What Makes Deion Sanders Deion Sanders What Makes Deion Sanders Deion Sanders
On this episode of the Edge of Sports podcast, two writers join the show to discuss their respective books.
Oct 24, 2023 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
How Osage Nation Members Struck Back at Decades of Indigenous Misrepresentation in the Media How Osage Nation Members Struck Back at Decades of Indigenous Misrepresentation in the Media
Killers of the Flower Moon Embeds Members on Both Sides of the Camera
Oct 24, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Ironist and the Exhibitionist: On Osamu Dazai The Ironist and the Exhibitionist: On Osamu Dazai
The Japanese novelist’s dark-hearted comedies are at once unhinged and brilliant.
Oct 24, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Paul Franz
Tree of Knowledge Tree of Knowledge
Unlocking the power of books.
Oct 18, 2023 / OppArt / Shawn Etheridge
The Many Lives of Samuel Ringgold Ward The Many Lives of Samuel Ringgold Ward
We need more Black biographies. Scholars spend a significant amount of time writing about historical moments and movements, but in the United States, the study of individuals is of…
Oct 18, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Kellie Carter Jackson
The Latin School Teacher Who Made Classics Popular The Latin School Teacher Who Made Classics Popular
A new biography of Edith Hamilton tells the story of how and why ancient literature became widely read in the United States.
Oct 17, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Emily Wilson
The Fight Over MSNBC’s Cave-in to Islamophobia The Fight Over MSNBC’s Cave-in to Islamophobia
Amid war fever and bigoted violence, we have to combat media cowardice.
Oct 16, 2023 / Jeet Heer
How Everything Became Data How Everything Became Data
Starting with the birth of statistics in the 19th century and concluding with algorithms and AI systems, a new book examines how humans became studied as a set of ones and zeroes....
Oct 16, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Ben Tarnoff