Britain’s First Black Olympic Medalist
February 16, 2024
Neil Duncanson— Harry Edward took a deep breath, pushed his spikes into the holes he’d just dug in the sodden cinder track and dropped his head. A vos marques. It… READ MORE
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Closet Skeletoneers
August 17, 2018
Simon Lailvaux— According to the World Bank, with a population of 25 million people Australia is the fifty-third most populous country in the world, ranking below North Korea and above… READ MORE
The Olympians of Ancient Greece
August 12, 2016
Neil Faulkner— In the early days, the Olympics seem to have been an informal local festival with only aristocratic contestants. Athletes competed not so much as representatives of their cities… READ MORE
Brazil: An Introduction to a Rising Global Power
July 10, 2014
Brazil may have lost badly to Germany in the 2014 FIFA World Cup Semifinals on Tuesday, but they are still competing on the world stage and may soon contend with… READ MORE
Olympic Fashions: Elegance in an Age of Crisis
February 7, 2014
Today, the exhibition Elegance in an Age of Crisis: Fashions of the 1930s opens at The Museum at FIT. The show looks at women’s clothing and menswear, from a global… READ MORE
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