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Athletes will compete in 98 events covering 15 sports over 18 days at these Winter Olympics. But, even though I shall be very indiscriminate in my viewing (on TV and the Internet), I shall be very discriminating in my commenting. I’m sorry if you’re interested in my thoughts on Curling; never mind that it’s one… Read more.
Beijing’s 2008 Opening Ceremony set the gold standard for Opening Ceremonies. It featured technological wizardry fused with ancient choreography that kept me mesmerized in shock and awe. No host city has matched it since. It was generally felt after the Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony that no country could ever surpass its novelty and grandeur. And,… Read more.
Many commentators are hailing the “The 20th Annual Hollywood Issue” of Vanity Fair (on newsstands today) for featuring as many Black on its coveted cover as Whites. But I’m not impressed. Granted, this stands in stark contrast to previous issues, which gave the impression that Blacks in Hollywood are just bit players unworthy of being… Read more.
President Obama created quite a buzz last week when he added his still-influential voice to the national debate on legalizing recreational use of marijuana. Here, in part, is what he said during an interview for the January 27 issue of the New Yorker, which the magazine actually published online on January 19: As has been… Read more.
Roughly one hour after fielding questions about the challenge of juggling both the Olympic halfpipe and slopestyle competitions, two-time halfpipe champion Shaun White appeared on NBC and announced that he was withdrawing from the inaugural slopestyle competition, saying that ‘the potential risk of injury is a bit too much for me to gamble my other… Read more.
Dr. Oz in a fat suit No doubt you’ve seen actors on TV wearing fat suits. They pretend it’s to empathize with fat people. But skinny bitches like Gwyneth Paltrow and Courtney Cox do little more than make fun of them. That’s why actors wearing fat suits are just as offensive as those wearing blackface. Of course, Dr.Oz should know… Read more.
It is often said of the unsuccessful politician that, if voters had only seen what he’s like in private, he would have been successful. But I never bought into this political trope. You need only recall that this is what was said to explain Al Gore’s abysmal failure as a presidential candidate in 2000. With… Read more.
Not just because Malcolm Gladwell demonstrated in David and Goliath that underdogs often possess more strengths than their adversaries realize; but also because you can usually count on the Groundhog to predict the opposite of what will actually happen. And, for the record, despite the media hovering over trash-talking cornerback Richard Sherman like flies over… Read more.
Not just because Malcolm Gladwell demonstrated in David and Goliath that underdogs often possess more strengths than their adversaries realize; but also because you can usually count on the Groundhog to predict the opposite of what will actually happen. And, for the record, despite the media hovering over trash-talking cornerback Richard Sherman like flies over… Read more.
