Two Sports Illustrated articles surfaced today worth mentioning.
First of all, Italian defenseman Marco Materazzi admitted insulting French star Zinedine Zidane in the World Cup final. This comes as no surprise, because I don’t think anyone truly thought Zidane knocked Materazzi flat on his ass unprovoked. It still doesn’t excuse it but my previous post should [...]
I’ve been thinking about what I wanted to say about Zinédine Zidane and his 111th minute red card in the World Cup Final against Italy.
Zidane is one of the best soccer players in the world-indeed one of the greatest soccer players ever. Zidane won the World Cup Golden Ball this year as the most outstanding [...]
Update from July 8
And the winner, and new opening week champion, “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest.”
As predicted, the sequel rolled to an opening weekend of $132 million and broke the previous opening weekend record of $115 held by “Spiderman.” CNNMoney is reporting that the Pirates trilogy will fare better than “Back to the [...]
Excellent article by Howard Dratch this week on Blogcritics about another anti-terror program by the government. This time, they are monitoring blogs for information that may be useful in fighting terror.
In the article, Dratch quotes the president of Framingham-based Versatile Information Systems:
The fact that the web is a vast source of information is sometimes overlooked [...]
More undead pirates, more swordplay and more Keira Knightley. Not to mention three nearly sold out midnight showings on Thursday, July 6 at the AMC Fenway in Boston.
That’s the buzz around the swashbuckling sequel, “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest,” which formally opened on Friday.
I had a chance to attend one of the Thursday [...]
In an educationally sound move, Apple Computer is offering a version of its iMac computer to students and teachers for $899.
This isn’t a new development, because Apple has been offering student discounts for over 20 years, but keep in mind that the iMac starts at $1,200. So for $899, the educational discount is a great [...]
Well, I‘m back. I had an amazing time in Las Vegas, seeing the sights, gambling and eating some of the world’s finest and worst cuisine. I ended up winning just enough money playing poker to pay for the trip and food and cover my losses at the craps tables. By the way, if you ever [...]
The World Cup is a hit this year in the American market, despite the country’s poor performance and early exit from the tournament.
The average World Cup Soccer matched aired on ABC in 2002 scored less than 1 million viewers. According to Reuters, this year, the average is 2.6 million, representing a 65 percent increase from [...]
The first time I ever landed in Las Vegas, a 50-something lady walked up to my group and said: “welcome to the hedonism capital of the world.”
In the city with gambling in the airport, nude dancing at the classiest hotels, no last call for alcohol and no open container laws, it’s not surprising to find [...]
