Photo by James Flores (©GETTY IMAGES) Article by Anthony Gulizia and Jeremy Willis, via ESPN Prior to his death in 2005, Hunter S. Thompson, a foremost chronicler of America's last 50 years, once wrote the following for ESPN: "We must have football. What would this country be without...
Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI (©GETTY IMAGES) Article by Aimee Lewis, via Metro News Lyon, France (CNN)A few hours before Sunday's Women's World Cup final, John Ellis will seat himself at his organ and play "You'll Never Walk Alone," Liverpool Football Club's stirring anthem. A Royal Marine commando...
Photo by Gareth Cattermole (Getty Images for Disney) Article by Constance Grady and Alex Abad-Santos, via Vox After 11 years of Marvel moviemaking, Captain Marvel has made history simply by existing. The film, about a fighter pilot turned alien soldier turned cosmic superhero, is the first in Marvel Studios cinematic history...
Photo courtesy of Fifty-Six Hope Road Music, Ltd. Article by Elizabeth Ofosuah Johnson, via Face2Face Africa With so much focus on culture, history and preservation of originality, February 2019 has been declared Golden Reggae month in Jamaica. According to the Jamaica Gleaner, the celebration was declared and launched by the...
Photo by Ringer illustration (Getty Images) Article by Daniel Harris, via The Ringer With the possible exception of love, soccer is the greatest thing in the world. An obvious sentiment to some, granted, true to the point of truism, but strangely, one that hasn’t always been shared....
Photo by Ricardo Makyn Article by Ricardo Makyn, via Jamaica Gleaner Jamaica's Reggae Girlz secured a nervy 4-2 penalty shoot-out win over Panama to book their spot in next year's FIFA Women's World Cup after both teams played out a tense 2-2 draw in their Concacaf Women's Championships third-place...
Photo by Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images Article by Albert R. Hunt, via Bloomberg Here’s a wager that I’ll win but will never collect: In 2068, Colin Kaepernick will be celebrated for the courage of his convictions while President Donald Trump will be vilified as a bigoted demagogue. Kaepernick is the...