Allen Barra writes about sports for The Wall Street Journal and The Village Voice. He also writes about books for Salon.com, Bookforum, and The Washington Post. His latest book is Yogi Berra, Eternal Yankee.
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Manny Pacquiao, Boxing's Biggest Star
Pacquiao is a worldwide phenom the U.S. is only now catching up to.... MORE
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Who Is the Best Western Novelist?
On the 25th anniversary of two classics, Larry McMurtry's Lonesome Dove and Cormac McCarthy's Blood... MORE
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Stop Picking on LeBron
This is ridiculous: It’s time to stop hating LeBron James.... MORE
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The Last Days of Derek Jeter's Yankees
Jeter, Posada, Rivera, Pettitte: They’ve won five World Series together, staying loyal to the... MORE
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Brett Favre, Prima Donna
As he turns 41, Favre has been humiliated for allegedly texting dirty photos of himself.... MORE
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Ken Burns Tackles Baseball Again
Yankees fan Allen Barra talks to the documentarian about The Tenth Inning, which ‘roid users will... MORE
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A Writer's Inner Demons
James Ellroy, the bestselling author of L.A.... MORE
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NFL Pundits' Dumbest Comments
Defense matters. Football is physical.... MORE
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American Gangsters Reconsidered
New books on New York gangsters and Al Capone have Allen Barra considering what makes a great crime... MORE
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The War Over Inception
Is Christopher Nolan's Inception a masterpiece, drivel, too confusing? Does the ending make sense?... MORE
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When Did Oliver Stone Become Sensible?
The often-inflammatory Stone’s new documentary, South of the Border—in which he profiles Latin... MORE
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Jim Thompson's Legacy
With Friday’s release of the ultraviolent The Killer Inside Me, starring Casey Affleck, Allen Barra... MORE
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Great Irish Adventures
From IRA hitman to movie star, the final volume of Roddy Doyle’s picaresque trilogy of an... MORE
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Robin Hood's Amazing Run
The character, popular for a millennium, has always transformed to fit the times, in countless... MORE
