Time and Overtime: The Metaphysics of the World Cup
Soccer is the most popular sport in the world because it’s most like the real world.
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USA at the 2010 World Cup: Pop Culture Roundup
Dodge Muscle Cars, “Team America: World Police,” and Elvis: staples of America’s World Cup pop culture hegemonic discourse.
Overthinking Cool Runnings: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Sanka Coffie
An Olympic Hero for those of us who don’t like hard work.
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Episode 85: I have to get knives and fight evil!
The Overthinkers tackle the Olympics and reveal their valentines.
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Yankee Swap Book Review: On the Court with… Hakeem Olajuwon
Does the Dream even know he has biographies for sale for a cent at Goodwill?
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Time Out! Music, Football, and Suspension of Disbelief in “Glee”
“Glee” is a show about music, not football. It should stick to what it knows best.
“Superbowl” vs “Super Bowl”: An American Spelling Crisis
America can’t even spell “Super Bowl” correctly. Google Trends proves it.
Steelers and Steel: Sports Teams and Their Respective Commodities
Overthinking It salutes this year’s Super Bowl champions with some totally unnecessary Excel.
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Casey At the Bat: The Color Commentary
And then when Cooney died at first, and Barrows did the same, A sickly silence fell upon the patrons of the game. A dominating closer? If so, how come nobody’s striking out? These guys are putting the ball in play, … Continued
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Episode 11: SPECIAL: Olympics!
All Episodes Subscribe in iTunes Matthew Belinkie, Ryan Sheely, and Matthew Wrather overthink the 2008 Summer Olympics. Download Episode 11 (AAC Format)
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