When nationalism combines with soccer in the stadiums and streets of Europe, it tends to not end well. For decades, images of drunken fans adorned with nationalist symbols and flags fighting one…
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Why India and Pakistan’s T20 cricket showdown in New York is such a big deal
Americans might be surprised to learn that cricket – not baseball, nor football – holds the title of the nation’s first modern team sport. European immigration fueled the sport’s popularity in the…
The Napoléon that Ridley Scott and Hollywood won’t let you see
Critics have been raking Ridley Scott’s new movie about Napoléon Bonaparte over the coals for its many historical inaccuracies. As a scholar of French colonialism and slavery who studies historical fiction, or…