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Sports Novels Night: A Conversation With Alexander Tilney and Benjamin Markovits
Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters - November 09, 2019 11:00 - 47 minutesOn November 7, 2019, two novelists appeared at Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters at The Gallery at Le Poisson Rouge to read from and talk about their books on squash and tennis. Talking about their work in a conversation with Gelf Magazine co-founder Carl Bialik in this episode: Benjamin Marko...
Sports Novels Night: Alexander Tilney and Benjamin Markovits
Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters - November 09, 2019 10:57 - 27 minutesOn November 7, 2019, two novelists appeared at Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters at The Gallery at Le Poisson Rouge to read from and talk about their books on squash and tennis. Reading from their work in this episode: Benjamin Markovits—teacher of creative writing at Royal Holloway, Universit...
Fan Appreciation Night: Jason Gay and Justine Gubar | February 23, 2016
Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters - October 27, 2019 20:34 - 55 minutesOn February 23, 2016, three writers appeared at Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters at The Gallery at Le Poisson Rouge for a night to devoted you, the fans. In this episode: ESPN producer Justine Gubar, author of Fanaticus: Mischief and Madness in the Modern Sports Fan Wall Street Journal spor...
Fan Appreciation Night: Jon Wertheim | February 23, 2016
Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters - October 27, 2019 20:33 - 30 minutesOn February 23, 2016, three writers appeared at Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters at The Gallery at Le Poisson Rouge for a night to devoted you, the fans. In this episode: Sports Illustrated executive editor Jon Wertheim, co-author of This Is Your Brain on Sports: The Science of Underdogs, th...
Basketball Night: Shawn Fury | March 22, 2016
Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters - October 27, 2019 20:32 - 27 minutesOn March 22, 2016, two writers appeared at Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters at The Gallery at Le Poisson Rouge to read from and talk about their work on basketball—and one NBA Hall of Famer called in. In this episode: Shawn Fury, author of Rise and Fire: The Origins, Science, and Evolution o...
Basketball Night: Rick Barry and Alexander Wolff | March 22, 2016
Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters - October 27, 2019 20:32 - 1 hourOn March 22, 2016, two writers appeared at Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters at The Gallery at Le Poisson Rouge to read from and talk about their work on basketball—and one NBA Hall of Famer called in. In this episode: Rick Barry Sports Illustrated senior writer Alexander Wolff, author of T...
Basketball Night: Alexander Wolff | March 22, 2016
Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters - October 27, 2019 20:31 - 2 minutesOn March 22, 2016, two writers appeared at Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters at The Gallery at Le Poisson Rouge to read from and talk about their work on basketball. In this episode: Sports Illustrated senior writer Alexander Wolff, author of The Audacity of Hoop: Basketball and the Age of O...
Remembering Muhammad Ali: Alex Belth and Robert Lipsyte | June 15, 2016
Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters - October 27, 2019 20:31 - 1 hourOn June 15, 2016, three writers appeared at Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters at The Gallery at Le Poisson Rouge to read from and talk about work on Muhammad Ali. In this episode: Alex Belth, the editor of Esquire Classic and curator for Deadspin's The Stacks. Robert Lipsyte, a longtime spo...
Remembering Muhammad Ali: Brin-Jonathan Butler | June 15, 2016
Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters - October 27, 2019 20:30 - 32 minutesOn June 15, 2016, three writers appeared at Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters at The Gallery at Le Poisson Rouge to read from and talk about work on Muhammad Ali. In this episode: Brin-Jonathan Butler wrote and directed Ali vs Stevenson: The Greatest Fight That Never Was and authored The Domi...
Olympics Night: David Davis | July 12, 2016
Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters - October 27, 2019 20:30 - 32 minutesOn July 12, 2016, three writers appeared at Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters at The Gallery at Le Poisson Rouge to read from and talk about their work on the Olympics. In this episode: David Davis, author of Waterman: The Life and Times of Duke Kahanamoku, the first U.S. superstar Olympic sw...
