The Super Bowl (henceforth SB) is an American institution, a game watched by an estimated 110M people in the US and another 38M around the world. Of course, this pales in comparison to the FIFA World Cup final watched by 900M around the world, but the World Cup is held every four years.[1] SB is… Continue reading
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Colin Kaepernick’s Protest
So why is everyone so outraged that an athlete didn’t stand during the playing of the national anthem, or takes a knee, as he did in the recent San Francisco 49ers game? Is it really an action that is worthy of national attention? No! Kaepernick is quoted in the Washington Post as saying,“…There are a… Continue reading
Superbowl XLIX: An Anthropological Analysis
It’s that time of year and we are being carpet-bombed with Super Bowl ads and teasers. Millions of fans worldwide will be glued to their television sets on Sunday evening at 11:30 PM in London, 4:30 AM Monday in Kabul, Afghanistan, 7:30 AM Monday in Hong Kong, and 1:30 PM Sunday afternoon in Honolulu. To… Continue reading