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Elaine Teng


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November 6, 2014
Elaine Teng
Modern Racism Can Be So Hilarious
The story behind the Times's brilliant "Off Color" video series
October 23, 2014
Elaine Teng
European Soccer Has a Racism Problem. Its Solution: Sexism.
October 16, 2014
Elaine Teng
Talking to the Director of the Year's Best Gay Bilingual Film
October 15, 2014
Elaine Teng
The Solution to Violent Soccer Matches Is Not to Separate Enemy Nations
October 12, 2014
Rebecca Leber, Naomi Shavin, Elaine Teng
What the Next Two Awful Years Will Look Like
The five things to fear about a Republican Congress
October 10, 2014
Elaine Teng
Does The Fate of the Navajo Nation Depend on Its Language?
September 24, 2014
Elaine Teng
Spain Is Learning All the Wrong Lessons from Scotland's Referendum
September 19, 2014
Elaine Teng
Scotland Rejected Independence But Alex Salmond Still Got Exactly What He Wanted
September 18, 2014
Elaine Teng
Can the Scottish National Party Survive Scottish Independence?
September 16, 2014
Elaine Teng
Will Britain Lose its Seat on the U.N. Security Council Seat if Scotland Becomes Independent?
British newspapers and politicians alike have claimed that it would
September 12, 2014
Elaine Teng
No, Scottish Independence Would Not Guarantee Permanent Tory Rule
It’s bad news for Labour and Conservative alike.
September 5, 2014
Elaine Teng
This Is the Most Diverse Apartment Building in America
And here are the surprising lessons it teaches us about gentrification.
August 29, 2014
Elaine Teng
Can "Doctor Who" Survive an Older Leading Man?
The new, older doctor who tests the mainstream popularity nerd culture
July 10, 2014
Elaine Teng
Tim Howard Is Great, But I'll Take Manuel Neuer Any Day
He might not be the flashiest, but the Bayern keeper is quietly leading Germany to victory
July 9, 2014
Elaine Teng
This Could Still Be the Highest-Scoring World Cup In History
Five goals short of the record, with three more matches to go
July 7, 2014
Elaine Teng
Germany Must Out-Invent Brutish Brazil: A Bizarre-But-True Semifinal Preview
Unable to rely on muscle–or Neymar–can the hosts survive?
July 3, 2014
Elaine Teng
France-Germany Preview: Per Mertesacker Has a Cold
The two most complete teams in the World Cup meet in Friday's first quarterfinal
July 2, 2014
Elaine Teng
Stop Treating Women Like They Don’t Know Anything About Soccer
We're not eye candy for crowd shots. And we know the game every bit as well as men.
July 2, 2014
Elaine Teng
Chris Wondolowski NOT Missing Easy Shots, in GIFs
Five final, devastating reminders of what might have been
June 30, 2014
Elaine Teng
James Rodriguez Is the Best Player of This World Cup
Even if Colombia loses, he's already done enough

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