"The Strenuous Life"
Today's Super Bowl is a long way from football's Ivy League, "Muscular Christianity" roots. Or is it?
Playthell Benjamin is an award-winning journalist who has been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for feature writing and commentary. He is a former columnist for the Daily News and feature writer and cultural critic for the Village Voice. He has also written about politics and culture for the Guardian and the Sunday Times of London. He is the publisher of Commentaries On The Times at www.commentariesonthetimes.wordpress.com