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Welcome to the Terrordome: Political Sportswriter Dave Zirin Speaks in La Jolla

Friday, 13 July 2007
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

WELCOME TO THE TERRORDOME
The Pain, Politics, and Promise of Sports
wiht author Dave Zirin

Tuesday, July 13th, 7 pm
DG Wills Bookstore
7461 Girard Avenue
La Jolla 92037
(858)456-1800

At the intersection of sports and politics…
You'll find heroes.
You'll find villains.
You'll find oppression.
You'll find protest.
You'll find a platform.
And you'll find Dave Zirin.

"Welcome to the Terrordome is the sports primer for our time."
—legendary sports writer Robert Lipsyte, New York Times

"If you're a sports fan you'll love this book. If you're politically active, you'll love this book. If you're a politically active sports fan, you've found your bible."
—Katrina vanden Heuvel, editor & publisher, The Nation

"In sportswriting, attitude is easy. But Zirin's also got razor smarts, rapier wit, and, most of all, a rebel's large heart...you'll never see sports the same way again.
—Jeff Chang, author, Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation

"Welcome to the Terrordome." Public Enemy's 1990 hip-hop anthem was a call to arms against a world—and a popular culture—gone mad. A real Terrordome emerged in the New Orleans Superdome in the horrifying aftermath of Hurricane Katrina—a gruesome collision of sports and politics as thousands sat stranded in a sports arena where most could never have afforded even the cheapest ticket.

Today the "Terrordome" is a twenty-first century sports world that is frightening, ridiculous, horrifying, and inspiring…all before the next commercial break. From Don Imus' racist comments to the inspiring legacy of Muhammad Ali; from the stormy marriage between hip-hop and the NBA to Zinedine Zidane's head butt—it will get you talking and thinking.

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Dave Zirin is the author of the widely acclaimed book What's My Name, Fool? (Haymarket Books) and writes the weekly column "Edge of Sports" (edgeofsports.com ). He writes a regular column for Nation and Slam magazine, and has appeared as a sports commentator on ESPN TV and radio, CBNC, WNBC, Democracy Now!, Air America, Radio Nation, and Pacifica.

Location:
DG Wills Bookstore
7461 Girard Avenue
La Jolla 92037