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In defence of With Love, Meghan
by Ryan FergusonDespite online rage, the Netflix series offers harmless escapism.
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We can thank a stray rat for that iconic Carlton Fisk home run footage
by Ryan FergusonA rodent, a foul pole, and sweet serendipity.
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Who really designed the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders’ uniforms?
by Ryan FergusonExploring competing claims to iconic authorship.
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Solving the 25-year mystery of a viral Red Sox song
by Ryan FergusonMy successful search for an OG meme merchant.
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How the Seattle Mariners won and lost Japan
by Ryan FergusonNintendo, Ichiro, and the chase for a capricious market.
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Which teams may replace the Cubs and Red Sox in transcendent torture?
by Ryan FergusonIn search of lovable losers.
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Boston Red Sox
- Brooklyn Nets
- Buffalo Bills
- Chicago Bears
- Chicago Cubs
- Cleveland Browns
- Cleveland Guardians
- Colorado Rockies
- Detroit Lions
- Detroit Tigers
- Fandom
- Ice hockey
- Miami Dolphins
- New York Jets
- New York Knicks
- New York Mets
- New York Rangers
- NFL
- Pittsburgh Pirates
- Pop culture
- Seattle Mariners
- Toronto Maple Leafs
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Ben Affleck and Hollywood’s baseball cap wars
by Ryan FergusonDecoding hardball headwear controversies, from Nicholson and Crystal to Fallon and Affleck.
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When Eva Longoria sent Evan Longoria a bottle of champagne
by Ryan FergusonFrom Wisteria Lane to Tropicana Field with an $800 bottle of bubbly.
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John Lennon and the Montreal Canadiens hockey sweater
by Ryan FergusonThe Habs, the Beatles, and an esoteric gift.
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Did Buster Posey appear as a Houston Astro in Mr. 3000?
by Ryan FergusonDebunking a persistent baseball myth.
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What Blockbuster nostalgia says about modernity
by Ryan FergusonInside the resurgent love for America’s signature video store.
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How Tony Hawk video games captured a zeitgeist, defined a milieu and changed skateboarding forever
by Ryan FergusonInside a pop culture phenomenon.
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Justin Bieber and the Manchester Storm: An unlikely love affair
by Ryan FergusonHow a global popstar became synonymous with a British ice hockey team. -
Who is the baseball bobblehead on Dwight Schrute’s desk in The Office?
by Ryan FergusonAn ode to Mike Lieberthal. -
The people (and pets) named after Nomar Garciaparra
by Ryan FergusonExploring – and quantifying – the legacy of a Red Sox icon. -
Marilyn Monroe attended a Yankees game in 2006. No, really – she did!
by Ryan FergusonA big league underdog, his mom with a famous name, and a storybook home run at Yankee Stadium. -
That time baseball superstar Rafael Palmeiro advertised Viagra
by Ryan FergusonBecause everything is bigger in Texas, right? -
In search of Boston’s ‘Reverse the Curse’ Red Sox road sign
by Ryan FergusonHow I found an urban masterpiece, 20 years later. -
Remembering Il Giornale, the Starbucks predecessor founded by Howard Schultz
by Ryan FergusonThe forgotten brand that revolutionised coffee. -
In defence of Fever Pitch, the greatest Red Sox movie of all-time
by Ryan FergusonJimmy Fallon, Drew Barrymore and a heap of Red Sox nostalgia. -
A potted history of fluoxetine, Prozac and SSRI antidepressants
by Ryan FergusonHow a trailblazing antidepressant was born. -
Whatever happened to MC Smally? In search of an urban legend
by Ryan FergusonThe myth and mystery of a childhood prodigy. -
Joe DiMaggio, Mr Coffee and the birth of gourmet java in America
by Ryan FergusonHow Joltin' Joe made coffee cool. -
An unexpurgated history of Barry Bonds video game aliases
by Ryan FergusonWhy the home run king spawned countless virtual pseudonyms. -
What I learned binging all 10 series of Friends during the pandemic
by Ryan FergusonNotes from an overdue foray into American pop culture. -
Inside narco soccer: A complete history of Pablo Escobar and football
by Ryan FergusonHow El Patrón bankrolled Colombian football. -
Inside the cult of Diego Maradona, football's devilish demigod
by Ryan FergusonThoughts on the sad death of a transcendent football icon. -
A balanced history of Donald Trump and the New York Yankees
by Ryan FergusonThe president and the pinstripes. -
How Mickey Mantle embodied the maturation of America
by Ryan FergusonWhy The Mick is the ultimate Yankees hero. -
How David Bowie built the Yankees' first real website
by Ryan FergusonThe British connection to baseball cyberspace.
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