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Cosmos!

Tony Maniscalco

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On October 1, 1977, Edson Arantes do Nascimento, a/k/a “Pelé” played his last game as a professional footballer. The game was played at New Jersey’s Giants Stadium, across the Hudson River from midtown Manhattan’s Port Authority ...

Nightmares of Christmas Past

Gus Breslauer

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What do we appreciate about the work of Charles Dickens? Dickens wrote fantastic, unbelievable stories about everyday urban life and social reality in the Victorian England hellscape. He used the lives of women and children (and ...

FINIS: THE WORLD CUP STORY – Part IV

The Left Hook

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The money people, FIFA and the Qatari rulers must have been full of glee after the final on Sunday. It was indeed an exciting match. All of the hype played itself out, the major superstars, Lionel ...

For The Shoeless- The World Cup Diary (Volume 3)

The Left Hook

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(Written on Saturday night, December 10, 2022) In the rarified upper atmosphere of professional international football, Morocco’s successful march to the 2022 World Cup semi-finals is a welcome break from the usual script. What is even ...