Posted in Ballet, Baseball, Basketball, Cheerleading, Dance, Football, Other sports, tagged female athletes, gender studies, Michael Messner, Michael Sokolove, NPR, youth sports on July 3, 2008 | No Comments »
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While I was on my way home tonight from a trip to Target and Fresh Market for Bounty napkins and hummus, I heard a news story on WABE 90.1, my local NPR station, about female athletes and injury. It was the Fresh Air segment and featured an interview with writer Michael Sokolove regarding [...]
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Posted in Ballet, Basketball, Dance, Films, Other sports, tagged Alvin Ailey Dance Theatre, Andre Benjamin, Atlanta Falcons, Ben Hartsock, Chris Redman, Eric Bana, Henry VIII, Leap Day, Leap Year, Michael Turner, Semi-Pro, The Other Boleyn Girl, Von Hutchins, Will Ferrell, Woody Harrelson on March 3, 2008 | No Comments »
Every four years February has a twenty-ninth day, giving it the distinction of being called a “leap year.” Leap Weekend 2008 started off with pure energy for me.
But First: In some Atlanta Falcons news, Chris Redman will return as a quarterback in the fall. Running back Michael Turner will know just how [...]
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This afternoon around 2pm East Coast time, Sitting Pugs had a total of 9,979 hits. When I came back home in the early evening, around 6pm, that number vaulted up to 10,036 hits. As of 8:44pm East Coast time, I have 10,068 hits.
Of course, other than a reader leaving a comment, I [...]
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Posted in Ballet, Football, tagged Ben Roethlisberger, Jabar Gaffney, Najeh Davenport, New England Patriots, Pittsburgh Steelers, Randy Moss, tom brady, Wes Welker on December 9, 2007 | No Comments »
How many New England Patriots does it take to screw in a light bulb?
No idea. They did beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 34 to 13 (game broadcast by CBS).
The Steelers got three points from a field goal in the first quarter. The Patriots haven’t allowed any points on a first drive this season, so the [...]
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Posted in Ballet, Films, Football on September 23, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Before a film studio releases a movie into theatres for the general public (or even the press), it might hold a test screening to determine if the climax, plot twist, or ending is satisfactory narratively, thematically, or technically. To generate word-of-mouth praise, advanced screenings with passes are conducted. To create buzz and [...]
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A fanvid I made almost a year ago.
Pay attention to the lyrics. “You can say you’re sorry/still you know that it won’t change a thing. “
I like to play with desserts. I spelled “Go Navy” with the mint leaves from the chocolate tort I had started eating.
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I was doing some googling and came across an article about Joffrey Ballet ballerina Julianne Kepley. Apparently she’s going to the San Francisco Ballet. Read all about it here at the Chicago Sun-Times.
Julianne Kepley danced with the Atlanta Ballet for nearly a decade before joining the Joffrey Ballet in 2002. I had probably seen every [...]
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Today’s post is brought to you by 3.5 dance films. It’s not quite four because one of them is structured a lot like a sports film.
Save the Last Dance 2 (David Petrarca, 2006)
Stomp the Yard (Sylvain White, 2007)
Center Stage (Nicholas Hytner, 2000)
The Company (Robert Altman, 2003)
Technique and passion. Ambition and execution. Discipline and [...]
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