Emotions and Handball

Do Our Emotions Have A Culture?

Jules Naudet | Books & Ideas | 18th September 2026

Interview with psychology professors Jeanne Tsai and Batja Mesquita. Interesting throughout. There are substantial differences in how cultures view emotions: in the US, for instance, there's a strong expectation of positive reactions and big smiles, where as in East Asia a more muted tone is considered desirable. Matching emotional culture with someone facilitates trust and makes connection easier (2,800 words)

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Tennis For Savages

Bud Schmeling & Rachel Liebling | Victory Journal | 23rd September 2026

Handball dates as least as far back as Egypt in 2000 BC, when priests of the Temple of Osiris were immortalised on tombs in the act of playing. Alexander the Great also enjoyed the sport, as did King James I of Scotland. The 20C American photographer Jerome Liebling loved to photograph elderly players, who "defied the inexorable march of time by outsmarting it on the handball courts" (1,500 words)