Word: supers
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...kind of feminist who believes the Super Bowl is part of a scheme to deprive American women of their human rights--although the argument does have its merits. I've seen too many gals in the sports bars groaning and shrieking and punching the air right along with the guys. Last summer, in fact, the National Football League declared its ambition to become an equal-opportunity entertainer, meaning that women are now encouraged to advance from serving the Doritos to donning the cheeseheads. What ever happened to make the Super Bowl America's No. 1 secular ritual is bigger than...
...speaking of ancient Rome, Super Bowl weekend may be the optimal moment to reflect on the true reason for that empire's fall--which, it could be argued, was not decadence, Christianity or post-orgy bulimia but rampant sports mania. At the height of the empire, the stadium was the centerpiece of every Roman town, dwarfing mere housing and temples. Loyalty to the chariot-racing leagues, with their colorful banners, eclipsed all political passions. When the barbarians attacked the gates of the Roman city of Hippo, no one much noticed because the groans of the dying soldiers on the wall...
...other possibility, of course, is that as women are recruited into fandom, the men will flee. The Super Bowl will come to resemble an evening at Chippendales, with thousands of women gaily cheering the players on to new heights of mutual destruction. And what will be left for the American male to do? Maybe go out and toss a few balls, assuming anyone remembers...
...SUPER BOWL ROLL XXXII...
...Super Bowls of late have been pretty dull affairs, but you do have the legal option of enlivening matters with a wager or two. Las Vegas casinos offer a dizzying number of propositions for betting on the Game. Here is just a small sample--yes, a small sample--of the "props" for which you can plunk down your money. The variety may offer new meaning to the saying "There's a sucker born every minute...