Books: "A Biography of a Mountain" by Matthew Davis

 

A Biography of a Mountain: The Making and Meaning of Mount Rushmore

By Matthew Davis

St. Martin's Press; 336 pages, including one map and 8-page photo insert; hardcover, $30.00; EBook, $13.99; available today, Tuesday, November 11th

Matthew Davis is the author of When Things Get Dark: A Mongolian Writer's Tale, and his work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The Los Angeles Review of Books, and Guernica. He has been an Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fellow at New America, a Fellow at The Black Mountain Institute at UNLV, and a Fulbright Fellow to Syria and Jordan. 

College Football: FWAA-NFF Super 16 Poll - Week 11

 

In the FWAA-NFF Super 16 Poll for Week 11 of the 2025 college football season, Ohio State claimed the top spot for the eleventh straight week after a 34-10 win over Perdue.

St. John's Suffers Crushing Loss To Crimson Tide

Alabama's Labaron Philon buried this three-pointer to give them a 98-88 lead with 2:00 left. Photo by Jason Schott. 

 

St. John's, the No. 5 team in the country, lost a hard-fought battle with the No. 15 Alabama Crimson Tide, 103-96, on Saturday afternoon at Madison Square Garden.

NYCFC Crushes Charlotte To Move On In MLS Playoffs

Nicholas Fernandez Mercau celebrates his opening goal with Maxi Moralez. Photo provided by NYCFC.

New York City Football Club went on the road and won the deciding Game 3 of the opening round of the MLS Cup Playoffs, 3-1, over Charlotte FC, on Friday night.

Pitino "Couldn't be more pleased" St. John's Opens Season In Big Way

 

Ian Jackson takes one to the hoop for the first points of St. John's season. Photo by Jason Schott. 

The St. John's Red Storm, ranked No. 5 in the nation, opened with a resounding win, 108-74, over Quinnipiac on Monday night at Carnesecca Arena.

Charlotte Evens Series With NYCFC At The Stadium

 

NYCFC's Maxi Moralez looking to make a play in the first half. Photo by Jason Schott.

New York City Football Club lost a heartbreaker to Charlotte FC on Saturday at Yankee Stadium in the second game of Round One of the MLS Cup Playoffs.

College Football: FWAA-NFF Super 16 Poll - Week 10

 

In the FWAA-NFF Super 16 Poll for Week 10 of the 2025 college football season, Ohio State claimed the top spot for the tenth straight week after a 38-14 win over Penn State.