Outside one of it’s main bookshops women gathered in short skirts in an original flash mob in honour of a writer (Martin Bril) who died at 49 last year.
Entries Tagged as 'Fun and Games'
From the trenches: Amsterdam is a really wonderful city…
April 22nd, 2010 · No Comments
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The world’s most expensive stuff
April 21st, 2010 · No Comments
The market has been good the last year, on what to spend all those winnings?
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Dreamfootball
April 1st, 2010 · No Comments
Despite all the unlevelling of the playing field through commerce, which has created a near oligopoly in European football, the game still produces thrilling nights in the Barça- Arsenal match one wish would never end. It was hyped up before the start, and boy did it deliver..
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Manchester United sucked dry by Glazer family
January 13th, 2010 · No Comments
We long argued that European football is totally dominated by money, and therefore far from a ‘level playing field’. Not even the biggest clubs can escape the shady dealings…
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Barça’s Dream Team Mark II
May 28th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Sometimes, we can’t help ourselves, and indulge a little. We know most of our readers are American and couldn’t care less. We hope you’ll forgive us..
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The ‘romantic’ final
May 27th, 2009 · No Comments
The big final tomorrow promises a lot. We have to go with Barcelona though, despite the fact they’re more handicapped because of injuries and suspensions. It’s their philosophy we like…
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Were we wrong?
April 21st, 2009 · No Comments
Yes, sort off..
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Fun and Games: The end of teenage zombies
March 8th, 2009 · No Comments
Remarkable. In a previous incarnation as university teacher, we (as night owls) tried to convince people of this, but all we got was laughter, yet we knew we were on to something…
Tags: Fun and Games · Public Policy
Fun and Games: Liverpool kills the ‘beautiful game’..
February 26th, 2009 · 1 Comment
English football used to be a guarantee for spectacle, although not always technically and tactically at the forefront, at least it had huge entertainment value. Bar a few exceptions, this is no more. By far the worst offenders: Liverpool. We can’t even bare to watch them for 10 minutes without falling asleep. It has nothing [...]
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Tee off with Tiger..
October 30th, 2008 · No Comments
A virtual one, that is, because virtual golf is the next big thing. Apart from that, the company behind it seems to offer an interesting opportunity.
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