LIQUID DIET: the blog: ?Columbus showed up and ruined everything.?
The topic is what the ?New World? might have been like the year before Columbus arrived on these shores. The piece isn?t new and was originally published in The Atlantic in 2002. I just discovered it because it was among the top ten items in one of my
Italy wins Fed Cup
Flavia Pennetta sealed Fed Cup victory for Italy with a straight-sets win over US teenager Melanie Oudin in Reggio Calabria.
After comfortable wins for Pennetta and Francesca Schiavone on Saturday, the world number 11 defeated 18-year-old Oudin 7-5 6-2
Yankees have issues to dodge in quest to repeat
Before the confetti was even falling in the Canyon of Heroes, the subject already had switched to 2010. Could the Yankees become the first repeat champion since their 1998-2000 three-peat forerunners? Of course they can. They have a strong nucleus and
Lieberman Pledges To Filibuster House Bill: The Public Option Is ?Unnecessary?
This morning on Fox News Sunday, host Chris Wallace asked Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) about the House?s historic passage of health care legislation last night. Lieberman said that as a ?matter of conscience,? he will join a Republican filibuster if a
All Souls is Tucson's Night of Nights
While our fine city enjoys international fame as host of the annual Tucson gem and mineral shows (and you?ll be hearing plenty about that from me during January and February), tonight is the night that the Old Pueblo is truly at its finest and
Tickets On Sale 11/8 For The Marcus Center's DREAMGIRLS, Runs 1/5/2010-1/10/2010
Producer John Breglio and Time Warner Broadway at the Marcus Center announced casting today for the national tour of DREAMGIRLS, coming to Milwaukee January 5-10, 2010. Tickets go on sale on November 8 at Noon at the Marcus Center Box Office.
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The Afterword: Philip Marchand on the Giller and Canadian canon
Literary reputation is a strange beast. This Tuesday, a televised awards ceremonial and a $50,000 Giller Prize cheque will work wonders for the reputation of one Canadian novelist. How long this boost in reputation will last is anyone?s guess. If there
Tagging study pours cold water on old remedies
Taggers have trashed initiatives aimed at preventing graffiti, saying it just encourages them to keep vandalising private and public spaces.
New research aimed at understanding offender motivation may have implications for policy-makers and other
Wolves torn to shreds - the headline I promised I wouldn't write. Match report.
A couple of weeks ago, it was hard to know whether to be optimistic or pessimistic. Many commented that the general criticism of Arsenal post-West Ham was over-the-top.
But the problem was, that on the 29th of October 2008, at about 9.30, the season so
Full Nelson: A Web Presence Needs Sizzle, My Nizzle
...of mayor for a particular spot. In an odd mix of the physical and virtual worlds, some spots have gained a measure of fame, thanks to FourSquare, and have been giving their own rewards back to FourSquare users (like free cups of coffee to mayors). Unlike FarmVille,...
