Why They Built the Monuments
The statues are often referred to as part of “our history,” but what part of our history do they actually memorialize? RVA Mag asked...
A Brief History of Cuban Soccer Defections
Wet foot, dry foot has had a profound impact on a generation of Cuban-American footballers. Full text at Paste Magazine #Cuba...
Trump's Derivative Anti-Immigrant Bigotry
Every new wave of immigrants meets with the same hateful rhetoric. Oh, and Ben Franklin was pretty confident aliens preferred white...
Rio 2016: Dawn Fraser, the Bad Girl of Australian Swimming
Fraser's theft of an Olympic flag, we assume, unfolded to the tune of “Yakety Sax.” Full text at Paste Magazine #Rio2016 #swimming...
Rio 2016: The Long, Glorious History of Olympians Getting Drunk
The Beer Mile may not be an Olympic sport—yet—but alcohol is as much a part of the history of the Games as the torch relay or doping...
Rio 2016: A Look Back at the "Dis-Onischenko" Scandal
How a Soviet fencer besmirched his nation but avoided defenestration. Full text at Paste Magazine #fencing #cheating #BorisOnischenko...