The arbitrary nature of fandom
“All that I know most surely about morality and obligations I owe to football,” the existentialist philosopher Albert Camus once[…]
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Good news for optimists
“We know that we are prone to Luddite moaning, of course, but countering it is really difficult. One reason for[…]
ReadThe art of complaining
“What are the rules for proper complaining? They all spring from an appreciation of what is going on when we[…]
ReadToo good to be true, but we’re happy to believe it anyway
“The most potent collective myths are not explicit beliefs at all, but assumptions built into habits of living.” Latest column[…]
ReadPublic’s distaste of spin should come with a pinch of salt
Gordon Brown’s current predicament reminded me of a survey published a few years back which showed that most men preferred[…]
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