The Guardian Music blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
John McDonnell: History states that kuduro, or 'hard ass', has its roots in zouk and soca, and evolved to take on aspects of western dance and hip-hop. Or, according to MIA, it came from kids messing about with mobile phones. You decide
D.C. Sports Bog (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
The look of a rank-able team. (By John McDonnell - TWP) We've already seen hundreds if not thousands of examples proving that college football coaches SIDs and Harris Interactive pod persons are unfit to determine which college football teams should play for the national championship. Today was just the latest ignominy for these supposedly thoughtful rankings. The Maryland Terrapins have a loss against...
Tax Research UK (Free subscription) | yesterday
John McDonnell is not a popular man in Westminster. He’s the leader of labour’s awkward squad: the Campaign Group. But I admit I like John, and have been happy to work with him. This is the programme he’s put out in response to the credit crisis:1) Nationalise the banks and establish democratic control over banking [...]
grimmerupnorth (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
I've been feeling pretty poorly and out of it for the past few days - so much so that I had no idea till just a few minutes ago that Peter Mandelson had returned to Government. Let's just say it has not improved my health one iota. One can only echo John McDonnell's response ie to being "gobsmacked" at this appalling development . The appointment is also of course an utter slap in the face for all...
D.C. Sports Bog (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
Rolling the ball up and down his arm before Cowboys game. (By John McDonnell - TWP) As he stands on the sidelines before games, Jim Zorn keeps himself busy with various routines of football gymnastics, dribbling balls off the turf and slinkeying them up and down his arms and spinning them on his finger. Add in some spandex, corrupt judges and a Tchaikovsky soundtrack, and you might as well call it...
D.C. Sports Bog (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
Old school pimp daddy. (By John McDonnell - TWP) Greg Blache, as you might have noticed, remains more quotable than Barack Obama at a San Francisco fundraiser. "Those folks are terrorists with the double move," Blache said today of the Eagles receivers. "I don't think they can go to the bathroom straight." Or how about this, in response to a question from Comcast SportsyNet's Jill Sorenson about the...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
John McDonnell: The financial crisis offers an opportunity to reassert Labour values and change an economic system that creates inequality
ireland.com (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
St Patrick's Athletic manager John McDonnell has billed tomorrow night's meeting with Hertha Berlin as the biggest game in the club's history. The Inchicore side are 2-0 down from the first leg of their Uefa Cup qualifier but they were far from overawed in the Olympic stadium last week and there is genuine belief among the squad that a shock could be in store at the RDS tomorrow night.
The Guardian Music blog (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
John McDonnell: Bounce is minimalist hip-hop that was born in New Orleans clubs and block parties. Its cross-dressing progeny, sissy rap, is something quite extraordinary...
D.C. Sports Bog (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
Pre-game coaching calisthenics. (By John McDonnell - TWP) Jim Zorn may yet turn into the Gilbert Arenas of NFL coaching circles, minus the repeated knee surgeries. I'm not sure exactly what Zorn's doing in this photo above, but much like Gilbert, he has his own pet phrases that get repeated by everyone within hearing distance, and then become accepted parts of the game-day lexicon. Gil has his hibachi,...
D.C. Sports Bog (Free subscription) | 26/09/2008
Brain trust with Theismann. (TWP file photo by John McDonnell.) Wrapping up our Joe Theismann interview posts, in advance of tomorrow's free prostate screening at FedEx Field event. This one's about Theismann's media career, and yes, that has a prostate angle too. (Scroll down.) Several times in the course of our 45-minute chat, it became clear that Theismann's career in the booth is far from over,...
D.C. Sports Bog (Free subscription) | 25/09/2008
Marc Logan, after the first Skins-Boys game of 1995. (By John McDonnell - TWP) This being the Redskins' final regular-season trip to Texas Stadium, it seemed a fitting time to review some point-spread history. All of these numbers are courtesy Las Vegas Sports Consultants. This year, for only the sixth time in the past 29 years (and the second-straight year), the Redskins will be double-digit underdogs...
Luke's Blog (Free subscription) | 24/09/2008
The hard left's attempt to move the goalposts by reducing the percentage of Labour MPs needed to nominate a candidate for Labour Leader from 12.5 to 7.5% was defeated by 84% to 16%. Looks like we are not going to be seeing John McDonnell on the ballot paper any decade soon.
RazorBloggers Network (Free subscription) | 22/09/2008
Some random thoughts after watching a very, very ugly game. The Good The weather was beautiful. Some fog in the morning but sunny and nice at game time. The pre-game flyover was awesome, as usual. Former track coach John McDonnell received a long, well-deserved ovation after a ceremony recognizing his legendary career at halftime. I even saw several [...]
The Guardian Music blog (Free subscription) | 22/09/2008
It's an unlikely double-whammy of euro-trance and dirty south hip-hop. And you've probably got clubber's ruin, ecstasy tablets, to thank for it...
