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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America Hates Tom Brady
He’s rich, he’s married to Gisele, and he plays for the Patriots.... MORE
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The Best Quarterback Ever
Allen Barra on how the Green Bay Packers’ Aaron Rodgers has quietly become the best QB of all time. MORE
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In Defense of ‘Hell on Wheels’
Allen Barra argues the maligned Western has gained its footing with excellent acting and ambitious... MORE
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Did ESPN Drop the Syracuse Ball?
ESPN and the Syracuse Post-Standard sat on a key tape in the sex-abuse case of basketball coach... MORE
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Is Beckham Leaving L.A.?
Becks can become king of L.A.... MORE
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The Only Critic That Mattered
No one got the movies like critic Pauline Kael as a new biography and collection of her greatest... MORE
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Must Reads
This week: An Irish saga continues, a serial killer loose in Paris, a man locked in a bathroom, and... MORE
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Good Movie, Bad Baseball
‘Moneyball’s’ baseball logic is even more of a fantasy than the book’s, writes Allen Barra. MORE
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Michael Vick’s Transformation
Vick starts the 2011 season a changed quarterback—because of his newfound patience. MORE
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Can Pulp Win the Booker?
The Booker Prize shortlist was announced today but one great and deserving author was absent,... MORE
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Women’s Soccer Rules!
The U.S.... MORE
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Free Roger Clemens!
The ridiculous steroid trial against Clemens—based on a very flawed witness’ testimony—begins... MORE
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Mario Vargas Llosa's True Genius
Newly reissued collections of his essays prove the author is one of the greatest, most versatile... MORE
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The Borgias' Entertaining Excess
The first season of Showtime's historical soap The Borgias careens to a close tonight—Allen Barra... MORE
