After the Boston Bruins won their first Stanley Cup in 39 years, making Boston the definitive titletown of the country (on the heels of the Sox, Pats and Celtics) you knew there was going to be a party. What you didn’t know was that there was going to be a receipt. On the 18th of [...]

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The Super Bowl is a wonderful time of year when people of all ages come together to celebrate a great American tradition. In between, they watch football. But as every Martha Stewart-fearing citizen knows (and that should include all of us), snacks are an equally important element of any Super Bowl experience. So which time-honored finger foods will [...]

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A friend recently directed me to an article in the New York Post, which describes a dinner celebration in Las Vegas, where arguably the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world, Floyd Mayweather, Jr. was enjoying his victory over “Sugar” Shane Mosley on May 1.  Here’s where the story gets interesting: “When they were served their [...]

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Stephen Strasburg mania has hit the entire baseball world and hit Washington, DC even harder. For those not in the know, Stephen Strasburg is a rookie pitcher widely regarded as the best “can’t miss” prospect of the past 50 years. Last night he made his major league debut and did not disappoint, striking out 14 [...]

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In a new marketing campaign recently seen in Sports Illustrated, ESPN the Magazine and Us Weekly, Gatorade (from the PepsiCo family of products) has begun to take on what it deems as a prime competitor: tap water.  Gatorade’s slogan? “Water has no carbs. Water has no electrolytes. Water has no game.”  Now water may have no [...]

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As usual this time of year, people love to get all bent out of shape about the content of Super Bowl commercials.  With Tim Tebow on one side, and ManCrunch on the other, folks get all high and mighty about the content of some ads, when of course we all know about the many ads [...]

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Given the chatter and buzz about an upcoming anti-abortion Super Bowl ad starting Tim Tebow, Upright Citizens Brigade took it upon themselves to imagine what a commercial featuring the University of Florida star hawking Dorito’s might look like. Via Jezebel.

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Many sports fans know that Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt recently competed in the track and field world championships in Berlin, Germany.  During two outstanding performances in the 100m and 200m races, Bolt broke both world records that he previously set at last year’s Beijing Olympics.  What makes these feats newsworthy in this space is the [...]

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As reported back in January, due to financial concerns, the NBA is allowing courtside liquor advertising for the first time since 1991.  This was hardly shocking news considering how much NBA teams will be going into the red next season, and their subsequent need to generate revenue.  What is interesting here is some of the [...]

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