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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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U2 Generously Gives Us a Lousy Album
End of Innocence‘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.

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

The World Series of Cliff Diving
WATCH OUT BELOWFrom Texas to Ireland, athletes are plunging 80 feet with death-defying moves. Can Red Bull and Greg Louganis make this into an Olympic sport?

Frazier Glenn Miller Would Kill Me
TARGETGrowing 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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