By Stevie Marsden, Lecturer in Publishing, Edinburgh Napier University
The high drama of Douglas Stuart’s new novel sometimes feels like a soap opera – but his lyrical prose and atmospheric narrative elevate the genre.
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By Mathew Dowling, Senior Lecturer in Sport Management, Loughborough University
Alex Thurston, Lecturer in Sport Management, Loughborough University
Jinsu Byun, Assistant Professor of Sport Management, Yonsei University
These games should compel traditional sport to solve its fundamental problems and reflect upon the true value of sport and athletes.
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By Gabriela Mesones Rojo
Bolivia’s 2024 wildfires devastated Santa Cruz, but Indigenous Chiquitano and Monkox communities led recovery through collective organization, ancestral knowledge and fire management strategies, and revived food systems amid delayed state response.
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By Dan Plumley, Principal Lecturer in Sport Finance, Sheffield Hallam University
Rob Wilson, Dean Education, Faculty and Resources, University Campus of Football Business
In elite football, competitive advantage is pursued relentlessly. Big clubs invest heavily in performance data and tactical analysis in the pursuit of marginal gains.
Yet that desperate search for gains has now led to one club, Southampton FC, suffering an enormous loss. Southampton admitted to spying on their opponent’s training session and were charged by the English Football League. They have been expelled from a match that could have seen them win promotion to the Premier League.
That…
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Former prime minister Tony Abbott will be the new federal president of the Liberal Party.
He has been nominated unopposed and will be installed when the party’s federal council meets in Melbourne on Friday.
The choice of Abbott, 68, for the post has the support of Liberal leader Angus Taylor but more moderate Liberals are concerned.
They fear the former leader, who retains a high public profile and very firm views, may be often in the news and take attention away from Taylor. They are also worried that Abbott, who argues the Liberals must have distinct, clear…
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By Amanda Nothaft, Director of Data and Analysis, University of Michigan
Property taxes in Detroit, the highest among major U.S. cities, continue to burden the city’s low-income households. Failure to pay these taxes can lead to foreclosure.
Mayor Mary Sheffield advocated for property…
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By Kim Pfotenhauer, Assistant Dean for Clerkship Education and Assistant Professor of Osteopathic Medicine, Michigan State University
Your body adjusts your food intake and activity to maintain a balanced weight and avoid starvation. Researchers have proposed several theories explaining how this works.
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By Liana Woskie, Assistant Professor of Community Health, Tufts University
Kimberly Turner, Assistant Professor of International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh
For decades, female sterilization has been one of the most common forms of birth control in the U.S.: 11.5% of U.S. women, ages 15-49, use female sterilization as their primary contraceptive method – nearly identical to the pill.
But the…
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By Jordyn Tovey, Clinical Social Worker, University of Michigan
Sensationalizing extreme behaviors like self-starvation and ‘bonesmashing’ rather than treating them as mental health symptoms can prevent boys and young men from getting much-needed care.
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By Christopher Justin Einolf, Professor of Sociology, Northern Illinois University
Social scientists and commentators have for years been expressing concerns about what they call the “authoritarian playbook.” To be clear, no such book exists. But would-be and actual dictators do tend to follow a common set of strategies to consolidate power.
Since the 2000s, populist leaders from Russia to Venezuela have used their countries’ own…
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