Amidst the product placement, the shiny stadiums and Adrian Chiles arsing around on a beach, clips depicting deprivation and destitution have occasionally punctured the opulence of the World Cup’s coverage. The momentary flashes of the faces of the favelas hint at the abject poverty that arises when LEDCs such as Brazil sacrifice those at the bottom of the social scale in order to compete … Continue reading Teenage Tales of Money, Murder and the Middle Classes