The Last Derby: Hearts vs Hibernian as Global Metaphor for a World That Won’t Quite End Edinburgh—The air tastes of iron filings and cheap lager this Saturday afternoon, which means the Old Firm’s moody cousin has come to town. Hearts versus Hibernian, a fixture so beloved by locals that even the pigeons on Princes Street…
Scotland’s Football Team: The World’s Favorite Tragicomedy By Our Man in the Departure Lounge, somewhere between Reykjavík and regret If football is the planet’s shared soap opera, Scotland is the long-running subplot that refuses to be cancelled—equal parts heartbreak, punchline, and existential warning label. While other nations merely play the game, Scotland has spent 26…
Scotland Game: How a Nation Invented Modern Football, Then Decided Losing Was More Authentic By Cormac O’Shaughnessy, International Affairs Correspondent If you listen closely to the hum of global football chatter this week, you’ll hear a low, bagpipe-adjacent drone: Scotland is, once again, playing a game. Not just any game, mind you, but the Scotland…
