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My manifesto to save football from itself

Posted on 31/01/2022 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

It’s fitting that a significant section of society and its institutions should begin to emulate the behaviour of the government it elected. Still, while too many did, most didn’t vote for Boris Johnson. And no wonder, even before being elected … Continue reading →

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The NFL – a safe space for Trumpism?

Posted on 31/01/2021 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

In a moment of serendipity, I went straight from witnessing the unsettling and remarkable, Trump supporters occupying and attacking Congress, perturbed by said scenes and the pedestrian hyperbole of the news, I sought out some real football, only to accidentally … Continue reading →

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Karma? Tiger King proves there’s no such thing

Posted on 29/04/2020 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

I’d imagine by now you’ll have either watched Tiger King or heard about it. It offers grotesque human and animal exploitation, murder plots, deceit, sabotage, confidence tricksters, mullets, vicious professional jealousy that’s obsessively creepy and pathological, an uncomfortable amount of … Continue reading →

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Essential Listening: Various Bandcamp Stuff

Posted on 31/03/2020 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

As with Discogs and Boomkat, Bandcamp looms as a potential worm hole for aficionados. Now, if you know what you’re after, you can escape quickly, and financially intact, but if you’re browsing you can easily get sucked in. Not that … Continue reading →

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