President Romney?
Peter Hamilton profiles presidential hopeful Mitt Romney. Mitt Romney’s campaign has not encountered the upsets that have been bestowed upon the other candidates. He leads the pack with his 105 delegates out of the necessary 1144 and after his losses to Rick Santorum in Colorado and Minnesota, Romney will be hoping for a victory [...]
Just who is Rick Santorum?
Robert Nielsen looks at American Presidential candidate Rick Santorum. Do you think homosexuals are destroying America? Do you think the government should stop giving money to black people? Do you think universities are brain washing students? Do you think contraceptives are damaging society? Don’t believe in Evolution or Global Warming? If so, you’ll love Rick [...]
Disorganised Organisers
For a Saturday that had sports fans salivating at the prospect of starting their day watching one of the greatest rivalries in sport, then followed by an Irish expedition in Paris in the evening, it really could not have gone much worse. Unless you are a United fan, simply nothing positive to come out of [...]
Six Nations, but only one winner
After a rewarding few months in which they preoccupied themselves with the clubs sides in the Heineken Cup, rugby fans across Europe can look forward to their annual two-month international bonanza beginning this Saturday in Saint Denis. The World Cup just past has only served to whet our appetite for the six-week bonanza as several [...]
Depression and Sport: A Chance for Change
Last Sunday afternoon will be remembered by football fans as one of those very seldom days where the sport we watch is properly put into perspective. The news of the death of Gary Speed at the age of 42 was shocking; the news that it was suicide made it utterly incomprehensible. A lot of fans [...]
From Tallinn to Dublin: The Baltic Adventure
Before I begin telling you these tales from a distant land, I have a confession to make. Before last Friday, I was an away match virgin. I wasn’t under the Eiffel Tower sitting down and standing up for the boys in green, I didn’t get free cans of Carlsberg from John Delaney on a train [...]
From Tallinn to Dublin: Preview
Liverpool, Brussels, Bursa, Paris. In a few days time, we’ll know whether we can add Tallinn to the list of cities where our football side have thrown away an opportunity to join the big boys at a major tournament. The general consensus is that the Estonians also provide us with the easiest opponents we’ve had [...]
Discovering Peter Green
If you drew a map of American music, where would its capitals be? Well, the Mississippi Delta, where the blues had its bloody birth; Memphis, Tennessee, where a young hillbilly truck driver brought rock and roll to life; Harlem, New York, where Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie sired, in Jack Kerouac’s phrase, “the children of [...]
The Final Chapter and the New Revolution
A lot has happened in the last six weeks. R.E.M. decided to split up, a NASA satellite fell from space and didn’t hit anyone and Steve Jobs and Muammar Gaddafi died, allbeit in slightly different circumstances. And a Rugby World Cup took place in New Zealand, which briefly reduced this country to the madness of [...]
Into The Sea (Riga)
Into the Sea (Riga) The frenchmen were arguing as they crashed through the cabin door. “Twhat arr tu doing?” said Frederick. “I tink… I am… drunk…” replied Romain, “I really tink I am drunk, don’t you tink?” “I tink… Zou are drunk.” “Are zou certain?” “Certain.” “I [...]