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Ah, spring! The weather gets warmer, the days get longer, and going outside becomes an enticing prospect even for ardent homebodies. It's the perfect time of year for physical activity and polite society's preferred expression of strength and coordination: sports. The following culture recommendations take a look at the best sports stories, both fictional and real.
Ah, spring! The weather gets warmer, the days get longer, and going outside becomes an enticing prospect even for ardent homebodies. It's the perfect time of year for physical activity and polite society's preferred expression of strength and coordination: sports. The following culture recommendations take a look at the best sports media, both fictional and real.
Looking at the lives of two black high school basketball players who are trying to go pro, Hoop Dreams is the definitive documentary on the business of sports and social inequality.
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Combining an inspirational sports story with an earthy 70s cinema look at American class struggle, Breaking Away gives a look at how sports can shape someone's identity.
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Writing about one of his lifelong obsessions, celebrated author David Foster Wallace gives a look into the lives of second-tier tennis pros.
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Nintendo game Punch-Out!! requires a sharp eye and twitch reflexes to beat its colorful cast of opponents and become the world's #1 boxer.
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Classic documentary Pumping Iron gives a look into the tense world of competitive bodybuilding, featuring a young Arnold Schwarzenegger and Lou Ferrigno.
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With Playing to Win, game designer and former Street Fighter pro David Sirlin created a guide on the real skills and thinking required to dominate gaming tournaments.
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Cult film Slap Shot looks at changing times, the casualties of big business, and appealing to the lowest common denominator from the perspective of a minor league hockey team.
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Both exciting and meditative, Ping Pong: The Animation brings a tale of high school sports that follows a cast of heroes and villains as they win, lose, and grow up.
Read MoreThe best gaming articles you'll find this side of the Mississippi. Considering the Mississippi does not bisect the planet, we have the best best gaming articles on the planet. Can't vouch for Saturn though, their writers are pretty good.