Posts by Hua Hsu
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Lost One: Mister Cee and Hip-Hop Radio's Trick
You hate to hear the story, again and again. I don’t care what most people do in their private lives and, insofar as you can feel a way about someone whose only relationship to your immediate life was (1) as a name on an album sleeve, and then (2) a strong reason to eat lunch […]
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The Residue of Design
The wandering path of Oliver Luck — former star QB, onetime congressional candidate, athletic director at West Virginia, and Andrew’s dad — has led him back to where he started.
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Saber Rattler
In search of Mike Gimbel, the Moneyball revolution’s forgotten man.
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Jay-Z in 2028: What Can We Expect From a Rapper Pushing 60?
It’s been just a week since Jay-Z’s 12th solo album, Magna Carta … Holy Grail, was released. But there have already been myriad reactions. From indictments of his corporate-sponsored transitional period to reminiscing on his best work, from analysis of the album’s construction to a survey of his newfound social media acumen, there’s been no […]
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That Obscure Object of Desire
A new book about lost and ignored music reveals what the loose strands of culture can teach us about hope, failure, and dashed dreams.
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David Beckham’s Retirement, and the Strangest Cultural Artifact He Left Behind
David Beckham’s playing career drew to a close a couple weeks back when he captained Paris Saint-Germain to a 3-1 thumping of Brest. The evening ended with a teary-eyed, perfectly coiffed Beckham getting tossed into the air by his teammates. It was the perfect way to remember him as a player — aloft in some […]
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The Face of the Watch
Farewell to Sir Alex Ferguson.
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Hard Knocks: Shanghai
Can the NFL plant its flag in China?
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We Went There: The Boos (Mostly) Subside for One Day at Madison Square Garden
The Boston Celtics were met with boos as they jogged onto the court for pregame warm-ups Saturday, which seemed about right. It didn’t matter that the Celtics were wearing commemorative shirts that would be auctioned off for The One Fund Boston or that they had scrawled messages of support on their sneakers. “Get outta here!” […]
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The Humbling of Stephon Marbury and the Limits of the Chinese Basketball Association
Order was restored in the Chinese pro basketball universe last night when the Guangdong Tigers finished their sweep of the Shandong Lions to claim their eighth Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) title. This was probably the most competitive game of the series, which basically means that there was a 10-minute window in the first half when […]
