Fun Facts About Kathryn Bigelow…
1.) She used to be married to Jim Cameron.
Here he is wishing her congrats last night - nice find @msaleem
2.) She directed the timeless, tour de force - Keanu’s magnum opus, and one of Swayze’s magnum opi - Point Break.
…that clip is about twice as long as the tribute they gave Swayze last night, which I found irresponsible.
Anything else I should know about Bigelow?
Like a dip potluck. Or a B.Y.O.D.
That right there is an artistic shot of Five Layer Mexican dip. It seems pretty great. Send suggestions for the Dip Festival.
Ethnocentric World Cup prediction of the day:
The game between the U.S.A. and England on the first Saturday of competition will be as highly regarded as a temperate Super Bowl - say Tampa Bay vs. Oakland in 2002.
The U.S. will triumph 1-0, resulting in, hopefully, a drinking freely in the street event for those of us who choose to get engaged. I’ll probably be here, if you’re in New York and would like to join in the fray.
Too bold?
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Today indeed marks 100 days from the start of the World Cup. Seems like just yesterday we were talking about the draw ceremony - I learned what the group of death is, but am still not sure why Charlize Theron was part of the selection process?
FIFA President, Joseph F. Blatter marked the day by commending South Africa for their preparation. It full of praise, both literal and metaphorical.
From FIFA.com:
The FIFA World Cup in Africa is a love story - a love story between the African continent and myself which began when I was the technical director of FIFA. It has come a long way in a long time. It has been a road travelled with trust, confidence but with patience as well. When this country was awarded the World Cup, there was a lot of work to do. We had to convince people that one day we would give back something to Africa. Africa has given so much to the world and to the world of football.
I’m very proud and very happy that this love story is coming to the ‘wedding celebration’. We are speaking about 100 days to go, but this all goes back to 17 May 1998 when I was campaigning for the FIFA Presidency for the first time and I said that, ‘We have to bring the World Cup to Africa.’ This is what I mean by having patience, as South Africa did not win the first time in 2000 when it lost by one vote to Germany, but with patience and perseverance you managed to win the right to host the World Cup in 2004.
Check out the rest of Blatter’s remarks here: Blatter: The dream is alive
Photo via FIFA.com
The not-exactly decorated UK Olympic squad returns home tomorrow after just one athlete received a medal. Amy Williams, pictured above, who’s as cute as she is, I’m assuming, goddam crazy got the gold in skeleton.
In an article in the Guardian today, the Team UK brass is pleading that they need more funding if they’re going to do better in 2014. The team fell short of their lofty overall goal to win three medals - sigh, could have beaten Latvia (two silvers in the men’s skeleton and doubles luge).
Read more about the internal strife that is the British Olympic Association: UK Sport sticking to no compromise policy over Winter Games funding
Photo via The Guardian
The Tiger Woods press conference is going to be Grade A caliber B.S…unless he’s cries. If he cries, it’s going to rule (and hopefully inspire a slow jam). But most likely, it’ll be awful, not at all like this…
via videosift.com
The Wu Tang Clan, not likely to be amongst the six people who were invited to today’s Tiger event.
For all you romantics out there, here’s what happens when you search for love on the internet - Google vs. Facebook…
Poems and bones.
Cookie dough & pillow fights.
You don’t want to know what the Twitter search revealed, or (goes w/o saying) any number of Craigslist searches.
Happy Valentines Day, lovers.
…and Happy Nat’l Real Talk Day as well.
Earlier this week, I exchanged a few emails with my old boss Steve, at one point him asking: Is this the worst team in the history of Fordham basketball….or was last year’s the worst?
This year’s F.U. Rams men’s basketball team is abysmal - 2-20 (0-10) thus far, last in the Atlantic-10. And last year’s team was likewise atrocious (3-25 (1-15). In fact, it translates to a .111 winning percentage over the last two season. However, in all the years I’ve followed Fordham basketball, I’ll always associate the 2002-03 team (my freshman year at Fordham) as the worst team I rooted for - 4-24 overall; two wins courtesy of a St. Bonaventure recruiting scandal.
An anecdote from the first game I attended…
Bob Hill (former NBA coach of the Knicks, Pacers, Spurs) was still the coach that year, and during a late January loss against Xavier some kid started a FIRE BOB HILL! chant that resulted in an altercation between the incisive fan and the moms of the Fordham players. A few months later, Fordham and Hill “agreed to amicably part ways.”
Truth be told, I was mainly there to see David West dominate for Xavier, but I’ve stuck by Fordham’s team ever since!
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Anyone think they can top this level of lackluster? Chime in and let me know what worst team you ever rooted for was?
Anybody hit the number last night?
According to Mark McGuire, from TimesUnion.com, it was only the second time 1-7 was the winning combination in Super Bowl box gambling lore. Based on McGuire’s research, seven has actually hit 19 times in 44 Super Bowls, with the most common winning score being 27 and the most common losing score being - get this - 17!
Not only am I nerd, because I just dropped that information on you, but I’m also a huge jerk because I remembered I love Super Bowl boxes about the time that Jay-Z and his symphony asked you to pledge allegiance to the Roc Nation (approx. 6:03). Alas, I didn’t get to participate.
If you reigned victorious, hit me with a story (How much you won? Which friend you berated first - your pitiful buddy who got stuck with 2-2?). I love a good gambling success story, and the only one I’ve heard out of this Super Bowl so far is from my degenerate coworker Leon* who bet heads on the coin toss.
*Not his real name, changed b/c betting on the coin toss is ultra degenerate.
