Monthly Archives: October 2011
Glazers suffer pain of defeat twice over while soccer fans rejoice at United result
By Calvin Palmer It was a bad sporting weekend for the Glazer family. First, Manchester United were humbled to a 6-1 defeat by neighbours Manchester City. A few hours later, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were beaten by the Chicago Bears … Continue reading
Filed under NFL, Premier League, Sport, Stoke City F.C., United Kingdom
AP reports of IndyCar driver Wheldon’s death omit his nationality
By Calvin Palmer When a man who is proud of his nationality, and most men are, dies in a foreign country one would think it incumbent upon that country’s media to acknowledge his nationality. Not only is giving someone’s nationality … Continue reading
Filed under News, Newspapers, Sport, United Kingdom
Willing ‘gels’ keep Brodie in his prime
By Calvin Palmer Masterpiece Mystery, on the PBS channel, presented the first episode of Case Histories last night. For me, this series is something of an unknown quantity. Its pedigree does not go back to when I lived in the … Continue reading
Filed under Film, Media, Movies, United Kingdom
Why use five words when 16 will do?
By Calvin Palmer At EverBank Field on Sunday I was seated next to a New Orleans Saints fan. To be sociable, I struck up a conversation. “Did you go to the Super Bowl game?” I asked, referring to the Super … Continue reading
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