Rachel Anne Jones has contributed illustrations to the first two issues of XI Quarterly, and with the publication in the midst of our reader drive this month, we wanted to highlight some of the work by our excellent contributors. In that vein, Rachel has shared with us some of her other work. Earlier this month, we shared her …
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Contributor Spotlight: Tom McCabe’s “Sky Blue Nightmares”
Source: Flickr/kkimphotography With XI Quarterly in the midst of a reader drive, we wanted to spotlight some of the contributors to our publication so far. Today, we welcome Tom McCabe, who has provided a piece to issue 2 and the upcoming issue 3. If you are not yet a subscriber to XI Quarterly, become one …
Read Full ArticleXI Contributor Spotlight: Rachel Anne Jones
Rachel Anne Jones has contributed illustrations to the first two issues of XI Quarterly, and with the publication in the midst of our reader drive this month, we wanted to highlight some of the work by our excellent contributors. In that vein, Rachel has shared with us some of her other work. Soccer and U.S. Presidents? …
Read Full ArticleComment Thread: Baku to Krasnodar (via Los Angeles)
With issue 2 of XI released, we are opening a comment thread for each story in the issue. Today, we turn our attention to “Baku to Krasnodar (via Los Angeles),” by Asher Kohn and original illustrations by Dan Leydon. It tells the story of Yura Movsisyan, born in the Soviet Union, forced to escape the city …
Read Full ArticleComment Thread: Portraits of African Soccer
Photograph courtesy of the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives at the National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution With issue 2 of XI now with our subscribers, we are opening a comment thread for each story in the issue. Today, we focus on “Portraits of African Soccer: A twentieth-century American lens,” a selection of photographs from the …
Read Full ArticleComment Thread: A Curious Outpost
Issue 2 of XI is now with our subscribers, and we are opening a comment thread for each story in the issue. A day after Club Tijuana played club world champion Corinthians in the Copa Libertadores, we turn our attention to “A Curious Outpost: The Tijuana Xolos, uniting the borderlands,” by David Keyes with photography by …
Read Full ArticleComment Thread: Red Lions and Black Widows
In honor of issue 2 of XI making its way to our subscribers, we are opening comment threads for each of the 11 stories in the issue. Today’s entry is Chris Gaffney’s “Red Lions and Black Widows: The life of Taiwan’s 1997 Player of the Year.” As an ex-pat living in Taiwan, Gaffney yearned to play …
Read Full ArticleComment Thread: The Games That Weren’t
Issue 2 of XI is now with our subscribers, and we continue our series opening up comment threads for each of the stories in the issue. Today, we turn to Tom Dunmore’s “The Games That Weren’t: America’s false starts on the way to international soccer.” Tracing the history of the establishment of the first U.S. national team, …
Read Full ArticleComment Thread: ‘Yankee! Cowboy! Fenian Bastard!’
Issue 2 of XI is now in the hands of our subscribers and we are opening comment sections on the blog here for each story in the issue. Today, we look at Tom McCabe’s “‘Yankee! Cowboy! Fenian Bastard!’ Bridging the schism at Rangers Football Club.” It tells the story of Hugh O’Neill, the American-born Catholic who …
Read Full ArticleComment Thread: Preston’s Plan
As you may have heard, issue 2 of XI is now with subscribers, and we are opening the comment sections for all of the stories in the issue. Today, we focus on Brian Blickenstaff’s article “Preston’s Plan: The heartstopping road to Darmstadt,” featuring photographs from Tom Sekula. The article profiles Preston Zimmerman, a native of Washington …
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