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July 8, 2014
Franklin Foer
Let the Recriminations Begin in Brazil, and Let Them Begin with Scolari
Corruption and European clubs are sapping the country's talent. But it was their coach who ensured that this team played scared.
July 8, 2014
Miles Kohrman
Ten Other World Cup Teams Who've Lost by Six or More Goals
Brazil's collapse against Germany puts Scolari and his team in undistinguished company
July 8, 2014
Miles Kohrman
In GIFs: Brazil's World Cup Dreams Shatter in Belo Horizonte
A collapse for the record books
July 8, 2014
Esther Breger
J.K. Rowling’s New 'Harry Potter' Story Is a Marketing Scam
July 8, 2014
Matthew Niederhauser
World Cup Portfolio: Brazilian Fans Really, Really Love Their Yellow Jerseys
"Babies wear them, silicone-implanted housewives, and old men with walkers, too."
July 8, 2014
Geoffrey Wheatcroft
It's a Sorry Year for British Sports, and Not Just at the World Cup
God may still save the Queen, but Britannia has not ruled in 2014
July 8, 2014
David Thomson
A Tribute to Alfredo Di Stefano, An All-Time Soccer Great
He never played in a World Cup, but every player there now should salute him.
July 8, 2014
The New Republic Staff
How Big Data Can Improve People Practices and Policies
July 7, 2014
Rowan Ricardo Phillips
Every Sport (Including Baseball!) Has Its Version of the Dive
So what exactly is your problem with soccer players who dupe the referee?
July 7, 2014
Matthew Niederhauser
Photos: Brazilians Celebrate Bittersweet Victory over Colombia
Matthew Niederhauser's World Cup Photo Diary: Day Twelve
July 7, 2014
Elaine Teng
Germany Must Out-Invent Brutish Brazil: A Bizarre-But-True Semifinal Preview
Unable to rely on muscle–or Neymar–can the hosts survive?
July 7, 2014
Matthew Niederhauser
For U.S. Fans in Salvador, It Was Drinking Games, Dancing, Then Dismay
Introducing Brazil to "flip cups," then drowning the loss to Belgium. Matthew Niederhauser's photo diary, day eleven
July 7, 2014
Alice Robb
How Using Emoji Makes Us Less Emotional
And what linguists say it means if your smiley face has a nose
July 7, 2014
Fernando Rodriguez-Vila
Costa Rica and Colombia Never Really Had a Chance: A Theory of World Cup Upsets
There's a reason that the four teams left in have played in a combined 21 finals.
July 6, 2014
Ingrid Rowland
A Banker, a Scholar, and the Invention of Art History
The story of the Warburg brothers
July 5, 2014
Justin D. Martin
Why Qatar Should Be Allowed to Keep the 2022 World Cup
Relocating the tournament would deny the very progress reformers want
July 5, 2014
James Loeffler
Wagner's Anti-Semitism Still Matters
It helped define European anti-Semitism, especially when it came to Jewish music
July 5, 2014
Helen Lewis
The Essay That Launched the Term "Mansplaining"
Rebecca Solnit's 'Men Explain Things to Me' explains this international scourge
July 4, 2014
John B. Judis
Ten Reasons Why Baseball Is Better than Soccer
July 4, 2014
Geoffrey Wheatcroft
A Wonderful Tournament—But Just How Good Are Brazil, or the Rest?
Reflections, predictions, and the latest Suarez affair
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