Frames and Fictions

Dummies replaced audience due to coronavirus at the first professional baseball league game of the season at 桃園國際棒球場 (Táoyuán International Baseball Stadium) in 桃園 (Táoyuán), Taiwan. Photo: 王騰毅 (Ann Wáng)/Reuters.

The Imaginary

A TV cameraman walks through spectators’ seats which are covered with pictures of fans at the Munhak Baseball Stadium in Incheon, South Korea. Photo: Lee Jin-man/AP.

Miss Lonelyhearts’s Curtain Lectures

Budapest, Hungary: The North Korean team practise at the 17th Fina World Aquatics Championships. Photo: Stefan Wermuth/Reuters.

Good Morning, Vietnam

Italy smashes U.S. in men’s volleyball semi-final!

Simone Giannelli of Italy lays up the ball during the men’s volleyball semi-final match against U.S. at the Rio Olympics at Ginásio do Maracanãzinho today in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photo credit: Getty Images.

The Serbs

Serbia ousts U.S. in women’s volleyball semi-final!

Serbia celebrates during women’s volleyball semifinal match against U.S. at the Rio Olympics at Ginásio do Maracanãzinho today in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photo credit: EPA/Michael Reynolds.