"Babies wear them, silicone-implanted housewives, and old men with walkers, too."

God may still save the Queen, but Britannia has not ruled in 2014

He never played in a World Cup, but every player there now should salute him.

So what exactly is your problem with soccer players who dupe the referee?

Matthew Niederhauser's World Cup Photo Diary: Day Twelve

Unable to rely on muscle–or Neymar–can the hosts survive?

Introducing Brazil to "flip cups," then drowning the loss to Belgium. Matthew Niederhauser's photo diary, day eleven

And what linguists say it means if your smiley face has a nose

There's a reason that the four teams left in have played in a combined 21 finals.

The story of the Warburg brothers

Relocating the tournament would deny the very progress reformers want

Rebecca Solnit's 'Men Explain Things to Me' explains this international scourge

It helped define European anti-Semitism, especially when it came to Jewish music

Reflections, predictions, and the latest Suarez affair

Myths may comfort us, but facts are our best weapon against Tea Party perversions

Mid-century Blues obsessives are getting a lot of attention lately