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[Sports & Shakespeare]
From the Stars I Pluck
One movie character I can relate to a lot is Jimmy Dugan, the all-star-has-been-turned-manager of an all-girls professional baseball team, played to perfection by Tom
[Sports & Shakespeare] You were you are
The Hong Kong Mantas Invitational swim meet has been going strong for the past 33 years. Age-group swimming clubs from all over Asia, Australia, ...[Sports & Shakespeare] When I do count the clock
I had week of sports that if I were to fall into a mind trap, would be a week measured purely by the clock - ...[Sports & Shakespeare] We desire increase
Right now, there’s a ball being shot, a race being won. Four centuries ago, William Shakespeare had already mapped out humanity. Welcome to ...[Sports & Shakespeare] Shame, Deny
The blame game, something played with more intensity by the losing side, seems to have become a national pastime. ...[Sports & Shakespeare] Fear to Wet (Or Dispatches on Beijing and the Bard)
This column is back after a few weeks off. I wish it were true that this sports columnist went to Beijing to witness the Olympic ...[Sports & Shakespeare] Music to Hear
Shakespeare’s “My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun” is a fine example of the 14-line A-B-A-B-C-D-C-D-E-F-E-F-G-G rhyming scheme of a sonnet. Moreover, it’s ...[Sports & Shakespeare] In the Orient When
Akira Kurosawa, considered one of the best filmmakers of all time, directed the classics Rashomon and Seven Samurai, among others. Although revered in his ...[Sports & Shakespeare] Ragged Hand (and Candy)
I have cubital tunnel syndrome. Sitting in Rodin’s The Thinker position for prolonged periods daily has put too much pressure on my ulnar nerve, causing ...[Sports & Shakespeare] Hours work did frame
Olympic television coverage is usually more entertaining with features on favorites to win. A camera crew and correspondent would visit star athletes during training, ...









