Tag Archives: Panoptic Gazes

This Loco American Sport of Soccer – Part 1

Ahem, European readers. Just as I click “all read” when you began to dabble about cricket, rugby, or the Scottish national team, I now give you fair warning – this is a rambling and incoherent essay on North American football … Continue reading

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Dempsey's Goal Celebration vs England

For the life of me, I cannot decide if England is either “Andre the Giant” or “the Ultimate Warrior.” On the one hand, the shared language and culture parallels the eery kinetic bond between Hulk and the Warrior. However, on … Continue reading

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World Cup 2010: Argentina's Star Snub Award

In feverish anticipation of the World Cup, we are going to take a moment and recall, relive, recycle, some of our favorite World Cup moments. These patterns constitute the fabric of the international game, these recurrences form the waves of … Continue reading

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A Perceptive, Panoptic Gaze into the Future…

Talent never goes unnoticed. Sure, we’ve chuckled along to Jack Bauer‘s MLS playoff preview and Walter Mercado‘s take on the Premiership, but behind the fantasy lied a cold reality: both made pretty good guesses. Granted, gambling a mortgage on a … Continue reading

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Premiership Predictions & Horror-scopes

The Goblin King was unavailable for an comment on the upcoming English action, so instead we have turned to an equally astute sage for counsel. Walter Mercado is the star-reading attraction of Don Francisco Presenta, a Spanish language staple variety … Continue reading

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Premiership Predictions and Predilections

A prediction is a stab in the dark, a desire to stick your head in the Gypsie´s bag and see the future. We stir the past, iron the present, and imagine the future. A predilection is the tendency to think … Continue reading

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