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Breaking News: Men Have Discovered the Kitchen, and Apparently We’re Supposed to Applaud

The astonishing evolution of the modern man, the mysterious disappearance of gender-specific spatulas, and the revolutionary discovery that dinner doesn't magically make itself. I woke up recently to the sort of groundbreaking news that makes me question whether humanity has finally reached the pinnacle of civilization or whether we've collectively lowered the bar so far that it's now buried somewhere beneath the kitchen floor. Apparently, an increasing number of men are cooking meals at home. That's right. Men. In kitchens. Preparing food. Using actual ingredients. Sometimes even without a woman standing nearby to explain which end of the spatula goes into the pan. Naturally, I was stunned. Not because men are cooking, but because we've apparently reached a point in human history where an adult male preparing dinner qualifies as a noteworthy cultural development. We've put people on the moon, developed artificial intelligence, mapped the human genome, and const...
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Football - American or European


Football, in American terms, is a sport in which the goal is to gain yardage and score touchdowns. Football in Europe, however, is a sport in which there is no use of hands permitted, and the goal is to score goals in the opponent's net.

Which sport deserves the term football?

Seeing that in the American version, the only use of feet is during a kickoff, punt, or field goal one could wonder why this sport does not have another name. This is probably the reason why it is referred to, mostly, as American football by non-Americans. It is undoubtedly the most followed and played sport in the US. The footballing system in the US is of outstanding quality with college football producing the best players to grace the NFL in recent times. The question still remains, why call a sport football where the use of feet is so minimal?

Football, known by the same name in Europe and most of the world, however, does its name justice, as matches consist of 90 minutes of, at least, 95% use of the feet. Other than the goalkeeper and players who throw the ball in, after it has gone out of play, the ball is at the player's feet at all times. The use of hands in football, or soccer, is prohibited, except for the above mentioned.

So what sport really deserves to be honored with the name "football"? The American version, where the use of feet is minimal? Or the European version where feet are used for 80-85 minutes per match? Not an important discussion, but very much a fun topic to debate.


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