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So Unnaturally Slow
Matthew K. Ritchie considers Carson Lund’s “Eephus” and the feeling of being washed-up.
Sports
"I see great things in baseball." — Walt Whitman
Unparalleled Processing
Michael Knapp reviews Mike Singer’s “Why So Serious? The Untold Story of NBA Champion Nikola Jokic.”
The People’s Literary Sport
Souli Boutis reviews Carlos Labbé’s novel “The Murmuration,” translated by Will Vanderhyden.
A Brand-New Map Without Us
Jack Lubin reports from Super Bowl week in New Orleans.
Everyone’s from Somewhere
Matthew Ritchie reviews “There’s Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension” by Hanif Abdurraqib.
Clear Eyes, Empty Town, Can’t Win
Will Leitch considers the heartbreak of small-town football in his review of John M. Glionna’s “No Friday Night Lights.”
The Man in the Ravine: On Andy McCullough’s “The Last of His Kind”
T. M. Brown reviews Andy McCullough’s “The Last of His Kind: Clayton Kershaw and the Burden of Greatness.”
Noise from Signal: On Matthew Coller’s “Football Is a Numbers Game”
Leif Weatherby reviews Matthew Coller’s “Football Is a Numbers Game: Pro Football Focus and How a Data-Driven Approach Shook Up the Sport.”
Carnivalesque: On the Ways We See Basketball
In a preview of LARB Quarterly no. 39: “Air,” Tosten Burks surveys the new philosophy and syntax of basketball writing.
The Quarterback at Twilight: On Matthew Barney’s “Secondary”
Samuel Fury Childs Daly reviews artist Matthew Barney’s new film “Secondary.”
Ball Is Cry!! On Katie Heindl’s “Basketball Feelings”
Liz Wolfson profiles Katie Heindl, author of the sports Substack “Basketball Feelings.”
Permission to Meander: A Conversation with Drew Millard
Paul Thompson speaks with Drew Millard about his new book, “How Golf Can Save Your Life.”
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