Since time immemorial, the Intellectual Aristocracy has found it difficult, and at times oxymoronic, to relate to the common man. But every March the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s men’s basketball tournament (colloquially referred to as “March Madness”) takes place, an underutilized act and scene in America’s cognitive-disparity-themed closet drama. The first weekend of this season’s tournament offered an ideal opportunity for intellectual aristocrats to engage common sports fans on a level they can understand, and below you will find numerous suggestions should you wish to spectate weekend two — should you wish to replace your tweed jacket with a hooded sweatshirt and patronize a neighborhood drinking establishment to watch collegiate basketball while sipping on an adult beverage.
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