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I should begin by reiterating that: I had no emotional or financial interest in the outcome of this game. Nigeria was my pick to win it all. But after it was kicked out in the second round, I shifted my allegiance to Argentina. (“Brazil Surrenders World Cup to Germany 1-7,” The iPINIONS Journal, July 9,… Read more.
Dear Readers I trust it was obvious that yesterday’s post on Angelina Jolie’s fake boobs was incomplete. In fact, I intended to file it as a draft. Ironically, the reason it was incomplete is that I developed misgivings about its fairness to Jolie. I regret this mistake, which by my inability to correct until this… Read more.
Here is what I wrote when LeBron announced four years ago that he was “taking my talents to Miami:” It’s important to bear in mind that LeBron’s all-consuming ambition to win a championship is the same ambition that motivated (and still motivates) all great NBA players: winning really is everything to them. And he will surely… Read more.
At 12:01 this morning, the latest literary potion from neo-pagan J.K. Rowling entitled Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was released. And, people (mostly children up way past their bedtime) rushed bookstores with such crazed determination to get their copies that one might have thought they were cocaine addicts jostling each other to score some… Read more.
The Bahamas celebrates 41 years of independence today. I heartily join in hailing our motto: “Forward, Upward, Onward, Together” … my Bahamaland! We are a nation of only 320,000 people. Yet not even the political and cultural hegemony of the United States can chasten our national pride. But this is precisely why we make such… Read more.
And, trust me, even that one goal in the final (i.e., 90th) minute of the match had more to do with Germany taking pity on Brazil than with Brazil salvaging some measure of national pride. Meanwhile, Brazilians in the stands being overcome with inconsolable grief gave the impression these devout Christians were witnessing the crucifixion of… Read more.
People are up in arms about the recent revelation that Facebook manipulated its users during a psychological study… User Interface designers and researchers at places like Google, Facebook or Yahoo! regularly tweak the live site’s interface for a subset of visitors to see whether users behave differently in response. While this technique shines new light… Read more.
Hispanics and Haitians migrating to America Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free; The wretched refuse of your teeming shore, Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me I lift my lamp beside the golden door! It’s arguable that these final lines of Emma Lazarus’s sonnet, “The New Colossus,” constitute… Read more.