Olympics Night: Dvora Meyers | July 12, 2016
Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters - October 27, 2019 20:30 - 28 minutesOn July 12, 2016, three writers appeared at Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters at The Gallery at Le Poisson Rouge to read from and talk about their work on the Olympics. In this episode: Dvora Meyers, author of The End of the Perfect 10: The Making and Breaking of Gymnastics' Top Score from Na...
Olympics Night: Dave Zirin | July 12, 2016
Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters - October 27, 2019 20:29 - 45 minutesOn July 12, 2016, three writers appeared at Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters at The Gallery at Le Poisson Rouge to read from and talk about their work on the Olympics. In this episode: Varsity Letters regular Dave Zirin discussed his book Brazil's Dance with the Devil and what's really going...
Ron Kaplan and Greg Prince: Varsity Letters Baseball Night, July 24, 2017
Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters - October 27, 2019 20:29 - 54 minutesOn July 24, 2017, four writers appeared at Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters at The Gallery at Le Poisson Rouge to talk about their recent baseball books. In this episode: Ron Kaplan, author of Hank Greenberg in 1938: Hatred and Home Runs in the Shadow of War Faith and Fear in Flushing blogg...
Bart Davis and Tom Perrotta: Tennis Night at Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters, August 17, 2016
Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters - October 27, 2019 20:28 - 1 hourOn August 17, 2016, four writers appeared at Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters at The Gallery at Le Poisson Rouge to talk tennis. In this episode: Bart Davis, co-author with Richard Williams of Black and White: The Way I See It. Tom Perrotta, who writes about tennis for The Wall Street Journ...
Tennis Night: Caitlin Thompson and Gerry Marzorati | August 17, 2016
Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters - October 27, 2019 20:28 - 47 minutesOn August 17, 2016, four writers appeared at Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters at The Gallery at Le Poisson Rouge to talk about their work on tennis. Reading from and talking about their work in this episode: Caitlin Thompson, co-founder of the quarterly Racquet—which published its first issu...
Steve Rushin: Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters, August 16, 2017
Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters - October 27, 2019 20:26 - 57 minutesOn August 16, 2017, Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters at The Gallery at Le Poisson Rouge featured sportswriter Steve Rushin, author of Sting-Ray Afternoons: A Memoir.
Howard Bryant, Bomani Jones, Teri Thompson, and Luke Cyphers: Best American Sports Writing Night, Varsity Letters, November 21, 2017
Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters - October 27, 2019 20:25 - 56 minutesOn November 21, 2017, Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters at The Gallery at Le Poisson Rouge celebrated the publication of The Best American Sports Writing of 2017. Speaking in this episode: ESPN senior writer Howard Bryant, editor of the 2017 volume of the annual series. Bomani Jones, host of...
Mark Feinsand and Jay Jaffe: Varsity Letters Baseball Night, July 24, 2017
Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters - October 27, 2019 12:03 - 1 hourOn July 24, 2017, four writers appeared at Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters at The Gallery at Le Poisson Rouge to talk about their recent baseball books. In this episode: MLB.com executive reporter Mark Feinsand, author of The New York Yankees Fans' Bucket List Sports Illustrated writer Jay...
Sports Business Night: Ben Reiter
Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters - October 27, 2019 09:58 - 33 minutesOn September 9, 2019, three writers appeared at Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters at The Gallery at Le Poisson Rouge to share some of the most interesting stories in sports business. Speaking in this episode: Ben Reiter, a Sports Illustrated senior editor, discussed the updated paperback of hi...
Sports Business Night: Matthew Futterman
Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters - October 27, 2019 09:57 - 41 minutesOn September 9, 2019, three writers appeared at Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters at The Gallery at Le Poisson Rouge to share some of the most interesting stories in sports business. Speaking in this episode: Matthew Futterman, deputy sports editor of The New York Times and author of Players: ...
