Archive for the ‘Immortality’ Category

Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Andy Murray: From Cincinnati to immortality

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

It’s going to be a memorable U.S. Open. And we’re getting a valuable preview of it in Cincinnati this week.

Thomson will live on in baseball immortality

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

One swing. One line drive to left field that flew just far enough.

Bauman: Thomson’s HR earned immortality

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

Bauman: Thomson’s HR earned immortality

Christopher Hitchens, not going gently

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

People are praying for Christopher Hitchens, who has cancer. A confirmed atheist, he doesnt mind. Nor is he changing his mind….

It is time India reached out to ayurvedic diaspora: Wellness expert

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

It is time India reached out to its ‘ayurvedic diaspora’, scattered among most countries in Southeast Asia where this ancient system of medicine is still practised with some local adaptations, said a wellness expert.

New ‘Deathly Hallows: Part I’ Pictures See Blood and Romance

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

Harry and Ginny about to kiss, Hermione with her bloody hands as well as Death Eaters are among those featured in the stills.

Review: ‘Herostratus’ mines comedy from tragedy of outsize ego

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

Long before the Internet and reality TV made instant celebrities out of ego-crazed fame seekers, a y

STAGE TO SCREENS: "The Big C," Showtime Series With Laura Linney, Cynthia Nixon, John Benjamin Hickey

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

Cynthia Nixon and John Benjamin Hickey are among stage stars of “The Big C,” Showtime’s new “dramedy” series starring Laura Linney.

Minnesota Twins’ Kevin Slowey: No-No and the Horse You Rode in On

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

How can you pull a man from a no-hitter? Ever? You say you pulled him because his pitch count was too high and you were saving his career? What about his possible immortality in baseball history? I am not saying he would have pulled it off, but at least let him pitch until he gives one hit up. Geez, if I hear another word about pitch counts I am going to puke my guts out. I know I am old school …

Scott: In a perfect world

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

A month ago, racing had two main story lines in play: Zenyattas march to immortality, and Quality Roads dominance in the older-horse division.

Johnny Damon Returns To Yankee Stadium As Tiger

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

Johnny Damon stepped into the batter’s box and the crowd began to stand and cheer. Never one to resist milking a moment, Damon took off his helmet, exposing his latest tonsorial overstatement a mohawk and blew a few kisses to the fans.

Jersey City’s Bobby Hurley Sr., welcome to basketball immortality

Sunday, August 15th, 2010

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – A couple of days ago the reality of Bob Hurley Sr.’s upcoming enshrinement in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame had not yet sunk in.

Johnson, Titans return to record-breaking scene

Saturday, August 14th, 2010

SEATTLE The last time Chris Johnson was in a game in Seattle, he ran into immortality. The last time Pete Carroll was in a game in Seattle, he ran into a humbling defeat one that accelerated the end of his dynasty at Southern California.

Titans’ Johnson returns to ‘immortal’ scene in Seattle

Saturday, August 14th, 2010

The last time Chris Johnson was in a game in Seattle, he ran into immortality. Johnson returns with the Titans on Saturday night in the preseason opener against Carroll’s Seahawks at Qwest Field.

Sheila Oliver to receive Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Phoenix Award

Thursday, August 12th, 2010

New Jersey Assembly Speaker Sheila Y. Oliver, who represents Montclair in the state Legislature, will be honored by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) on Sept. 18 at its 40th Annual Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C.

Makati Shangri-la pays tribute to traditional Chinese confection

Thursday, August 12th, 2010

MAKATI Shangri-La celebrates the Mid-Autumn Festival with a variety of the traditional Chinese confection Mooncakes. Until September 22, these sweet delicacies elegantly encased in an assortment of box sizes can be purchased at the hotels lobby booth.

Emma ‘no desire for immortality’

Thursday, August 12th, 2010

Emma Thompson says she has no desire to be remembered. Related Stories Arcade Fire top of album chart Housemates personal space invaded Dev Patel: Asian actors stereotyped Whittle ‘knocked down snapper’ Clint pleads for UK Film Council

Irate flight attendant has some kindred spirits flying out there

Thursday, August 12th, 2010

All the clever passengers are asking the same thing. “Are you going to pull the slide today?” That’s what flight attendants say they keep hearing in the aftermath of a JetBlue flight attendant’s glorious and now-legendary meltdown Monday.

Emma Thompson ‘doesn’t want immortality’

Thursday, August 12th, 2010

Emma Thompson reportedly reveals that she has no interest in being remembered.

Andrew Breitbart Reaches Level Of Infamy Worthy Of Dictionary Entry

Thursday, August 12th, 2010

Has Andrew Breitbart achieved immortality? Probably not (is it even possible to achieve immortality in this day and age?). But he has apparently reached a level of infamy worthy of its own verb: “Breitbarting.”