Basketball vs Society
by Paul Miller
Here's a neat piece by Bertell Ollman, professor of Politics at NYU, playfully exploring the differences between basketball and society.
"...there are few occasions in life where such intense cooperation is possible, and its fruits so immediate and evident. For players and viewers alike, it is a utopian moment, where they catch a glimpse of something wonderful, an ideal of community, that disappears as quickly as it appeared."
[via Arts & Letters Daily]