What Does Baseball’s Bilingualism Reveal?
A linguistic anthropologist who is also a baseball aficionado reflects on what can be learned from how language mashups play out on and off the baseball diamond.
Games
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How Skirts Are Changing Bolivian Wrestling
In ornate skirts and bowler hats, Indigenous female fighters claim their place in the ring.
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The Untold Story Behind Fiji’s Astonishing Gold Medal
Fiji’s national identity is deeply entangled with rugby, but not everyone is encouraged to play.
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Do the Olympics Make Economic Sense?
The Olympic Games aren’t financially rational, but their value can be explained in other ways.
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Zika at the Rio Games: Pandemic or Panic?
Concerns about the Zika virus are fueled more by fear than by medical science.
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Rio’s Olympic Festival in the Streets
How does the 21st-century technology of big-screen TV square with the age-old human penchant for celebrations?