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Pro sports have long seemed like the closest thing we have to a true meritocracy. But maybe not anymore.

"The comfort in the smell of bacon in the morning / is mostly burning fat & salt, but the taste is sweet / as the part of the pig that stores the soul."

Pygmalion's visceral rendition of the B-Minor Mass.

"The Princess Bride" avenger Montoya: five letters.

Crossing over the water.

There is no overestimating the triumphalism in the Israeli Prime Minister's circle, but the cascading effects of the war being waged on Iran are still unfolding.

Why even a successful attack might do less to curb the Islamic Republic's nuclear ambitions than a diplomatic deal would have.

Why shouldn't Matthew Lim play Winnie? Inside his body, the role would be no spoof at all but the purest of incarnations.

The basketball star's domination on the court is one of the most inspiring things in all of sports. Does it represent a revolution or evolution?

The author discusses his story "Happy Days."