Bob Costas is a mainstay at the Olympic games. Since 1988, before the Berlin wall was torn down and when the Edmonton Oilers were still a relevant hockey team, Bob Costas has not missed a night of Olympic coverage. He has been on the NBC Olympic commentary team, night inRead More
On February 2, Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead in his Manhattan apartment. Early evidence, including the syringe found lodged in his arm and the presence of heroin in his home, points to a drug overdose as the cause of the accomplished screen and stage actor’s untimely death. Hoffman hadRead More
On January 14, Bruce Springsteen released High Hopes, his eighteenth studio album and his eleventh album to hit number one on the United States charts. This is not a normal Springsteen album in that there are no new songs. It is comprised entirely of reimagined tracks, covers, and alternate versionsRead More
Vancouver’s Olympic Hockey Tournament in 2010 ended with an overtime, gold-medal clinching goal from Canada’s Sidney Crosby. The puck blew past the United States’ goalie, Ryan Miller, whose fantastic play had propelled a relatively unheralded United States team into the gold medal game. With the seemingly destined-for-gold Canadian team, theRead More
On November 11, the Killers released Direct Hits, a greatest hits album. It also features two new songs, “Shot At The Night” and “Just Another Girl.” Overall, the album is good. It clearly shows what made the Killers popular in the early 2000’s, how the band has changed over theRead More
