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July 1, 2014
Hillary Kelly
The Most Moving, Enlightening Novels About World War I
July 1, 2014
Esther Breger
Interview: Orange Is The New Black's Poussey on Playing the Season's Tragic Heroine
And how she thinks her character wound up in prison
July 1, 2014
Laurent Dubois
Mourning Algeria's Cruel, Beautiful Loss to Germany
Les Fennecs may have lost, but they reminded us of the joy of the game
July 1, 2014
Andrew Helms
USA 3, Belgium 0! Or, Looking for Hope in the 1930 World Cup
Are you paying attention, Fabian Johnson and Clint Dempsey?
July 1, 2014
Anna Hiatt
The Unknown Master of Color Photography
Timeless images from one of the earliest experts
July 1, 2014
Kevin Alexander
USA-Belgium Preview: How the USMNT Can Win in 4 Not-So-Easy Steps
"Not-so-easy" are the key words. But it can happen, if Klinsmann's team does these things.
July 1, 2014
Alice Robb
Facebook Did Screw With You, and It Wasn’t Even Worth It
July 1, 2014
Zoe Fenson
For Me, Birth Control is Medicine First, Contraceptive Second
Issues other than sex rarely come up when we talk about birth control, but that is only part of the picture
June 30, 2014
Reinaldo Laddaga
El dilema de las transmisiones: Univisión, ESPN y la radio
Soy argentino, pero a veces no puedo ver el Mundial en español
June 30, 2014
Yannis Palaiologos
Match Report: On Yesterday's Greek Tragedy
Greece comes to terms with the national team's World Cup exit
June 30, 2014
Leon Krauze
Teaching My Six-Year-Old Son About Mexico's Much Older World Cup Curse
Name your poison, we've taken it.
June 30, 2014
Jonathan Zimmerman
Stop Conflating World Cup Performance with National Character
Ghana's group stage failure isn't punishment for corruption. Nigeria's (relative) success isn't a salvo against Boko Haram.
June 30, 2014
Julian Gewirtz, James McAuley
Shanghai is One of the Greatest Jewish Cities Ever Constructed
Its current success is a function of that history
June 30, 2014
David Thomson
Notes on Penalty Kicks and Other Neuroses
I deplore the penalty shootout
June 30, 2014
Luke Dempsey
Ketchup vs. Mayonnaise, and 9 Other Reasons Belgium Doesn't Have a Chance Against the U.S.
The fabulist patriot's guide to the most important sporting event in American history
June 30, 2014
Andrew Helms
Why U.S. Fans Should Hope for Less from Michael Bradley
The midfielder is covering way, way too much ground
June 30, 2014
Alice Robb
Yet Another Reason Why We Should All Stand at Work
June 30, 2014
Matthew Niederhauser
Photos: This Is How Brazilians Reacted When Their Team Won Its Shootout with Chile
Scenes from the FIFA Fanfest in Cuiabá. Matthew Niederhauser's Photo Diary, Day Ten
June 30, 2014
Simon Schama
This Time, the Dutch Did Not Capitulate in Fortaleza
Their battle plan wilted in the heat, but Holland exhales into the quarterfinals
June 30, 2014
Elaine Teng
James Rodriguez Is the Best Player of This World Cup
Even if Colombia loses, he's already done enough

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