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Tag Archives: Overeducated/Underemployed
Ayn Rand Reflects upon the MLS Cup, Beckham, Objectivism
Noted American philosopher and novelist Ayn Rand has graciously cleared her hectic social schedule to answer a few questions about the MLS cup, David Beckham, and also her philosophy of “objectivism.” Please note that while I am a fan of … Continue reading
Jean Baudrillard Analyzes American Celebrity Fans of Arsenal
In our never-ending search for truth, we have consulted a preeminent French cultural expert on a stunning phenomenon: American celebrities professing love to a UK-based soccer club which has not won anything for over 6 years. Who? What? Where? When? … Continue reading
The Locker Room, the Privacy Myth, & Vestiges of Privilege
Soccer is a man’s game. Soccer is a white man’s game. Soccer is a heterosexual white man’s game. These are the messages lurking behind the media, radio, blogs, and newspapers that saturate our universe. Almost out of sight, like a … Continue reading
Jacques Lacan’s Reflections on Manchester United’s 19th title
In light of United’s historic 19th title, we decided to revive our special series on interviews with famous intellectuals. We were delighted that dearly departed Jacques Lacan took an hour from his busy day to answer a few questions on … Continue reading
Jose Mourinho, Slavoj Zizek, Matrix, & the Real Perversion: Us
Professional coaches are funny people. For those at the top, redundant discourses emerge to explain defeat. They seldom involve the coaches. Or the players. Often, the blame rests solely on the referee. For Sir Alex, a post-game press conference involves … Continue reading
CAF's Test to Straighten Out Gender Benders
The specter of “cheating” has once again reared its ugly head in soccer. No, I do not refer to dubious Real Madrid yellow cards. Nor FIFA vote-swapping. Instead, I refer to the curious case of Equatorial Guinea. In the African … Continue reading
Vucinic: From Marxist to Butler Gender Bender
Last week, I was wrong. I assumed that Mirkvo Vucinic’s goalscoring celebration against Inter Milan revealed a Marxist streak in his thinking. However, I couldn’t have been more mistaken about the Montenegrin striker’s etymological proclivities. Just glance at his goal … Continue reading
Marx, Engels, Mao, Castro, & now…Vucinic
Check out this goal video of Vucinic, courtesy of DirtyTackle… You saw the well-timed run. You saw the diving header. And you saw the fiery celebration. But what you didn’t see was….
Un Cristiano Andalou?
I know what you’re thinking. Swallow your prejudices and watch this clip. Now, really swallow your prejudices and watch this clip. Now, collect your breath, wipe the drool off your mouth from the CRon ab closeups, and let’s take a … Continue reading