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Kent Russell

Members of the band Kalush Orchestra on stage at Eurovision 2022, as confetti streams down
Posted inCuration, Nonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads May 20, 2022October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Laurie Penny, Josh McColough, Will Di Novi, Kent Russell, and Christian Wallace.

Posted inFeatured, Nonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads May 12, 2017October 19, 2022

This week we’re sharing stories by Caity Weaver, Matthew Desmond, Chris J. Rice, Kent Russell, and Rafe Bartholomew.

the goalie in an ice hockey game dives for the puck
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes, Sports

The Unnecessary Beauty of Ice Hockey

by michelleweber May 11, 2017October 19, 2022

Kent Russell loves hockey. A lot. I don’t, but Russell’s writing about the game is utterly engrossing

Posted inEditor's Pick

Fighting With Their Fists to Put a Period in a Basket

by michelleweber May 11, 2017October 19, 2022

“Hockey has no reason for being. Rather, hockey’s one of those things that give reason to being.”

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