Nightshift Sports: Embed from Getty Images The Tour De France–the world’s most famous bicycle race–has started. The peloton went off yesterday, starting in Düsseldorf, Germany and will continue racing until the 23rd of July and the finish in Paris. If you’re going to follow the tour, you’re going to want to put the Official Tour …
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Daybreak
Nightshift Sports: Embed from Getty Images The Latest Word: The Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona is currently in progress. The race started yesterday afternoon and will finish this afternoon. The teams who have come through the night unscathed (and many did not) now face the daunting prospect that a third of the race is yet …
The French Open: Day 8
Nightshift Sports: Embed from Getty Images Daily updates on scores and viewing options for the 2017 French Open. Results: The French Open Results Television/Streaming Schedule How to Watch The French The Fine Print: Image embed courtesy of our friends at Getty Images, who have the photographic history of the 20th and 21st century on file. …
The French Open 2017: Mens and Women's Draw
Nightshift Sports: Embed from Getty Images More data for the tennis enthusiast. The Sporting News published a very nice guide to the French Open, that includes not just TV scheduling but also an overview of the Men’s and Women’s draw. Lots of information, compact, and focused. The Fine Print: Image embed courtesy of our friends at …
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HOW TO PUT TOGETHER A KILLER SOUND SYSTEM FOR $250
The Hunt for New Music: Embed from Getty Images The world of audio is changing in dramatic ways almost daily. As a big, big, fan of recorded music, I’ve always had great sound systems. When I was in college, I took a job at a stereo store just so I could get the great …
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The (Secret) History of Mosport.
This is the second in a series of posts about the histories of various North American and European race tracks.. The first in the series was posted lasted week and covered Watkins Glen. Paying Attention: Canada. Oh Canada. There are a lot of very neat things to like about our neighbor to the North. Here’s …
How To Sort The Categories
Editor’s Notes: This blog has 10 different categories (more or less) for posts and content. Some pieces fall into more than one category, but, since transparency is the name of the game today, here’s a brief overview of what content goes into what category: Artists News, information, background, and visuals on art and artists, local, national, …
The Marker: The Incredible Story of Jeff Knox
Paying Attention: Jeff Knox may be the least famous golfer to ever play in The Masters. Embed from Getty Images You would have to be one of the kings of golf minutiae to recognize his name: He is the tournament’s official “marker”, an extra non-competing amateur player who plays with one of the tournament’s competitors to …
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The Art of The Movie Trailer: Spectre
iPaying Attention. The James Bond movie series totals 25 films, 23 of them produced by Eon Productions, who now holds all of the rights to the Ian Fleming novels (and spinoffs) that first popularized James Bond in print. The James Bond movies are the single most successful movie franchise ever created and are justifiably well known for their spectacular …
The Art of The Movie Trailer
Paying Attention. This is the big one: the trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. At the time of this posting, it had been viewed 30,000,000 plus times. Not only is the trailer itself very, very good (you’d expect as much from a J.J. Abrams film project) but the Force is still in the audience for …