Well, so much for those Greek folks vote. And so much for challenging the austerity measures After a marathon of negotiations last night, Greece agreed to asked-for reforms and a pledge to strap itself in a fiscal straitjacket to save its banks and stay in the euro. Germany was the hard-liner that did not budge an each. The deal worked … Read More
The Staten Island Ferris Wheel
It’s something everyone should do at least once in their life. If they can. And that’s… take the ferry out to Staten Island. I’ve done that a few times. You get on in lower Manhattan and go out to Staten Island and see the harbor, Statue of Liberty, etc. It’s a nice way to kill an hour. The problem is … Read More
Crazy Women’s Soccer Finals As US Scores 4 Goals In The First 20 Minutes
Ultimately, the US won 5-2 against Japan in a lop-sided game. Highlights here. One would hope this would generate an interest in women’s team sports, but I highly doubt it. But The US Women’s World Cup match on Sunday was the most-watched soccer game in the history of the United States. According to the NYT article linked above, more Americans watched … Read More
Classic Films, as Understood by Drones
BY STEPHEN LURIE “12 Angry Men” (1957): A courthouse roof. “All Quiet on the Western Front” (1930): A conceptual triumph, it quickly becomes clear from above that there is actually heavy fighting on the Western front. “Lawrence of Arabia” (1962): An actor who is most likely Peter O’Toole plays a suspected enemy combatant travelling across the Arabian Peninsula, assuming disguises … Read More
South Carolina Copycat Sharks
With seven confirmed shark attacks so far this summer, this really is the Summer of the Shark for North Carolina. Now South Carolina is getting into the game: A young boy visiting the Lowcountry from Utah was bitten by a shark off Isle of Palms Tuesday. Kysen Weakley, 12, tells News 2 around 6 p.m., he was playing with a … Read More
Laura Bassett Pulls A Bill Buckner
There’s not good video of this because of copyright blah blah blah; this Vine will have to do. England’s Women’s World Cup dream concluded in the cruellest fashion with England defender Laura Bassett’s stoppage time own goal. Bassett was in tears after slicing an intended clearance into her own net. England had been holding their own against a very strong and … Read More
Down The Street From Me…. Murder Most Foul!
Oh my: As a result of a joint investigation between the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office and the WSPD, along with the Forsyth County District Attorney’s Office, investigators have charged two Pfafftown residents after finding human remains in their back yard. During the course of a WSPD Missing Person investigation, information was obtained that led Investigators to a home located at … Read More
Only Two Women Alive Who Were Born In The 19th Century
When Susannah Mushatt Jones and Emma Morano were born in 1899, there was not yet world war or penicillin, and electricity was still considered a marvel. The women are believed to be the last two in the world with birthdates in the 1800s. Jones, who lives in New York, currently tops a list of supercentenarians, or people who have lived … Read More
A Remembrance Of My Brother
Preface: This blog has been around for over 10 years. It never was intended to be a blog about me, although there were phases where I indulged in, say, a blog post highlighting a show or project I was working on. Frankly, I believe that if you are so self-indulgent to write about about your daily life constantly, you better … Read More
The Verdict On Deflategate
More than three months after the country was engrossed in an NFL scandal involving the New England Patriots and a bag full of allegedly underinflated footballs, America gets to experience the thrills of Deflategate all over again. Yesterday, the league released the investigation report by Ted Wells, of the law firm Paul, Weiss. It concludes, in careful language, that “it is … Read More
The Orioles-White Sox Game At Camden Yards
Attendance: 0 The first time in major league baseball history where there are no fans, due to ongoing riots (well, not so much anymore) in Baltimore. The players take the field. Overheard in the press box: “This is like an Expos game”. You can look in on the first inning Missed your window of opportunity. Your browser does not … Read More
NFL’s Groundbreaking Female
Congratulations, Sarah Thomas, the first full-time female official in NFL history.