The imagined community of millions seems more real as a team of eleven named
people.
- Eric Hobsbawn
One of the many intriguing things about a World Cup is the rare but vivid display of
nationhood. When else do countries from all corners of the world have the chance to present
themselves as one coherent entity?
If the Premier League season is a party, consider us (very) fashionably late. But now that we're
six games in, the standings are starting to take shape: who would bet against the top four being
the same come May? Not yours truly, that's for sure.
After a series of 1-0 wins, Manchester City proved they're for real by tonking Arsenal and giving
neighbors United a run for their money.
