In This Issue


Playbook Updates
Dania Rajendra asks why it took a hundred years for football to take up the passing game, an inertia mirrored in that other neoliberal war game: Democratic politics.

Ask Me What's Gay about Soup
Join Kate Thomas for a warm and flavorful journey through the nourishing work of Queer Soup Night.

Golden Pager (Timing is Everything)
Netanyahu gave his buddy Trump a golden pager trophy—Kelly Pendergrast explains how this brutal handbuzzer joke works.

EXTREME Cleaning: A Reckless Recuperation
In an essay about extreme cleaning videos on YouTube, Sam Thompson theorizes the radical, political potential of the social strike.

An American in Itaewon
Brittany Dennison dances through the night in Itaewon, the "international neighborhood" Seoul has rebuilt in the shadow of U.S. occupation, and finds it hard to leave.
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