Mythic History and the 2008 Olympics

In his front page article on Beijing just before the opening of the 2008 Summer Olympics, New York Times architecture … More

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A few years ago Philip Roth caused a stir when he announced that he was giving up rooting for the … More

Ready to be irritated by anything their new conservative president does, the French Left is up in arms over Nicolas … More

Here are the numbers this morning: Colts 29, Bears 17, the temperature is -9 degrees with wind chills at -23 … More

Super Bowl weekend nearly upon us, and not a moment too soon. I don’t know if an NFL team really … More

Chicago has officially submitted its bid for the 2016 Olympics to the US Olympic Committee. At this juncture the plan … More

I’m heading into another weekend of following the Bears’ joyless playoff run. On Sunday the entire country will be chanting … More

Speculation on what Marco Materazzi said to Zinedine Zidane during the World Cup finals has been something of a comic … More

I’m back from Italy, more or less. Italy is my favorite place in the world (more on that later), but … More

While Team USA has been eliminated from the World Cup, the most recent FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking (May) slots the USA … More