We asked a few writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here, the best in sports writing.
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Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction
A Shot in the Arm
Why would a tenure-track professor find himself selling his plasma to make rent? A story about debt in the academic world.
Posted inNonfiction
Michael Joyce’s Second Act
In 1996, David Foster Wallace profiled tennis player Michael Joyce in one of the most celebrated pieces of sports writing ever published. Who has he become since?
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The Man in a Shell Sarah Miller This story, the first in Chekhov’s little trilogy, is a story within a story — all the stories in the trilogy follow this format — about a teacher named Burkin and a veterinarian named Ivan Ivanych who stop and spend the night at the home of a friend […]
Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Feature, Nonfiction
How David Bowie Came Out As Gay (And What He Meant By It)
David Bowie came out as gay in an interview with Melody Maker magazine in 1972, and it was the closet door heard ’round the world. But what did he mean by it?
Posted inReading List
Three Stories on Myth and Superstition
Friday, May 13th is the only “Friday the 13th” in 2016. Enjoy these three stories on myth and superstition.
Posted inBlog Post, Nonfiction
Beautiful Nowheres: ‘No Man’s Sky’ and the 500th Anniversary of ‘Utopia’
Five centuries after Thomas More’s classic was first published, we still dabble in perfect-world-building.
Posted inNonfiction, Story
Truther Love
Uncovering the dating habits of conspiracy theorists and the challenges they face.
Posted inNonfiction, Story
The House Where You Live Forever
The reversible destiny of Madeline Gins.
