A Conversation with David Davis on LA84
In 1984, the summer Olympic Games came back to Los Angeles. David Davis has curated 150 of the most remarkable photos from that tournament in One Golden Moment.
With Ben Lindbergh
Today, we get the answers from Ben Lindbergh, co-author of The Only Rule Is It Has to Work, an excellent book about running an independent league baseball team. He is also a staff writer for The Ringer and, with Sam Miller, the cohost of Effectively Wild, the daily Baseball Prospectus podcast.
The 1932 Olympic Games: When the Gods Smiled on Los Angeles
In fact, Los Angeles was, in conception and execution, the Olympic Games most directly shaped by the forces of commerce and money. It would take the rest of the Olympic movement fifty years to catch up.
With Eddie Joyce
Today, we get the answers from Eddie Joyce, the author of the novel Small Mercies.
With David Goldblatt
Today, we get the answers from David Goldblatt, the author of the new book The Games: A Global History of the Olympics.
With Andrew Forbes
Today, we get the answers from Andrew Forbes, whose writing has appeared in Eephus, Hobart, The Classical, and Vice Sports, among other places.
With Bruce Bauman
Today, we get the answers from the novelist Bruce Bauman. Bruce is the author of And the Word Was, and most recently, Broken Sleep. He is also one of those rare New Yorkers with an allegiance to both the Yankees and Mets, and a contributor to Eephus.
Zá-to-pek! Zá-to-pek! Zá-to-pek!
In the past eight days he has already won two Olympic golds, achieving the elusive distance-running double of winning both the 5,000 and the 10,000m. And now he is minutes away from completing a treble which everyone watching must realize will almost certainly never be achieved again. This is, by the way, the first time he has ever run a marathon.
With George Quraishi
“The 7 Questions” is a new sports questionnaire — the Eephus way of catching a snapshot of the fan’s life. From writers to artists and beyond, we bring you answers every Monday morning. In this, our…
With Will Leitch
“The 7 Questions” is a new sports questionnaire — the Eephus way of catching a snapshot of the fan’s life. From writers to artists and beyond, we bring you answers every Monday morning. We’re very excited…