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Ben Wallace Ought To Be the Detroit Pistons Next Coach
The NBA head coach is like a child in his terrible twos. He’s up, he’s down. He can’t sit still. He always has something to say. He’s constantly asking his players, “Are we there yet?” He stomps and screams and makes faces. He won’t eat. He wants everything right now. Sometimes he needs a time out. The NBA head coach is typically a former player, and one who liked to touch the ball a lot. Point ...
Art Spark
THIS City of Angels is way too big for my taste and definitely for comfort. If it weren't for friends, I do not think I would go past the two blocks off their home to tour this city. read more
Bomba Estereo Launches US Tour
Fresh off a month-long European festival tour, Columbian cumbia-tronica crew Bomba Estereo ...
Verdict Due in the Trial of a Khmer Rouge Figure
The prison warden known as Duch received a 19-year sentence, likely to be considered lenient in Cambodia, in the first major ruling of the United Nations tribunal.
All-star spots for baseball travel
Here’s my baseball travel all-stars, the "starting nine" of spots related to America's national pastime.
Yankees Find It Inevitable To Avoid Spending Collapse: 2010's 0-2 Start
Below is a "classic" Major League Baseball story about the New York Yankees beginning the 2010 season winless at 0-2...  Frankly, money is everything if it applies to the Yankees, a team expected each season to win a World Series and nothing less than a pennant. So far they’re looking like the same Yankees—the same team that broke a 15-straight playoff appearance run, the same team with Alex ...
Dawson, Herzog and Harvey enter Hall of Fame
Andre Dawson left a lasting impression on the ballfield with his true grit and sense of integrity. His eloquent speech upon entering the pantheon of baseball's greatest stars likely won't soon be forgotten, either. At his induction Sunday into the Baseball... Andre Dawson - National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum - Sports - Baseball - Hall of fame
Renaissance Drawing in Florence and Venice at the J. Paul Getty Museum
Vittore Carpaccio (Italian, about 1460 - 1526), God the Father (recto); Standing Christ (verso), about 1495 - 1500. Black chalk, brush and gray wash, heightened with white gouache, on greenish blue prepared paper, 21 x 17.1 cm (8 1/4 x 6 3/4 in.)
Contemporary art museum gets refreshed as new director starts
When Mark Leach took the helm of the Southeastern Center of Contemporary Art in 2008, he smelled mildew and saw stains on carpeted floors. Now 18 months later, a $1.8 million redo, a new roof, climate-control system, floors and a fresh coat of paint have made SECCA far more inviting.
Rarely Viewed Russian Photographs at Michael Hoppen Gallery
Relationship #72, Novokuznetsk, Russia. Vintage silver gelatin print, 30 x 30 cm. © Nikolay Bakharev courtesy Michael Hoppen Contemporary. LONDON.- Michael Hoppen Gallery presents a unique selection of rarely viewed Russian photographs:
