Go Sumo!

from RealClear Books & Culture The Work of Sumo Japan’s National Sport Distills Competition to Its Essence By Oliver Bateman Sumo — a Japanese word (相撲) that literally means “striking one another” — is a sport that is almost wholly alien to the American...

Go Navajo!

from The LA Times via Yahoo! News Supreme Court may keep alive Navajo Nation water rights claim in Arizona by David G. Savage The Colorado River cuts through Marble Canyon in the Navajo Nation en route to the Grand Canyon. This segment of the river joins two vast...

Wherefore Art Web3

from Observer Web3 Games Are Huge in Asia, So Why Haven’t They Taken Off in the US? Companies developing Web3 games will have to focus more on entertainment and less on monetization to reach global audiences. By Rachyl Jones Game on. AFP via Getty Images Video games...

“God spoke to me in the subwoofers”

from The New York Times Composers Find Transcendence, and Inspiration, at the Club by Zachary Woolfe BERLIN — In 2018, after a visit to Berghain, the storied techno club here, the saxophonist and curator Ryan Muncy called the composer Ash Fure, a friend and...

Tom Sizemore Gone

from Deadline Tom Sizemore Mourned By His Friends And Fans, Praised For His Transcendent Talents By Bruce Haring Although it was news for a few days that Tom Sizemore’s family was making “end of life” decisions, his death on Friday night still was a shock for those...

Cracker Island

from France24 Gorillaz return: ‘We’re living in a world of cults’ The new album from Gorillaz is all about the cartoon foursome starting their own ridiculous cult. Just don’t ask Keith Richards to join. The animated band, the brainchild of...