Instead, Smith’s latest ESPN contract is a product of a new moment in sports media. The mascot era is here. All the highest-paid sports personalities are not only talented but living ...

In my own work as a sociologist, I organize this concept of the sacred into seven specific dimensions. For example, the ...

NEW YORK — Big boxing in New York for long meant Madison Square Garden, in recent years Barclays Center as well. This month-long initiative also brings an epic Picasso exhibition at the M+, the ...

Discover how die-hard fans' devotion to comic-con culture and fandoms can be likened to a religious experience, with a focus on sacredness and community.

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With the toothiest of grins, boundless energy, and an irrepressible spirit, Goldy is paws down the best mascot around (with national titles to prove it). On the field or court, at a parade, or in the ...

Though mascots are most notably present at sports games and school-spirit events, they tend to live on through pamphlets, handbooks and other publications. “The mascot, past and present versions, can ...