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The men’s and women’s semifinals at the Australian Open should feature a little bit of everything. In the men’s draw, the world’s No. 1 player, a former Aussie Open finalist, and a premiere player from the United Kingdom looking to make Grand Slam history will be in action. The women’s semis feature the best player …
Snow, as Pulitzer Prize-winning American poet Richard Wilburnoted, has a remarkable ability to mask ugliness. In Wilbur’s poem“First Snow in Alsace,” it covered the scars of war. In Englishsoccer, it is throwing a temporary shroud over the depth ofproblems at Manchester United.Because of wintry conditions, United was spared the test ofplaying crosstown rival City in …
[Gamasutra features director Christian Nutt jumps into the debate over the aesthetics of Platinum Games’ Bayonetta, exploring context for “taste” in the history of popular culture.]Late last year I read a fascinating book (thanks, Randy) called Let’s Talk About Love: A Journey To The End of Taste. Written by music critic Carl Wilson, it’s a …
The Australian Open is almost here. As part of our preview package for the year’s first Grand Slam, Matt Cronin offers his top men’s storylines headed in to the fortnight in Melbourne. For the top women’s stories, click here.Where does Roger Federer go from here? So what’s left to motivate him at the Australian Open? …
With more than 250 responses to our call for your favorite beaches, it’s obvious that you love the feel of sand between your toes, sunlight on your face, and the sound of waves crashing. Not to mention that you have different ideas for what makes an ideal beach. We’ve received nominations for beaches from all …
Now that an African country has won the right to host the WorldCup, the next step is for one of the continent’s teams to win thetrophy.Whether that day will come on July 11 in South Africa isuncertain, but some certainly think the opportunity is there forthe taking.“When I say this people laugh, but I believe …
Transfer window time is upon us again. Arsenal are quickest out of the blocks having signed Wellington Silva from Brazil, but what other rumours persist? Where will van Nistelrooy end up? Who will Rafa sign? Will Fergie or Ancellotti strengthen the league’s best squads? Here’s a look at some of the rumors doing the rounds. …
[Gamasutra is teaming up with game criticism weblog Critical Distance to present Christopher Hyde’s round-up of the wealth of excellent games being produced outside the realm of ‘AAA’ titles in 2009, compiling his take on the best 99 free to download video games released this year.]This past year will go down for me personally as …
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has won the prestigious Ballon d’Or, beating Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo into second place.The Argentinian beat last year’s winner Cristiano Ronaldo into second place in the poll for Europe’s footballer of the year, organised by France Football magazine.Messi, 22, becomes the sixth Barcelona player to take the award but the …
If you’re one of those people who call it soccer, you might not be that interested — but for football fans, the World Cup is the event for the sport of, well, the world. The World Cup draw is happening in Cape Town, South Africa, in a star-studded ceremony hosted by David Beckham and homegrown …