Victory Journal
Victory Journal, Sam Hockley-Smith, Shane LyonsVictory Journal is a print and digital publication exploring the intersection of sport and culture through human storytelling, personal essays, and bold visuals—eschewing stats and fandom for drama, glory, and creativity from around the world.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 40 | Founded | a year ago | Last Issue | 3 days ago |
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The Bikerni
WORDS BY SUPRIYA NAIR
PHOTOGRAPHY BY SOPHIE GREEN
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In Ghulam, a high-octane Hindi adaptation of On the Waterfront released in 1998, the Eva Marie Saint character—here, a debutante named Alisha—first appears o...
Gymnasium
WORDS BY DVORA MEYERS
ART BY THENJIWE NIKI NKOSI
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What does gymnastics look like without the white gaze? In South African multidisciplinary artist Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi’s series Gymnasium, we get a glimpse of that...
The Soul Set
WORDS BY SAM HOCKLEY-SMITH
PHOTOGRAPHY BY KATIE MCCURDY
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Calli Gilchrist was seven years old when she started wrestling. Both her uncles wrestled in high school and so did her mom. The way she tells it, t...
Cold Blood
WORDS BY AMOS BARSHAD
PHOTOGRAPHY BY BALARAMA HELLER
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The Spawn
WORDS BY JAIME LOWE
ART BY INJI SEO
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The river is crowded, claustrophobic, wall-to-wall with rotting flesh. In the beginning, the bodies are strong, moving fast against rapids and walls of water. By the...
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Victory Journal is a print and digital publication exploring the intersection of sport and culture through human storytelling, personal essays, and bold visuals—eschewing stats and fandom for drama, glory, and creativity from around the world.
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