NL East: Highway To Helsley
Aug 4 2025
What is sport, anyway? Is it a simulation of combat? A demonstration of human excellence? An abstraction made real by fertile minds and moving bodies? A fix for adrenaline junkies? An exploitative money gutter installed by rapacious capitalists? A lock box for our most ardent desires? An exorcism of our fears and disappointments? A recurring trauma creating those fears and disappointments? An excuse to gorge on junk food? A dazzling display of physics incarnate? A drama with infinite replay value? A fix for gambling junkies? A boondoggle for municipal investment? A ritual bonding exercise? A secular religion? An actual religion? A waste of time? A shared legacy? A child’s game? A pastime?
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