Here's surfing: feeling small in the natural world, which is always healthy for the individualistic humanoid; feeling awe, which is tied into feeling small but with the kind of reverence that the atheist can't find in churches and shouldn't find in vague notions of "Eastern mysticism"; or it's a reaffirmation for the believer, in...
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Tags: Costa Rica, David Foster Wallace, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Florida, Indonesia, Infinite Jest, Inverted 360, Julian Wilson, New Zealand, physics, Quiksilver, Red Bull, Roger Federer, Superman, surfing, sushi roll, wave
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Now that soccer has receded back into the corner of the collective American sporting consciousness, I feel I can write about it without boring anyone too much.
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Tags: chicago, DC, Finland, Guy Harvey, Holy Trinity, Jesse Brukman, Maxim, NCAA, New York City, NFL, Russia, Seattle, soccer, The World Sauna Championship, Timo Kaukonen, Vladimir Ladyzhensk, World Cup
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Freelance Writing (insider's guide)/Central Midfield Role/Snooki/Influence & Plagiarism
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The only two sports scenarios that might cause me to become completely irrational is the play of the All Blacks and the Boston Celtics. So, now that I have made the case that I am somewhat/completely unsuitable to be a sports writer, let me reiterate that I am. A sportswriter and an unsuitable sportswriter.
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Tags: All Blacks, baseball, Boston Celtics, Dan Gilbert, Jesse Jackson, Lebron James, Sports
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A Frequently updated column of awesomely ridiculous quotes from World Cup fans. Send your own to kiren@nonpretentious.com.
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Tags: Slovenia, USA, World Cup
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A Frequently updated column of awesomely ridiculous quotes from World Cup fans. Send your own to kiren@nonpretentious.com.
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Tags: New Zealand, Slovakia, World Cup
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A Frequently updated column of awesomely ridiculous quotes from World Cup fans. Send your own to kiren@nonpretentious.com.
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Tags: Cameroon, Italy, Japan, Paraguay, World Cup
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A Frequently updated column of awesomely ridiculous quotes from World Cup fans. Send your own to kiren@nonpretentious.com.
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Tags: Australia, germany, World Cup
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A Frequently updated column of awesomely ridiculous quotes from World Cup fans. Send your own to kiren@nonpretentious.com.
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Tags: England, United States of America, World Cup
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