Amy's Robot

OK, we can't ignore the

OK, we can't ignore the David Beckham/Posh Spice rise in American pop culture any longer. The Guardian has developed a great Spanish phrase book for him, in case the deals to transfer him from Manchester United to Barcelona or Real Madrid go through. -amy

And that's just thing...has there truly been a rise in Beckham-awareness in the US? Maybe a few more people know who he is, but do we care? Also, Posh Spice (or whatever her name is now) was way more famous over here when she was a Spice Girl than she is now. We have been ignoring them purposely, but now that his getting sold to another team is sort of like the Chicago Bulls selling Michael Jordan (or me selling Amy) I feel like it's worth talking about. And yet: British celebrities. Who cares. -adm

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