I have not had a subscription to Sports Illustrated since I was in middle school, but there are three I have purchased off the shelf and saved as a middle-aged adult.
Two of them are from this year.
Both of those have Megan Rapinoe on the cover.
Louisa Thomas is one of my favorite writers. She isn’t one of my favorite sports writers. She isn’t one of my favorite culture writers. She isn’t one of my favorite goddamnit-how-is-this-individual-so-spectacularly-talented-they-get-to-make-perfect-art-for-The-New-Yorker-for-a-living writers.
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Hey readers,
Sup. It’s me, Terry. And I’m writing this post in celebration. Celebration that this week, these next few days, will be the final week in all of human history without a published issue of the Under Review in existence.
Hello dear reader. Thank you for being here. There are literally a billion other places you could be on the Internet right now and I think it’s pretty cool that out of all those places you are here with us, even if you’re here by mistake, possibly because you’re looking for the sports bar under this same name in Central Arizona. That’s cool, as long as you order a beer for me too. You’re still here, reading this post, and that’s what matters.
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Our sister journal, Water~Stone Review recently stumbled on some good news. It seems two stories were picked up as notable mentions in The Best of American Short Stories and Sports Writing.
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One of the best pieces of sports storytelling I’ve encountered in the last year has been Gladiator: Aaron Hernandez and Football Inc. from the Boston Globe Spotlight Team and Wondery.
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Basketball never stops. Sure, the 2019 NBA Finals are in the rearview mirror, but there is still plenty of hoops hype to be had in the summertime.
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It happened as I scrolled through the images on my phone. I was in search of a bio pic for this website; something cute --of course-- but also an obvious visual representation of effortless wit, intellect, and charm.
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