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'Hit the Line Hard' | Jake Nevins | The New York Review of Books
Apr 5, 2024 - During the cold war, football’s violence became precisely its point.
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https://www.nybooks.com/online/2026/04/19/war-games-olympics-empire/
War Games | Jake Nevins | The New York Review of Books
At the opening of the 2026 Winter Olympics, held simultaneously at venues in Milan, Cortina, Livigno, and Predazzo, the notion of the games as an occasion
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Jake Nevins | The New York Review of Books
Jake Nevins writes about sports, books, and pop culture for, among other publications, The New York Times, The New Yorker, and The Nation.
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https://www.nybooks.com/online/2026/04/19/war-games-olympics-empire/?printpage=true
War Games | Jake Nevins | The New York Review of Books
At the opening of the 2026 Winter Olympics, held simultaneously at venues in Milan, Cortina, Livigno, and Predazzo, the notion of the games as an occasion
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https://www.nybooks.com/online/2024/02/25/imperial-era-super-bowl-las-vegas/
The NFL’s Imperial Era | Jake Nevins | The New York Review of Books
The spiritual and economic arrangements binding us to the Super Bowl are not unlike those that might compel someone to go to Las Vegas.
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