How New York is like Arizona.

Roy Edroso on the passing of American Splendor creator Harvey Pekar.

Hip-hop vs. Arizona.

Justin Elliot, from his new digs at Salon, reports that pollster Scott Rasmussen seems pretty chummy with the folks from National Review.

Dayo Olopade on how Africa won the World Cup.

Adam Serwer is a writing fellow at The American Prospect and a graduate of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He also blogs at Jack and Jill Politics and has written for The Village Voice, The Washington Post, The Root, and the Daily News. Follow @adamserwer