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When Sports Imitate Art 

Avatar photo by Jasmine Liu August 3, 2022August 3, 2022

What do an NBA foul and a Renaissance Pietà painting share in common? A lot, actually.

Posted inFilm

The Passive, Tech-Obsessed Opening of the Winter Olympics

by Ryan Swen February 13, 2022February 12, 2022

Everything that distinguished director Zhang Yimou’s famed opening ceremony for the 2008 Olympics feels either lacking or missing altogether here.

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Ava DuVernay Tells Colin Kaepernick’s Life Story with a Mix of Documentary and Sitcom

Avatar photo by Kambole Campbell November 1, 2021November 1, 2021

The Netflix miniseries Colin in Black & White takes an unusual approach to the controversial football player’s biography, but ends up more odd than anything else

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Japan’s Offbeat Olympics Opening Ceremony

by Jaime Grijalba July 27, 2021July 27, 2021

The opening ceremony is a giant “Welcome!” party thrown by the host country. How did Japan welcome the world this year?

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How Tennis Star Naomi Osaka Handles the Pressure of Competition

by Bedatri D. Choudhury July 22, 2021July 22, 2021

Garrett Bradley’s Netflix docuseries explores the tennis star as a vessel for other people’s love and aspirations.

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Alvin Armstrong’s Black Bodies in Motion

Avatar photo by Taylor Michael May 29, 2021June 3, 2021

Armstrong’s paintings explore the role of Black athletes as agents of social change even as white fans push back.

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The Witches of the Orient Pits the Fantasy of Sports Movies Against the Reality of Hard Practice

Avatar photo by Dan Schindel April 1, 2021November 3, 2021

Now playing at MoMA’s Doc Fortnight, the exciting documentary chronicles the Japanese women’s volleyball team’s path to victory at the 1964 Summer Olympics.

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Professional Wrestling Takes a Cinematic Turn Amid the Pandemic

by Robert Greene August 5, 2020November 5, 2020

Having to put on shows without crucial audience participation is forcing new evolution within wrestling.

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After Decades of Activism by Native Americans, DC’s Football Team Ditches Its Name

Avatar photo by Jasmine Weber July 13, 2020June 25, 2021

Formerly known as the “Redskins,” the team will change its name and logo.

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Reclaiming the Legend of Bruce Lee

by Bedatri D. Choudhury June 8, 2020November 5, 2020

The new ESPN documentary Be Water seeks to both reassert Lee’s legacy and humanize him.

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Michael Jordan’s Flawed Hero Narrative

Avatar photo by Seph Rodney May 22, 2020May 30, 2020

One of the key lessons of ESPN’s series The Last Dance is that people learn to adore brutal tyrants, and will only fall further into that admiration as long as the tyrant is uniquely talented, powerful, and wins.

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Explaining Your Favorite Gifs and Translating Video Games: Web Docs to Watch

Avatar photo by Dan Schindel April 17, 2020April 16, 2020

Check out video essays and shorts about making terrariums, the history of the Seattle Mariners, and more.

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