Introduced in 1969, the Adidas Superstar has become the most coveted shoe in the sneaker game.
Matt Giles
Posted inNonfiction, Uncategorized
“IPAs Are Like Fragile Butterflies”: A Conversation with Beer Writer Josh Bernstein
IPAs currently dominate the craft beer industry in America—and they are poised to take over the world.
Posted inNonfiction, Sports
Can College Basketball Be Fixed?
Too many free throws slowed down what could have been an exhilarating national championship game between North Carolina and Gonzaga. Here’s how the NCAA could solve its fouling dilemma next season.
Posted inEditor's Pick
The (Still) Awesome Life of Dick Vitale
It’s impossible to escape Dick Vitale, the original ESPN personality and longtime mensch of college basketball, but at age 77, and after watching countless friends retire from the broadcast booth, The Ringer’s Bryan Curtis tries to answer the question of what continues to push Vitale?
Posted inFood, Nonfiction, Reading List
Seven Stories About the Science Behind Fast Food
Stories about how fast food co-opted science and technology to create more craveable products.
Posted inNonfiction, Sports
Revisiting the History of the Oakland Raiders Courtesy of Hunter S. Thompson
The Oakland Raiders are moving to Las Vegas, so let’s remember when Hunter S. Thompson tried to embed with the NFL’s strangest team.
Posted inNonfiction, Sports
March Madness Has Its Own ‘Heidi Game’
The similarities between this Elite Eight snafu and the infamous Heidi game are glaring.
Posted inBlog Post, Nonfiction, Sports
Remembering Jerry Krause, Architect Behind the Greatest NBA Team Ever Assembled
Jerry Krause had his faults, but that shouldn’t diminish his legacy.
Posted inNonfiction
The Grim Reaper of Pubs
Tom Lamont’s exhaustive 2015 deep-dive on the death of pub culture in England is worth re-reading, considering the role a bar plays within a community.
Posted inNonfiction, Sports
The Midwestern Birthplace of March Madness
At ESPN, the surprising marketing history behind the phrase, and the phenomenon, of March Madness.