“A statue of Kentucky Fried Chicken’s Colonel Sanders tossed into Osaka’s Dotonbori River some 24 years ago by rowdy Hanshin Tigers fans has been discovered. . . . “The Colonel ended up at the bottom of the river in 1985, when delirious Hanshin Tigers fans celebrating the team’s first Central League title in 21 years [...]
Archive for March 11th, 2009
Is the Curse Reversed?: Japan’s Hanshin Tigers & the “Curse of Colonel Sanders”
Posted in Asia, Baseball, Food & Wine, Popular Culture, Sports on March 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Literary Hoops: A Basketball League for Book Lovers
Posted in Books, Brooklyn, New York City, Sports on March 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Coming Soon - the WORD Basketball League! WORD Books in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, is setting up a summer basketball league for book lovers. The league will welcome men and women and will likely play its games on the playground courts across the street from the store. To prove their league-readiness, applicants need not demonstrate their shooting or dribbling [...]
Prop W: The Campaign to Boost the Bush Legacy
Posted in Bush, Magazines & Newspapers, Media & Advertising, Politics, Television on March 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“The defense never rests. . . . Even though Bush is keeping quiet in Texas before heading out on a lucrative speaking tour, an informal network of former aides is keeping his views in the political bloodstream, defending his legacy in TV appearances and backgrounding reporters about his record. “Former White House press secretary Ari Fleischer [...]
Better the Second Time Around?: Audrey Niffenegger Gets $5 Million for New Novel
Posted in Books, Business, Economy, Literature, Writers & Writing on March 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Six years after the publication of her blockbuster best-selling novel, ‘The Time Traveler’s Wife,’ Audrey Niffenegger has sold a new manuscript for close to $5 million, according to people with knowledge of the negotiations. It is an especially significant sum at a time of retrenchment and economic uncertainty in the publishing world. “After a fiercely [...]
Going, Going, Gone: Mastro Auctions Now “Legendary Auctions”
Posted in Antiques & Folk Art, Baseball, Business, Collectors & Collecting, Ephemera, Popular Culture, Sports, Sports Memorabilia on March 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Mastro Auctions, responsible for the sale of over $250 million in sales since its inception in 1996, has ceased operations. “The suburban Chicago company’s assets have been taken over by a newly formed sports and Americana auction house, headed by former Mastro President and Chief Operating Officer Doug Allen, Vice President Ron Oser and Logistics [...]
