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June 25, 2014
Andrew Helms
USMNT Has A Problem in Midfield. But Don't Blame Michael Bradley, Blame Jurgen Klinsmann
Michael Bradley has run 15 miles over two games. Some backup would have been nice.
June 25, 2014
Rowan Ricardo Phillips
Requiem for the Ivory Coast: The Anatomy of Greece's Last-Minute Penalty
It was Zeus arranging pieces on the gameboard, Athena whispering something in someone’s ear.
June 25, 2014
Esther Breger
How Not to Write A TV Drama About Arab Dictators
To start, cast an Arab actor in the lead
June 25, 2014
Miles Kohrman
Dear World Cup: You’re Using the Wrong Tiebreaker
For short competitions, head-to-head is better than goal difference
June 25, 2014
Alice Robb
A Sociologist's Advice to Gary Oldman: Act More Mortified
Defining the keys to a successful apology
June 25, 2014
Andrew Helms
Every Team that's Played in Manaus Has Lost The Next Game. Is the USMNT Next?
The myth of the Manaus hangover
June 25, 2014
Rebecca Traister
The Lonely Life of an Outlaw's Daughter
Making sense of a childhood filled with violence
June 25, 2014
Yannis Palaiologos
Greece Make It to the Last 16—And Score a Goal, Too!
Who said the Greeks only play boring soccer?
June 25, 2014
Luke Dempsey
"As You Bite It": Uruguay-Italy through Shakespeare
For never was a story of more woe...
June 25, 2014
David Thomson
'Snowpiercer' is a Post-Apocalyptic Action Movie That's Actually Fun
Life has become extinct, save for an impassioned locomotive
June 25, 2014
Alice Robb
Does It Matter What You Read to Your Baby?
Are you cheating if you use storytime to catch up on your own reading?
June 25, 2014
Jenny Jarvie
Is "Sensory Processing Disorder" a Real Medical Condition?
Thousands of parents say it is. The psychiatric establishment disagrees.
June 24, 2014
Chloe Schama, Taylor Malmsheimer
Splendor in the Grass
The washed-out farmland look is popular this season
June 24, 2014
Matthew Niederhauser
Photos: The World Cup City That Every Other City on the Planet Could Learn From
Matthew Niederhauser’s World Cup Photo Diary: Day Seven
June 24, 2014
The New Republic Staff
Every Time Luis Suárez Has Bitten Someone in a Professional Match, in GIFs
Well, every time he's been caught
June 24, 2014
Elaine Teng
Nervous for U.S. vs. Germany? Wait Until You See These Numbers
But there's some good news too.
June 24, 2014
Kevin Alexander
Forget Spain: Why I’m Mourning the End of Australia’s Golden Generation
An American fan's tribute to the upstarts from Down Under
June 24, 2014
Matthew Niederhauser
Photos: The Brazilian City That the World Cup Turns into a Ghost Town
Matthew Niederhauser's photo diary: Day six
June 24, 2014
Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff
Why Is the American Media So Obsessed with Karim Benzema?
France has a great team this year. Don't sell the other guys short.
June 24, 2014
Taylor Malmsheimer, Amy Weiss-Meyer
Michelle Obama Is Leveraging Her Power As "Mom-in-Chief"

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