Those aren’t tumbleweeds you’re seeing, folks. They’re crumpled up pages from this Sunday’s New York Times Magazine, torn apart in by frustrated fans who wanted to see Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer duke it out for another major title in 2009. I think Roger will have more pressure on him this year than last. If […]
eric wilson on the opening ceremonies
Opening Ceremony Fashions August 8, 2008 voiceover by Eric Wilson, produced by Simone S. Bridges and Amy O’Leary (screengrab from nytimes.com)
short balls: haas canoodles, blake dishes, tursunov makes a plea
From the sidelines: Yep, that’s German Tommy Haas at last night’s match between Safin and Bastl at UCLA. Haas isn’t defending his Countrywide Classic title due to a shoulder injury. He’s nursing it with some lovin’ from…Sandy Woelden? …Sara Foster? Who is it? (Thanks for the photo, Chris.) Glowing shuttlecocks!: While night tennis might have […]
if you can't say anything nice…
I’m sure the ATP Tour players are all in love with Pete Sampras right now. In a New York Times article published yesterday, he scoffed at how Wimbledon has unfolded so far this year: In summary, Sampras doesn’t think much of the grass-court tennis currently being played. He doesn’t sound terribly convinced that he — […]
NYT is my porn
Today’s slightly off-topic post comes from the New York Times and their article about Wrangler and the fashionization of cowboy denim — like, pants that can actually withstand the rigors of rodeo. Two things to note: their main style for that line is 13MWZ (which stands for “men’s Western zipper”) and they have a premium […]