John Daly’s request to be allowed to use a cart at next week’s Open Championship was denied over the weekend by the R&A after “careful consideration”. Daly, who has an ailing right leg, had been granted the request to use a cart earlier this year at the PGA Championship, but will now be forced to…
Read moreHow the United Nations is quietly being turned into a public-private partnership
A new corporate and government marriage quietly took place last week when the leadership of the World Economic Forum (WEF) and the United Nations (UN) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to partner with each other. While this MOU is proudly displayed on the WEF website, it is nowhere to be found on the UN…
Read moreTour Rundown: Lazy Days at Lahinch, MinnesOHta Mania and Wisconsin Women
The European Tour’s 3-week run in early July might be unmatched in golf broadcasting. For a fortnight and a half, viewers are afforded the opportunity (most years) to see the finest links in golf. Played as it was created, centuries ago, golf balls carom with abandon around fairways and green sites. Putts from 70 feet…
Read moreOn Africa’s feminist frontlines, we need accessible care practices to sustain our movements
Feminism is having its global moment – that heady feeling when a movement’s revolutionary demands are being heard by the majority, even echoed by the spokespeople of institutions that govern our lives. And yet – while calls to end rape cultures, defend reproductive choice, or take women’s economic marginalisation seriously are making mainstream news –…
Read moreMorning 9: Wolff beats the pack | Application denied, Daly to walk at Portrush | Men & women played for the same trophy in France
By Ben Alberstadt (ben.alberstadt@golfwrx.com) July 8, 2019 Good Monday morning, golf fans. Bit o’ trivia via the Wikipedia on the “dog days of summer:” “They were historically the period following the heliacal rising of the star system Sirius, which Greek and Roman astrology connected with heat, drought, sudden thunderstorms, lethargy, fever, mad dogs, and bad luck.” 1….
Read moreJudi Dench adopts 3 orangutans in a campaign to save rainforests from palm oil destruction
Judi Dench has announced that she’s the proud adopter of three orangutans at the premiere of a new documentary starring the actress and focusing on the issue of deforestation. Dame Judi reportedly shared news of the adoption at a Q&A session at the premiere last week, an event hosted by the Rainforest Trust at the Royal Geographical Society…
Read moreShould children clean their own schools? Japan thinks so.
Many Japanese schools don’t hire janitors or custodians in the traditional American role, and much of the school cleaning is done by the children themselves. One of the traditions of Japanese education is that students do o-soji (cleaning). It’s one of the few things non-Japanese tend to know about Japanese schools. Unfortunately, many of us tend to get…
Read moreHundreds of divers just set the world record for the largest underwater cleanup
A group of 633 divers entered the waters of Deerfield Beach International Fishing Pier in Florida on Saturday, setting a new Guinness World record for the largest underwater cleanup as they jumped in to retrieve waste from the ocean. While the official weight of the waste they collected has yet to be confirmed, the divers reportedly…
Read moreHere’s a 1918 role model for Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ successor as White House press secretary.
Stephanie Grisham, communications director for Melania Trump, will replace Sarah Huckabee Sanders as White House press secretary. Sanders’ controversial tenure will end June 30. Critics claim Sanders rejected the public service aspect of her position by misinforming the public and refusing to renounce the president’s “enemy of the people” label of the press. Sanders…
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