Entries from October 2007

October 23, 2007

Body Politic: The Great American Sports Machine – by David Shields

It’s hard for an author to be critical and controversial about a topic without making the reader hate it afterwards – but for David Shields, he manages to do it flawlessly in Body Politic.
In less than 200 pages, Shields takes you on an analytical tour of the way that sport integrates into contemporary America that [...]

October 23, 2007

I’m Back.

I’m back from a broken arm, the end of the season, and overall mental exhaustion.
Stay tuned for a bunch of new reviews –
Pat