Steve O'RourkeSomewhere still, putting suncream on sheepLife changes irreversibly in the most innocuous ways. The phone call. The gulp. The silence telling you everything you need to know before…May 25May 25
Steve O'RourkeGet weird, but get writingI don’t have a great memory. Well. That’s not entirely true. I can remember the lyrics of the theme tune to the 1981 Alexandre Dumas…Mar 27, 2023Mar 27, 2023
Steve O'RourkeNo Good: How John Madden set me up for heartacheA version of this piece was first published in September 2019.Dec 29, 2021Dec 29, 2021
Steve O'RourkeDo androids dream of electric grief?Being online in the early 2000s was a lot like standing in line for a rollercoaster. You had a sense of what was to come, but didn’t really…Oct 4, 2021Oct 4, 2021
Steve O'RourkeThe absence of wonder (reprise)This story was first published in 2019 to mark Tom Brady’s birthday. I’ve tweaked the ending to reflect the third era of his career.Feb 7, 2021Feb 7, 2021
Steve O'RourkeThe was no justice for Breonna Taylor and no NFL week 3 preview65 years ago this week, the trial of Roy Bryant and his half-brother JW Milam for the kidnap, torture, and murder of 14-year old Emmett…Sep 24, 2020Sep 24, 2020
Steve O'RourkeHousing is a human right and your NFL week 2 previewWith all the hype surrounding America’s showpiece sporting event, you’d be forgiven if you missed the news, broken to coincide with the…Sep 18, 2020Sep 18, 2020
Steve O'RourkeEnd Direct Provision and your NFL Week 1 previewThere’s no way of escaping the fact that our children will ask us how we allowed Direct Provision—the holding of people who arrive in…Sep 10, 2020Sep 10, 2020
Steve O'Rourke2020 — The year the NFL matters the least, it matters the mostWITH THE CONTINUED spread of Covid-19, 2020 was already set to be a season unlike any other. Indeed, as coronavirus cases spike in…Aug 31, 2020Aug 31, 2020
