Torched Talks Torched Talks with sports politics scholar Jules Boykoff It's an emergency Torched Talks! Join us Monday, June 23 at noon on Zoom Alissa Walker Jun 17, 2025
Trump's games Tactical alert "We are one year away from the World Cup, how could this be happening?" Alissa Walker Jun 10, 2025
Playgrounds The state of play Last year, I wrote about how LA's ParkScore had dropped from 80th to 88th out of 100 U.S. cities. This year, I'm sorry to say that we sank even lower — LA is now 90th out of 100. Alissa Walker May 28, 2025
1984 An invasion of butterflies "Somehow I saw in my head the sky and the ground sprinkled like confetti — sprinkled with all magical stuff that shimmered and that expressed joy" Alissa Walker Apr 15, 2024
