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Knicks get McGrady
Published on 23 Feb, 2010 at 14:54 in Sports | Viewed 64 views times | No Comments
The NBA trading deadline has now come and gone, and some of the rumors have been substantiated, and some of them have fizzled out as just that. One of the biggest names to have been traded is the former Houston Rocket superstar Tracy McGrady, who went to the New York Knicks in exchange for Jordan
Pearl Jam to headline Hard Rock Calling in London
Published on 23 Feb, 2010 at 14:51 in Events | Viewed 79 views times | No Comments
A lot of people who live here in America would place a visit to London at or near the top of their to-do list, and with good reason. The history, food, culture, and entertainment that is contained in Great Britain as a whole, and London in particular, is certainly alluring. When you are an American,
A visit to L.A.
Published on 23 Feb, 2010 at 14:45 in Travel | Viewed 139 views times | No Comments
When you are planning to take a trip somewhere, it can be difficult to decide where you want to go because there are so many different attractions that various destinations have to offer. There some travelers who enjoy man-made commercial attractions like the Disney properties and other similar facades, and so be it. However, there
Japan tops U.S. women in Olympic curling
Published on 23 Feb, 2010 at 14:43 in Events | Viewed 123 views times | No Comments
As a writer and reporter who likes to stay purely unbiased and objective, I have chosen to eschew television entirely in my home. I feel as though I can get more done if I never languish in front of the idiot box, and I really don’t accept the backdrop of corporate commercialism that they broadcast
Kate Wolf Memorial Music Festival
Published on 23 Feb, 2010 at 14:40 in Entertainment | Viewed 98 views times | No Comments
Kate Wolf was a singer and songwriter who passed away back in 1986 after a bout with leukemia, and her songs were recorded by many artists including Emmylou Harris, who got a Grammy nomination for her recording of the Wolf song “Love Still Remains” in 1999. She is remembered by an annual music festival in
Canseco rants on Twitter
Published on 23 Feb, 2010 at 14:39 in Sports | Viewed 103 views times | No Comments
Jose Canseco is certainly a colorful character, and I guess the fact that he was unable to ply his trade as long as he would have liked to leaves him with a lot of time on his hands, energy to burn, and ego to exhibit. It’s easy to lay into Canseco because he tends to
The future of dining out
Published on 23 Feb, 2010 at 14:38 in Dining | Viewed 161 views times | No Comments
We are told that there is an unemployment rate of around 10% here in America, but that statistic represents the number of people who are collecting unemployment benefits from the government, not the true total of unemployed people. And it certainly doesn’t represent the number of people who are working at jobs that may or
Save money on recreation
Published on 23 Feb, 2010 at 14:35 in Entertainment | Viewed 93 views times | No Comments
There is no denying the fact that the cost of recreation has been skyrocketing over the years, and the reasons for that have everything to do with corporate control. Ticketmaster is an entity that stands in between the people who want to see an event, and the people who are promoting and providing it. Their
TSA to swab airline passengers’ hands in search for explosives
Published on 18 Feb, 2010 at 10:04 in Travel | Viewed 91 views times | No Comments
Washington (CNN) — To the list of instructions you hear at airport checkpoints, add this: “Put your palms forward, please.” The Transportation Security Administration soon will begin randomly swabbing passengers’ hands at checkpoints and airport gates to test them for traces of explosives. Previously, screeners swabbed some carry-on luggage and other objects as they searched
Huge crowd witnesses NBA All Star Game
Published on 17 Feb, 2010 at 16:43 in Events | Viewed 118 views times | No Comments
When you think about it, the game of basketball is played on a relatively small rectangular patch of wood. Football fields, on the other hand, are a hundred yards long, and baseball yards are big and spacious as well, so these sports require a good sized stadium, and many fans who are at the game