The Predominant Pigskin
September 3, 2010
What the National Football League tells us about cultural capital.
Archive for the ‘Sports’ Category
The FIFA Flop
July 9, 2010
No one watching a soccer match ever says “I hope the refs get it wrong so we can see some drama.”
For the Uninitiated, a World Cup Cheat Sheet
June 11, 2010
The World Cup is upon us, and so you’re bound to encounter World Cup Guy. Here’s how to put him in his place.
In Defense of Quatchi
February 12, 2010
Quatchi, Miga, Sumi, and Mukmuk – you’ll be seeing a lot of them for the next few weeks. A Vancouver native clues us in.
Football as Art
February 5, 2010
Football, like music, like dance, like much of life, is a study of chaos and disorder that men strive and plan and work to overcome, doing so only in moments, in glimpses of something more.
On the Meaning of Baseball (and a Suggestion)
October 30, 2009
As the 2009 World Series begins, we might fairly ask: what is the meaning of baseball?
Bell of the Ball:
An NFL Commentary
February 20, 2009
If we are, in fact, in store for tougher times, then I take comfort in the resilience of a gridiron jock who won with humility.