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  • Let us now praise Cody Gakpo

    Morocco 1 – Netherlands 1 (Penalties 3-2) June 30, 2026 By all accounts — well, by most accounts, after last night — I hate Cody Gakpo. The Dutch soccer player plays his club ball for Liverpool, a rival to Arsenal, my team in the English Premier League. He’s a slender, drifty winger, the type who…

  • A Striker’s Lament

    Arsenal 2, Brighton 1 – Dec. 27, 2025 As the Gunners (mostly) rolled to victory in the first of two “festive” League fixtures during the holiday season, there was much to celebrate: Declan Rice bossing the game while playing out of position at right back, Martin Ødegaard rediscovering his once-shimmering form, David Raya doing Spanish…

  • Only a fraction of D.C. people of color support the President. Who are they?

    Only a fraction of D.C. people of color support the President. Who are they?

    Published by DCist, Sep. 20, 2018