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If I didn’t realize, back when I bought that Magic Carpet, that surfing would become a difficult, often times brutal addiction, I certainly didn’t realize that used surfboards would become an addiction too. by Austin Kelley, originally published,. 2017.
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The soccer handball rule is confusing, but, Austin Kelley argues, intention and guilt are concepts that have been vexed in our culture for a long time, long before Freud seized on the tale of Oedipus, who accidentally-on-purpose killed his father, to explain the accidental-on-purpose human condition. Originally published 2016.
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Austin Kelley on the Ravens, a team named after a depressive shut-in spooked by a bird, and the 49ers, haunted by genocide. Originally published 2013.
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Austin Kelley investigates the strange allure of the biathlon. Originally published 2014.
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Austin Kelley watches “Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait,” an avant-garde film which follows midfielder Zinédine Zidane –- and only Zidane — through an entire match. Originally published 2006.
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What counts as hate speech? Austin Kelley considers the case of Nicolas Anelka. Originally published 2014.
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Austin Kelley writes, Watching the Tour de France can be a difficult endeavor. The rules are complicated. The course is uneven and filled with strange checkpoints. There are mysterious symbolic jerseys. Ninety-five percent of the cyclists aren’t even trying to win. Originally published 2006
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I’m on the lookout for hot new diagnoses as the season approaches. One never knows what epidemic will plague the NFL. Plantar fasciitis? Chronic blisters? Achilles heel?
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To text or not to text. Is that the question?
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Austin Kelley writes about the strange team format of the home run derby. Originally published 2013.
