Thursday, December 26

Tag: culture

Rickie Lambert, conspiracy theories – and why footballers are vulnerable
22Sep By adminNo Comments
Sports

Rickie Lambert, conspiracy theories – and why footballers are vulnerable

Just after clocking off time at the edge of Liverpool’s business district on Wednesday afternoon, a small but striking man with a tattoo stretching across his neck joined a crowd of 200 or so protestors outside the city’s most significant civic building.Chris Sky is an optimistic-sounding name. His aviator glasses, gleaming white teeth and peroxide hair gave him the appearance of a Las Vegas timeshare salesman; instead, he was flogging a story to other famous men like Rickie Lambert, the former Liverpool and England forward, who had advertised this rally in advance without mentioning its special guest.On the opposite side of the road was another group, making a stand against fascism. For a good half-hour, two men holding megaphones used the busy thoroughfare as a barrier between ideologie...
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His father murdered his mother. Now, an Angels prospect is finding the light
20Sep By adminNo Comments
Sports

His father murdered his mother. Now, an Angels prospect is finding the light

MADISON, Ala. — The team-building exercise was simple. Early this season, coaches at Rocket City, the Angels’ Double-A affiliate, asked each player to step forward and share something personal with the entire squad.Name a hero in your life, a hardship and a highlight. Zac Kristofak, a 25-year-old starting pitcher, began internally preparing for his turn. In a way, he’d already spent more than 10 years building toward this moment. And while any cursory Google search of his last name would have turned up the disturbing details from a decade ago, none of his teammates knew the full story.When Kristofak got up to speak in front of his teammates, there were no nerves. His heart did not pound. His mind did not race. The words tumbled out.It was Dec. 22, 2012, a cold afternoon in the Atlanta sub...
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Paris Makes ‘Summer Terraces’ a Permanent Part of Cafe Culture
24Aug By adminNo Comments
Travel

Paris Makes ‘Summer Terraces’ a Permanent Part of Cafe Culture

The sound of clinking wine glasses floated through the evening air recently as throngs of patrons sipped chilled rosé and nibbled on cheese plates in front of the cafes, restaurants and épiceries bordering Place d’Aligre in the Bastille district of Paris.Waiters threaded through the crowd, their trays loaded with Aperol spritzes and oysters, as more people hurried in to meet friends. Children played tag and scampered to their parents to grab an occasional French fry. Tourists ordered drinks and posed for Instagram photos sure to inspire envy back home.The diners were squeezed into hundreds of chairs that had been put out earlier in the afternoon. But time was precious; the entire inviting setup would have to be dismantled by 10 p.m. under strict post-pandemic rules to balance the interest...
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Jason Aldean Owes the Fake Outrage Mob a Thank You Card – RedState
23Jul By adminNo Comments
Politics

Jason Aldean Owes the Fake Outrage Mob a Thank You Card – RedState

Country singer Jason Aldean is having a very good week, and he owes it all to the outrage mob on the hard left. As they say, “All publicity is good publicity.” While this maxim may not be true in all cases, the numbers show that in Aldean’s case, it is very much true. The song “Try That in a Small Town” by Jason Aldean experienced a surge in sales and streams after a leftist-generated controversy arose over its lyrics and music video, which they criticized as racist. Following Country Music Television’s decision to pull the video in obedience to the progressive mob, sales rose significantly, reaching a total of 227,000 for the week, while official U.S. on-demand streams skyrocketed to 3.2 million, a 440.2 percent increase. Despite the backlash, the video has been viewed over nine milli...
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