There is incomparable euphoria in Doha over the Morocco win. A Syrian family I met sent me a clip of themselves doing a live TV interview a/b how much this win means for Arabs. An announcer on beIN Sports started weeping from joy on air. People paraded in their cars for hours honking & singing; I watched as a guy yelled to two women carrying a Moroccan flag: “raise that flag up high!” My Moroccan friend sent this meme of Coach Regragui taunting a Spanish bull. Amazing. #WorldCup #Morocco

I need a cultural #anthropology hotline. #WorldCup22

If anyone wants a fun measure of how far commercialization can go at #WorldCup22 , I give you Ghutra Mundo, a store in a metro stop that will sell you traditional Qatari clothing (matching thobe and ghutra) in various team colors.

I’m away from the Gremlin this #Caturday ; fortunately her judgement radiates through time and space.

#ExplodedGremlin’s keeping an eye on me this #Caturday