European soccer has a long, troubled history of racism and homophobia. In the 1970s and 80s, trailblazing black players had to hear monkey chants and endure bananas being thrown on the field during games. Just last year, West Ham United reported Islamic abuse of Egyptian national player Mohamed Salah to London police and Inter Milan, an Italian…
Read moreWhy busy-ness is so damaging
There never seems to be enough time to accomplish all the things we must do. Life gets busier and busier. But what does all that busy-ness add to our lives? Mainstream culture tells us that being busy is a virtue, so we want to be busy even if we complain about it. It means we’re…
Read moreMatthew Wolff discusses his unique swing, his ultimate goal and his desire to play next week’s Open Championship on SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio’s “Inside the Ropes”
Matthew Wolff appeared on SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio’s Inside the Ropes with hosts Carl Paulson and Dennis Paulson this week, where the 20-year-old discussed a multitude of topics – including his recent victory at the 3M Open. Speaking on the uniqueness of his golf swing, Wolff explained how “if videos weren’t a thing, I would have thought I took…
Read moreIn Kyrgyzstan, the standoff between the old regime and the new authorities reaches new heights
Click: At the end of June, Kyrgyz MPs removed former president Almazbek Atambayev’s immunity from prosecution by 103 votes out of a possible 109. Parliament’s decision is based on a new law signed by current President Sooronbay Jeenbekov, which provides a mechanism for removing immunity from former heads of state. The General Prosecutor’s Office has…
Read moreAfter receiving hundreds of Nazi death threats, Jewish comedian found a way to turn it into a positive.
Comedian Steve Hofstetter is the Senior Comedy Correspondent for Fox Sports, has over 100 million views on YouTube, and is best known for viral videos where he shuts down hecklers. Hofstetter also happens to be Jewish and one of his epic clap-backs at an anti-Semitic heckler went viral for the way he shut the bigot…
Read moreAustria's smoking gun: Strache, “Ibiza-Gate”, and “Saint” Sebastian
On 17 May 2019, at precisely 6pm, the German weekly Der Spiegel and the German broadsheet Die Süddeutsche Zeitung as well as the Austrian weekly Der Falter published a seven-minute video showing the then leader of the far-right Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ) and Vice-Chancellor, Hans Christian (HC) Strache, and his chief whip, Johann Gudenus, in…
Read moreForum Thread of the Day: “Bud Cauley’s new Scotty Cameron putter”
Today’s Forum Thread of the Day showcases Bud Cauley’s new Scotty Cameron putter. The flat-stick has garnered plenty of reaction from our members, with the single sight dot proving to be a popular feature on the putter. For more photos, check out the entire thread here. Here are a few posts from the thread, but…
Read moreTupí: A story of indigenous courage and resolve
Just as scars accumulate on the bark of the seringueiras (rubber trees, Hevea Brasiliensis) throughout the Amazon, so do natives carry deep wounds on their bodies dating far back in time. The first industrial threat on a catastrophic scale that befell the Amazon was the Rubber Fever (1879/1912), which burst onto these remote lands and…
Read moreMonetary alchemy: how to turn bad money into good
By now, almost everyone has heard of one or more of the many local currency experiments that have sprung up in various places around the world in recent decades. Many of these have gotten a considerable amount of media attention and support from local government, but none of them has achieved the desired results of…
Read moreMondays Off: Steve’s playing the 2nd assistant again and Knudson hurt his back
Steve gets to tee it up again with the new 2nd assistant today. He also gets to tell an embarrassing story about himself and a hotel bathroom. Knudson is old and hurt his back while on vacation and Steve still thinks he is a sandbagger. Check out the full podcast on SoundCloud below, or click here…
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