Tag Archives: Super Bowl

Seahawks: Unleashed, Endlessly Hungry

By Robin Bates | Published: February 3, 2014

Mary Oliver’s poem about hunting hawks about sums up last night’s Super Bowl.

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Is Peyton Manning Pitted against Puck?

By Robin Bates | Published: February 1, 2014

Tomorrow’s Super Bowl drama may be forces of order vs. forces of chaos. Or it may involve Denver trying to outwit a trickster Puck-like team.

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Competing Heroic Narratives in Super Bowl

By Robin Bates | Published: January 25, 2014

One Super Bowl narrative: Manning as the return of the king. Another narrative: Manning as Laius blocking the way of the next generation. Plus: Belichick-Welker in Oedipal drama.

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“East of Eden” and the Harbaugh Bowl

By Robin Bates | Published: February 9, 2013

The Harbaughs’ Super Bowl Rivalry brings to mind the sibling rivalry in Steinbeck’s “East of Eden.”

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The 49ers’ Rush for Super Bowl Gold

By Robin Bates | Published: February 2, 2013

The 49ers rush for the Super Bowl is like the 49ers rush in 1849.

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Downton Abbey vs. the Super Bowl

By Robin Bates | Published: February 24, 2012

The conflict between the Super Bowl and “Downton Abbey” is anticipated in Tom Robbins’s comic novel “Skinny Legs and All,” only with a dancer rather than a television series.

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Eli, the Unpromising Youth of Fairy Tales

By Robin Bates | Published: February 7, 2012

Eli Manning is like the unpromising younger brother in fairy tales who surprises his elders and takes home the gold.

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