Questioning the use of the “quenelle”

For French soccer player Thierry Henry, the most surprising observation he had about watching sports in the United States wasn’t the amount of activity at most games, but the lack…

A Crooked Shooter

News sometimes tells us things we already know. A recent example of this phenomenon occurred when Phil Robertson—star and patriarch of the Robertson family made famous by the A&E reality…

Remembering Nelson Mandela

I learned of Nelson Mandela’s passing just after I had awoken from a nap while I was studying for finals. In the middle of neglecting to follow any developments around…