I remember the morning of June 27, 2016 very well. Lionel Messi had skied his penalty and Argentina lost to Chile, once again in the Copa America final. At this point, Leo was a person I looked up to in the highest of regards. He was a genius, magician, alien–the superlatives ran dry. To see …
delicate.
I am reminded yet again today that things are delicate. On a long enough scale, almost everything is temporary. And yet, we wake up every single morning, with complete faith in the lives we lead.We yearn to feel valued, to feel connected to the world around us. We fool around to pass time and try …
Days of Nothing.
The date is April 19, 2020. Day 35 of isolation. I have thoughts. I am.
The Eternal Recurrence of the Weeknd.
The Weeknd's debut mixtape, House Of Balloons dropped exactly nine years ago. In this article, I take you through his journey ever since, while drawing intriguing allusions to Friedrich Nietzsche and BoJack Horseman. Delve into the melancholy of Abel Tesfaye with me.
My Eternal Muse.
When I woke up this morning, I vividly remember feeling the urge to just sit in bed all day and wallow away. I mean, that's the point of Sunday mornings, is it not? For an odd hour or so, I crept between the sheets, my mind was at a fleeting peace. Alas, I finally did …
Absurdity and Football.
A confrontation of irrationality and meaninglessness through the works of Camus, and attempting to find solace in football. If I were to tell you that Tuesday was my favorite day of the week, you'd think that I was insane, wouldn't you?
The Lion King’s Totalitarian Ethics.
The movie you held very dearly to yourself as a kid is perhaps not as glorious and joyous as it may have initially seemed.
What were the odds?
Joan Gamper sought like-minded individuals, wanting to form a football club based in Barcelona, and so, he posted an ad in the newspaper. The ad said that he was “wishing to organise the matches in Barcelona, requesting that everyone who likes this sport contact him..” One month later on November 29, 1899, twelve attended a …
Football: the Gift that keeps giving
The World Cup in 2018, Russia, was viewed by over 3.5 billion people. Around half of the earth’s entire population. Yes, this means that one in every two people around the globe watched the World Cup. Ever since man looked up at the sky and gazed at the glowing fire ball we now call the …
The night I finally understood Messi–sort of.
Humanity had just made its greatest discovery, but a certain man by the name of Lionel Messi was trending all around the world. As Wednesday, April 10, 2019 drew closer, my excitement for the day only kept getting greater by the minute. At 1830 hours IST, we were to see the first ever image of …
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Mind o' mine 