Deep Background. This is part two of our posts on playing the clay court game. It’s a totally different game but you enter with the same tools you enter any tennis match: groundies, court coverage, service and return, volleys off both wings. But one more element comes into play on clay: strategy. Clay court tennis …
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Clay Court Clinic: Winning on Clay
Deep Background: Clay court tennis is not like any other form of tennis. The grass court game requires a terrific serve (and, before power tennis became THE ONLY way to play, a good first and even better second volley) and the ability to quickly hit a fast rising shot. Rallies are short. Reputations on grass are …
French Open Deep Background: How to Slide on A Clay Court
Paying Attention: We’re in weekend of the French Open. The men’s semis are now over (yes, Djokovic took our Murray in 5 sets); the women’s title decided (another win for Serena) and tomorrow–the men’s title. What the tennis fan sees this weekend is tennis at its’ finest–the art of clay court tennis, as mastered by the best …
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Name Droppers
Great little piece from the Roland Garros/French Open site on the nicknames of the players entered into this years French Open. Very interesting and very well done (and lots of fun to read).
The Art of the Movie Trailer: The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
Paying Attention: One thing that Hollywood does really well is re-cycle. Make one hit movie, and it can be remade once a generation to meet the expectations of a new group of movie goers. Peter Pan, originally an animated Disney film, was rather famously remade as the live-action movie Hook(starring Robin Williams). Remakes are a …
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Einstein on Creativity
“The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your source…”
The Weekend Concert Series: The Foo Fighters in Rio De Janeiro Brazil, 2015
The Hunt for New Music: The complete concert from the Foo Fighters 2015 show in Rio. Play it big and turn it up. In Honor of Letterman and the fact that the Foo Fighters were the last band to play on the Letterman’s late night TV Show. The Fine Print: Embed courtesy of …
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The Letterman Archives
Transitions: David Letterman did his last show on Wednesday, 20 May, 2015. In one of the longest runs on television, Letterman did over 6,000 shows (and remember: he taped them live) and had over 20,000 guests. An intensely private person–except for his on-air appearances–there is no reason to believe that Letterman will do stand up in Las …
Yogi on events..
“It ain’t over till it’s over…”
The iWay: Apple moving into the Auto industry
According to an interview with Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne, Apple is planning “an intervention” in the automobile industry. What will it be? When will it happen? Who will it disrupt? None of that is known now, but what is known is that Apple is hiring a lot of people with expertise in batteries and …
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