Category Archives: Sports

Draft Day may be bland and preposterous, but it’s a much more compelling watch than the real NFL Draft

So, it was midweek in early April and I found myself perusing Netflix looking for something I could half watch while eating dinner. This was my first attempt since stupidly watching the Jeffrey Dahmer series. It turns out watching a … Continue reading

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Are you one of those wankers who hates the Profit & Sustainability Rules? Don’t worry, they’re probably not here to stay

Anal warts, finding out your mate’s a Tory cunt, MacOS, Tracey Emin talking about her own work, 24 hour news channels, Winter, James O’Brien and James O’Brien being condescending, any Disney movie since 1997, Bono on politics, listening to Israeli … Continue reading

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The Premier League Preview 2023/24

Life ceases to be interesting if you lose the capacity to be surprised. If Donald Trump is never brought to trial, would you be surprised? Or, if Trump went all Budd Dwyer and killed himself on TV if he’s brought … Continue reading

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So much of modern football feels fake, but Relegation Day is still as authentic as it gets

Douglas Murray, who, let’s just say, has some glib descriptions of twentieth century nationalism, was on better form when offering an anecdote on Lex Fridman’s podcast about advice to writers. Namely the cynical propensity writers have to view events in … Continue reading

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The Premier League Preview 2022/23

We’re fast approaching the Qatar 2022 World Cup. Yeah, psyched for it. Remember when Qatar was awarded it? The world was very different back in 2010. Crappy 3G smartphones. Alex Ferguson was still managing Manchester United. Prince and Leonard Cohen … Continue reading

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