Sports Business Night: Albert Chen
Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters - October 27, 2019 09:50 - 34 minutesOn September 9, 2019, three writers appeared at Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters at The Gallery at Le Poisson Rouge to share some of the most interesting stories in sports business. Speaking in this episode: Albert Chen, a senior editor at Sports Illustrated, read from and discussed his new b...
Howard Bryant and Bomani Jones: Best American Sports Writing Night, Varsity Letters, November 21, 2017
Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters - September 01, 2019 03:52 - 58 minutesOn November 21, 2017, Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters at The Gallery at Le Poisson Rouge celebrated the The Best American Sports Writing of 2017. Speaking in this episode: ESPN senior writer Howard Bryant, editor of the 2017 volume of the annual series. Bomani Jones, host of The Right Time...
Ben Reiter on the Astros: Varsity Letters, August 1, 2018
Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters - September 01, 2019 03:50 - 28 minutesOn August 1, 2018, sports-book authors Ben Reiter and Lori Leachman appeared at Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters at The Gallery at Le Poisson Rouge. Speaking in this episode: Sports Illustrated's Ben Reiter—who accurately predicted the Astros' 2017 World Series win three years earlier—read fr...
Olympics Night: Thomas H. Murray
Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters - September 01, 2019 03:46 - 47 minutesOn January 30, 2018, three writers appeared at Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters at The Gallery at Le Poisson Rouge for a look at the dark side of Olympic sports. Speaking in Part II: Thomas H. Murray discussed his new book, Good Sport: Why Our Games Matter — and How Doping Undermines Them.
Olympics Night: Carla Correa and Meghan Louttit
Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters - September 01, 2019 03:44 - 45 minutesOn January 30, 2018, three writers appeared at Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters at The Gallery at Le Poisson Rouge for a look at the dark side of Olympic sports. Speaking in Part I: Carla Correa and Meghan Louttit of the New York Times discussed their coverage of the Larry Nassar trial.
Soccer Night: Sebastian Abbot
Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters - September 01, 2019 03:38 - 58 minutesOn March 13, 2018, Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters at The Gallery at Le Poisson Rouge spent a night devoted to soccer. Author Sebastian Abbot read from and discussed his new book, The Away Game: The Epic Search for Soccer's Next Superstars.
Varsity Letters August 1, 2018: Lori Leachman
Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters - September 01, 2019 03:36 - 35 minutesOn August 1, 2018, sports-book authors Ben Reiter and Lori Leachman appeared at Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters at The Gallery at Le Poisson Rouge. Speaking in Part II: Duke University professor Lori Leachman, the daughter of former New York Giants Super Bowl XXI-winning defensive coach Lama...
Varsity Letters June 18, 2018: Robert Lipsyte
Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters - September 01, 2019 03:31 - 20 minutesOn June 18, 2018, three of our favorite sportswriters appeared at Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters at The Gallery at Le Poisson Rouge. Speaking in Part III: Legendary sportswriter Robert Lipsyte read from and discussed the reprint of his seminal work, SportsWorld: An American Dreamland.
Varsity Letters June 18, 2018: Mike Pesca
Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters - September 01, 2019 03:30 - 24 minutesOn June 18, 2018, three of our favorite sportswriters appeared at Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters at The Gallery at Le Poisson Rouge. Speaking in Part II: Mike Pesca is the author of Upon Further Review: The Greatest What-Ifs in Sports History and host of the podcast of the same name, as wel...
Varsity Letters June 18, 2018: Dave Zirin
Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters - September 01, 2019 03:29 - 39 minutesOn June 18, 2018, three of our favorite sportswriters appeared at Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters at The Gallery at Le Poisson Rouge. Speaking in Part I: Dave Zirin discussed his two new books: Jim Brown: Last Man Standing, and Things That Make White People Uncomfortable, co-written by Micha...
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