“If you believed they put a man on the moon (man on the moon) If you believed there’s nothing up his sleeve Then nothing is cool.” -R.E.M. (“Man on the Moon”) R.E.M.’s 1992 song “Man on the Moon” – a tribute to late comedian Andy Kaufman– is also a celebration of the weird. As…
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With the Super Bowl between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles set to take place today, it’s a good time to reflect on what it means to be a fan. As some sports fans already know, the term “fan” was originally derived from the word “fanatic”, suggesting that from the beginning fans carried…
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With news that the latest round of NFL team hirings did not include former Patriots coach Bill Belichick, there has been a strange chorus in the media about why the legend doesn’t have a job. The narrative put forth in many news articles shows a thinly-disguised bias against Belichick that also reveals cultural attitudes toward…
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