The idea for Pop Cultural Studies comes from people I have talked to in my studies of literature – some people maintain the notion that there is a contrast of high culture and low culture. Some professors I have encountered scoff at the idea that
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Telling Cricket stories with data. - It’s nearly two decades since Moneyball (the book) came out, and sports analytics has never been hotter. Starting with the humble batting average, and visualisations such as the Manhattan and the Worm, cricket...
The new weekly newsletter that explores pop culture of the '70s, '80s and '90s (via Toronto, Canada). RETRONTARIO was created to celebrate the neglected corners of Ontario’s rich televisual history; to put back into circulation material which...
Demystifying soccer — one shot, and one sweater, at a time. Who is this for? Anyone who’s remotely curious about what’s happening in the soccer world — my mom, the disgruntled New York Jets fan looking to add another crushing disappointment to...
On a given night, you’ll find me teaching a beginning meditation class at the Zen temple where I live, fighting Kendo, serving tea, doing ceramics or with my face illuminated by a computer screen...