On Sunday the New England Patriots meet the Seattle Seahawks in Santa Clara, CA for Super Bowl LX. But a sport that resists politics has still become a target for MAGA
While it's true that the box office for Melania was good for a documentary, it's still far below (and probably never will approach) Michael Moore's doc Farenheit 9/11, which earned over $222 million in 2004 dollars. For me, the most significant film was youtube gaming star Markiplier's film version of the video game Iron Lung. He self-distributed the film and promoted it to his fans, and it finished second in last weekend box office with $17.8 million, just behind the horror film Send Help.
OK--I read the piece, although it is over 30 years old! But I think the evidence is at least mixed. According to CASA, domestic violence does increase because of emotional highs and lows and increased alcohol consumption:
The LaCasa piece says “studies have shown”, without citing any.
The NOW piece does cite a study (and I think it’s the one LaCasa meant but didn’t cite), which shows an increase of 10% police calls in the specific case of upset losses. In all other football game outcomes the study says (close losses, close wins, upset wins) there is no football effect.
Noem has no heart or soul!
While it's true that the box office for Melania was good for a documentary, it's still far below (and probably never will approach) Michael Moore's doc Farenheit 9/11, which earned over $222 million in 2004 dollars. For me, the most significant film was youtube gaming star Markiplier's film version of the video game Iron Lung. He self-distributed the film and promoted it to his fans, and it finished second in last weekend box office with $17.8 million, just behind the horror film Send Help.
That there is a sharp increase in domestic violence on Superbowl Sunday is a myth.
Why do you think that Art?
See Ken Ringle’s debunking article in the Washington Post, Jan 31, 1993.
OK--I read the piece, although it is over 30 years old! But I think the evidence is at least mixed. According to CASA, domestic violence does increase because of emotional highs and lows and increased alcohol consumption:
https://www.lacasa.org/blog/2026/1/13/understanding-hidden-risks-of-big-sporting-events#:~:text=Domestic%20Violence,-Football%20is%20a&text=Tensions%20can%20rise%20when%20a,for%20someone's%20safety%20or%20life.
And that violence escalates in general on the days football games are played:
https://now.org/blog/after-the-whistle-how-nfl-games-affect-domestic-violence-rates/
The LaCasa piece says “studies have shown”, without citing any.
The NOW piece does cite a study (and I think it’s the one LaCasa meant but didn’t cite), which shows an increase of 10% police calls in the specific case of upset losses. In all other football game outcomes the study says (close losses, close wins, upset wins) there is no football effect.