We’ve all been there–typically at about 2 or 3 in the morning before a big paper is due–and it’s never been a whole lot of fun. It’s the final polishing step in putting your thesis, term paper, position paper, whatever: citing the references and citing them correcting. At one time, it was done, rather tediously …
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Anchors Away
Do we really need news anchors anymore? Is it a position that is no longer required, given the multiplicity of news sources and the sheer velocity of information that is readily available? New York Magazine thinks the position needs re-thinking. Many media critics would take the position that today’s anchorman is more news reader than news reporter (perhaps …
A.A.Milne on Disorganization
“One of the best things about being disorganized is that one is always having surprising discoveries…”
The Last Race of Stirling Moss, Easter Weekend, 1962.
Racing. The 1962 Goodwood Tourist Trophy Race weekend, conducted over the Easter Holiday, was one of the most spectacular race meetings of all time, bringing together the top racing drivers of the time battling it out in the era’s greatest sports and F1 cars. The race featured a brace of legendary Ferrari 250GTOs (the Ferrari GTO has turned …
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Oscar WIlde on Being Yourself
“Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken….”
One Last Class Act
This past weekend, the final gesture in the amazing life of University of North Carolina basketball Coach Dean Smith was revealed. Smith–who always thought first about others–gave one last gift to the on-court family he had nurtured, coached, pushed, developed, and lead to two National Championships at UNC. The executors of his estate sent to each …
A Little Birdie Told Me
Paying Attention: Today it starts: the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. Arguably the biggest collegiate sports event of the year. The top 64 teams in the country (as picked by a selection committee and performance in conference championships) will take the floor to begin the dance that is the NCAA Championship. Just getting into one of …
Rapture: Blondie Live in New York City 1999
The Hunt For New Music: Blondie live was the essence of Blondie. The Records were great but the live shows were legendary. In 1999, Blondie came out of the shadows, again, to stage a live concert in New York City to promote their “No Exit” Album. It’s a 45 minute set and Debbie Harry –as usual–renews her …
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The Closest Finish
In 2007, Ferrari and Porsche battled it out for the GT Championship at the world famous 12 Hours of Sebring endurance race. At the very end of the race, both cars were on the same lap and the battle went from car-vs-car to mano-a-mano. In the Number 62 F36o Ferrari of Risi Competizione, was Brazilian …
Debussy on Music
“Music is the space between the notes….”