A bit of music for your listening pleasure. We frequently make the case for soft rock/yacht rock. Genres that are cool, sophisticated and wonderfully measured. In other words, genres that are awesome. In the spirit of awesome, there is no way I could keep Mr. B The Gentleman Rhymer to myself. The genre is Chap-Hop, which will soon be self-explanatory. It’s one of the greatest Continue Reading »
If you love perms or Didier Drogba, you’ll love the Les Éléphants shirt …
Spain is trying to conquer the world again. This time, they might succeed.
Black Entertainment Television (BET) used to be a decent channel back before there was a tried and tested formula for how to ruin television. It had a show called Teen Summit focused on issues affecting African-American youth. Donnie Simpson’s Video Soul covered, well, R&B and soul, of course. Rap City hosted by Prince Dejour, rap. You get the point. BET had some decent programming. Then BET became a bastion of nonsense.
The first black major cable network soon began consistently projecting a one-sided, commercialized view of African-American culture, relegating “black entertainment” to booty shaking and bling. Now don’t get me wrong, gyrating and shiny objects have been enjoyed across cultures for years, but the elevation of shaky and shiny as worship-worthy cultural gods was the wrong decision at the wrong time for a relatively new voice for African-Americans. Continue Reading »
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Video games have become more and more realistic over the years. While I maintain that Frogger, Pac-Man, Techmo Bowl, Contra, Mike Tyson’s Punch Out, Street Fighter and NBA Jams are still much cooler than what’s now on the market, I also recognize that my position makes me seem more and more senile to kids these days. But I’ll always support imagination over better graphics. Always. But that’s just me. Continue Reading »
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U.S. News & World Report loves ranking stuff. If you’ve finished with college and graduate school, there’s little need to head back to the rankings until you have children, or unless you’re me. I have little interest in ranking the conventional. Ranking teams, players, cities and majors no longer have any importance to me. But what about ranking the top colleges for soccer fans? U.S. News & World Report, you’ve got my attention. Continue Reading »
More: Culture | Supporters
I’m starting the slow clap.
On July 25, Maria Rebello became the first female referee to officiate a senior-level professional men’s match in Indian soccer. Rebello, a former midfielder who once captained the Indian women’s national team, managed the proceedings between Delhi and Madhya Pradesh in the group stages of the Santosh Trophy competition, earning solid reviews for her performance. Rebello’s long journey to this destination deserves praise, not just as a personal milestone, but also as a special moment for Indian women eager to break into soccer. Continue Reading »
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South African Football Association (SAFA) president Kirsten Nematandani tried to downplay fears that SAFA spies on all soccer officials. SAFA only spies on some of them. Duly noted.
SAFA vice-president Shoes Mazibuko and Danny Jordaan, former chief executive of the 2010 World Cup Local Organizing Committee, recently found monitoring devices in their respective vehicles. Already, SAFA has confirmed that its financial director, Gronie Hluyo, instructed the fleet management department to install the monitoring devices. Who knew that financial directors were also responsible for monitoring? Continue Reading »
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