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The Loser: The Most Honest Sports Story Ever Written
Originally published in the March 1964 issue of Esquire. Reprinted here with the author's permission....
The Good News Is There's Not A Birkenstock In Sight
Good piece by Robert Weintraub on Ultimate over at SB Nation Longform:...
"I Don't Like Excess"
From Isaac Chotiner’s 2008 Atlantic interview with Jhumpa Lahiri:...
Bringing It All Back Home
Grantland's Director's Cut series began with this gem from Tony Kornheiser: a 1980 Inside Sports cover story on Nolan Ryan:...
Got To Get Over
Over at Nerdtorious, check out this oral history Darondo Fandon....
Graven Image
Check this out over at the New Yorker: E.L. Doctorow reads John O'Hara's short story, "Graven Image" and discusses O'Hara—a wonderful writer—with Deborah Treisman....
The End Of Lenny Bruce
Head on over to Bronx Banter and check out Dick Schaap's 1966 tribute to Lenny Bruce:...
Heartbreak On Wheels
Here's Ben Fong-Torres' 1975 Rolling Stone cover story on Linda Ronstadt:...
A Gentle Giant
Jack McCallum is a terrific reporter and writer. He was with SI for many years and still does the occasional piece for them. He is also an author and runs a blog. The blog has lots of fun posts. This one, a tribute to the late Robert Creamer, is tender:...
And Where Do You Think You're Going? “I Said, ‘Out.’ Shit.”
Carlin on White Harlem. ...
Bizarre Ride To The Far Side
Dig this 1986 20/20 interview with the great Gary Larson. ...
The Art of Storytelling: Joyce Carol Oates
From Open Culture, here's The Writing Life of Joyce Carol Oates:...
The Swimmer
Check out this 2009 interview I did with Glenn Stout about his book Trudy Ederle, Young Woman and the Sea....
Everyone's A Winner, Bargain's Galore!
Pictures of Tom Waits by Anton Corbijn over at Everyday I Show. ...
Let Them Wear Towels: How Far Have We Really Come?
Never mind the All-Star Game, tonight on ESPN gives Let Them Wear Towels. Over at ESPNW, Robin Herman asks How Far Have We Really Come?...
Marrying Television, Football Gained An Audience But Lost A Game
Dig Sherry Kafka's 1973 Texas Monthly article on Don Meredith: "Tuning In Dandy Don":...
LeeRoy, He Ain't Here No More
Pete Dexter's 1980 story on LeeRoy Yarbrough for Inside Sports has a chilling lede:...
Picture That
Head on over to The Banter and check out Fred Herzog's beautiful pictures. ...