Hampton Stevens

Hampton Stevens is a freelance writer. His work has appeared in national and international publications; including The Atlantic and ESPN the Magazine. A fifth generation Kansas Citian, he lives in midtown Kansas City, Missouri.

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End of Innocence

U2 Generously Gives Us a Lousy Album

‘Songs of Innocence,’ magically added to every iTunes user’s library, is excruciating not because U2 is a bad band, but because they are a great one who made a mediocre record.

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Chicago’s Running of the Bulls

Two entrepreneurs bring Pamplona’s fury to Illinois, where a racetrack substitutes stands in for 12th-century streets. The thrill is just the same.

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WATCH OUT BELOW

The World Series of Cliff Diving

From Texas to Ireland, athletes are plunging 80 feet with death-defying moves. Can Red Bull and Greg Louganis make this into an Olympic sport?

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Frazier Glenn Miller Would Kill Me

Growing up in the Jewish community that was attacked Sunday means I can’t pretend the alleged murderer was just some hick. This was terrorism.

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