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Rafael Nadal, his three languages, and the lack of interpreters at tennis tournaments

Overhearing a family from the United States visiting Basel for a day of sightseeing

Teenage sexuality in three Bruce Springsteen songs

Luis Suárez’s intentional hands in the 2010 Men’s World Cup and Cory Doctorow on fraud in 2025

Don Q makes clear that he’s the Chief, not the singer of “Born in Plunderland"

The Niko Seibold Elfton Ensemble wins the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest in Basel