Steven Stark

Steven Stark has been a cultural commentator for CNN, National Public Radio, and the Voice of America. More

Steven Stark has been a cultural commentator for CNN, National Public Radio, and the Voice of America. He is the author of four books and one e-book and has written frequently for the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Atlantic Monthly, and both the Boston Globe, where he was an op-ed columnist and the Montreal Gazette, where he was a world sports columnist.
What Politics and Cricket Have in Common: Rupert Murdoch

What Politics and Cricket Have in Common: Rupert Murdoch

The mogul has made his mark on the sport and on the way the American media covers elections More »

Linda McMahon and the Difference Between Wrestling and Politics

Linda McMahon and the Difference Between Wrestling and Politics

Why the Connecticut Senate candidate was able to build a successful pop culture empire but seems poised to lose next week's election More »

Why Is Pro Hockey Beating the Bad Economy?

Why Is Pro Hockey Beating the Bad Economy?

While other leagues are suffering, the NHL is on an upswing. What's it doing that others aren't? More »

Why the Baseball Playoffs Need to End Sooner

Why the Baseball Playoffs Need to End Sooner

When the post-season slips into late October and early November, the quality of play suffers. It's time for a change. More »

Why Are the Red Sox Buying a British Soccer Team?

Why Are the Red Sox Buying a British Soccer Team?

The owners of the baseball team are trying their hand at a new sport on a new continent. Why it won't work. More »

Drill and Kill: How Americans Link War and Sports

Drill and Kill: How Americans Link War and Sports

The motivational speaker at this year's Ryder Cup is an F-16 pilot—which fits in with a trend in American culture More »

As More Athletes Get Injured, Sports May Get Fairer

As More Athletes Get Injured, Sports May Get Fairer

As seasons get longer, more superstars find themselves on the disabled list. Why this could be a good thing for underdog teams. More »

Gap Politics

The famous gender gap is often described simply as good news for one party--women are moving to the Democrats. But it's a two-way gap--even more men have moved to the Republicans. Each party and its candidates now appear to represent, at least in part, the interests of one sex against the other

The Cultural Meaning of the Kennedys

Why JFK has more in common with Elvis than with FDR

The Biggest Story in Photos

Photos of Tornado Damage in Moore, Oklahoma

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