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For What’s That Sound — the OTHER Finals! Let me tell you about the Nucks and the Bees.

Sports Haruko Haruhara - May 29, 2011 9

Someone is going to win their first Stanley Cup in at least 39 years. The NHL got lucky ... AGAIN. The Vancouver Canucks are playing the Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup Finals beginning Wednesday. This is great for the...

To The Victor

Sports whatsthatsound - May 28, 2011 50

This year's NBA Finals match-up has enough back stories to fill out a season of The Sopranos. It has the potential to be one of the most exciting American professional sports events of the last ten years. Gone from...

A History of Martial Arts: Wushu/Kung Fu

Sports ADONAI - May 5, 2011 5

"When the World is at Peace, a gentleman keeps his Sword by his side." ~ Wu Tsu Welcome to the first in a series of articles about the history of martial arts. Each post will cover a different...

The United States vs. Barry Bonds … a $5 million witch hunt?

Sports Haruko Haruhara - April 14, 2011 12

After an investigation and prosecution lasting more than 5 years, the Justice Department finally got a conviction in the case against Barry Bonds -- for obstruction of justice, a minor felony. By some accounts, the federal government spent more...

Wrasslin’: A Brief History of Pro Wrestling

Sports ADONAI - March 31, 2011 12

There's no drama like wrestling. ~Andy Kaufman I have been a fan, to varying degrees, of professional wrestling since I was 5 years old. My aunt was the one who really got me into it around age 7 or 8. She...

For Pepe and Great Lardini — Canada’s OTHER game and its long love affair with baseball

Sports Haruko Haruhara - February 19, 2011 21

Since Pepe embarrassed the hell out of me the other day, I'm embarrassing him back! Sometimes people wonder how I know so much about American sports. Well, I can't go into detail, but as part of my work, I have...

I’m You; Kanye, Lebron, and the Cult of Celebrity

Sports whatsthatsound - November 26, 2010 179

My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings: Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair! - Percy Bysshe Shelley Am I the only one that's not crazy here? - Kanye West, November 23rd, Bowery Ballroom In the solipsistic universe that Kanye West...

And the winner is?

Sports javaz - June 10, 2010 6

The Blackhawks! What an exciting game that went into OT! And the Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup away from home! Trivia questions for hockey fans - What are they going to do once the Cup gets too big for them all to hoist...

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Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema decided to shake up the political world on Friday by becoming an independent. The former Democrat is still caucusing with the party in the Senate, so the Democratic caucus still has 51 members. Now, instead of 49 Democrats and two independents within their ranks, the caucus has 48 Democrats and three independents. [...]

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The Biden administration managed to rack up a long list of major legislative wins in its first two years despite facing one of the most closely-divided Congresses in history. From bipartisan action on infrastructure, gun safety and same-sex marriage to party-line bills tackling climate change and expanding health care coverage, it's a record President Joe Biden and Democrats on the ballot were all eager to tout on the campaign trail during the midterms. [...]

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US again warns Israel against Rafah offensive

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