Sports fans can sometimes take certain productive players for granted and moan about their failures rather than celebrating their successes, and the fans in Philadelphia may be the toughest anywhere in this regard.
There are a handful of artists that have appeal across a very wide demographic, and the great Carlos Santana is certainly one of them. Few musicians have the type of staying power that Santana has displayed over the years, and his Latin-infused brand of rock fusion sounds as fresh today as ever
The tragic explosion of the offshore oil rig that killed eleven workers off the coast of Louisiana underscores the reason why there have been limitations placed on offshore drilling for decades. Obama has recently lifted the ban, and the reality is that most Americans are in favor of the drilling, another example of the uninformed lobbying against their own interests.
Fans of the Queens, New York rapper 50 Cent will be pleased to hear that he has announced tour dates in support of his latest album, Before I Self Destruct . 50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis James Jackson III, has certainly made the most of his talent
It’s tough to pick a winner in the stock market these days unless you are one of the few with insider information, but Los Gatos, California based Netflix is on a roll. The mail order DVD subscription service reported a stellar first quarter where they attracted some 1.7 million new customers.
Everyone likes to talk about Lebron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers when it comes to the Eastern Conference of the NBA, and they do present a formidable obstacle to anyone seeking a berth in this year’s NBA Finals. However, if they are going to get there, they are going to have to do something that they could not do a year ago: beat the Orlando Magic. The Magic made short order of the Charlotte Bobcats in the first round, finishing them off with a 99-90 victory in Charlotte on Monday in what may very well be Larry Brown’s last game as the Bobcats coach
With each passing day we are getting deeper into the spring, and summertime is right around the corner. That equates to barbecue time for many of us, so you can expect to see a number of barbecue recipes posted here over the next few months, and hopefully we will give you some ideas that will spice up your grilling menu this year. When I was a kid growing up in New Jersey, there was a particular legendary barbecue joint called Nick’s.
The face of the real estate industry has changed radically since the subprime crisis, as it is called, and the result has enabled a major slide toward a very subtle form of socialism. Home ownership and gradual, sustained appreciation was once the foundation of the American Dream and the path to prosperity here in the United States, but those days are behind us. Some 25% of the homes “owned” in America are worth less than the amount of money that is owed on them.
Protests against the “new” Arizona law that allows law enforcement officers to try to enforce the “old” laws against illegal aliens invading our country seem surreal to me.
Todd Pletcher has accomplished just about everything a thoroughbred horse racing trainer can achieve except a win in the Kentucky Derby, and it looked like this was finally going to be the year. He may still be able to grab that elusive brass ring, but he will have to do so without the horse that would have been the definitive favorite.
