchester United - Higher Than The Sun

The week after they clinched the Premier League title, Manchester United announced record third quarter turnover of £91.7 million, more than 13 clubs in England’s top flight achieved in…
PUBLISHED: May 6, 2013
LENGTH: 5 minutes (1489 words)

I’m still here: back online after a year without the internet

At 11:59PM on April 30th, 2012, I unplugged my Ethernet cable, shut off my Wi-Fi, and swapped my smartphone for a dumb one. It felt really good. I felt free. A couple weeks later, I found myself…

On the rise and fall of Uli Hoeness, Bayern Munich's President

This is an interesting profile of Uli Hoeness, the president of Bayern Munich, his issues with tax evasion, political influence, interests in share markets and a stellar football career. Read.
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Advantage Pyongyang

The Choco Pie is a mouth-drying, individually wrapped slab of cake, marshmallow and chocolate, and in South Korea it is as important a part of childhood as Britain’s Mars bar or the American…

A critique of Rahul Gandhi by James Traub in Foreign Policy

An interesting piece on Rahul Gandhi, the Congress party, failure of leadership and dynastic politics in India.

Maharashtra Drought: The Worst Man-Made Disaster in Years

A callous polity and years of poor governance has brought about a major man-made disaster in Maharashtra, which is set to turn worse in the coming months FIGHTING A DROUGHT Villagers in Akoladev are…
LENGTH: 10 minutes (2679 words)

102 hours in pursuit of Marathon bombing suspects

For five indelible days, the unthinkable became routine in Boston. And no one felt that more than the police and agents mounting the largest manhunt in regional history and parsing its most complex…
PUBLISHED: April 28, 2013
LENGTH: 55 minutes (13944 words)

A fantastic interview with Juventus' owner Andrea Agnelli about his club and Italian football

Simon Kuper interviews Andrea Agnelli about Juventus, the club he owns and Italian football in general. Super insights into structural issues - fan culture/stadiums, TV rights (commercial) and of…
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