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Benjy Sarlin

Benjy Sarlin lives in Washington, DC where he covers politics for TPM. His work has appeared in such publications as The Daily Beast/Newsweek, The Atlantic, and McSweeney's Internet Tendency. 

  • September 4, 2012
    Obama is to ____ as Romney is to ____, NBA Edition

    The Basketball Fan in Chief has spoken: Barack Obama's campaign is the Miami Heat, Mitt Romney's is Jeremy Lin. As basketball metaphors go, this is something of a deep cut. But is it really the comparison that Obama wants to make? And, more to the point, what does it even mean?

  • December 6, 2011
    Where Hot Wings Are "Sassy"

    The last decade has seen an explosion of gay sports bars in America's large cities: Crew in Chicago, Gym Bar and Boxers in New York, Woofs in Atlanta, Sidelines in Ft. Lauderdale, and more. These bars are a coming out party for a long-standing subculture of out fans—and athletes—that have been trapped between competing stereotypes for decades. And on the business front, their success is undeniable.