The great Bob Collins of MPR recent wondered aloud on twitter, “How many World Cup stories are actually about soccer?” It turns out that football, or whatever you want to call it, really is a bit dull outside of the cultural stuff. The stories are all about people, not the game. Take that to an extreme and it’s hard to not notice a solid trend right now among the nations that are having a great time in South Africa and those that are not looking so wonderful. Does World Cup performance say something about the mood of a nation – and perhaps even its future?
Barataria - The work of Erik Hare 