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...1970s, Brian Clough was one of the best-known figures in Britain. A talented soccer player whose career was cut short by injury, he went into management, leading not one but two unfashionable clubs to the English championship and then winning the European Cup two years in a row. He was a clever, cocky, working-class hero with an opinion on everything from Margaret Thatcher (against) to striking miners (for). Brilliant, needy, self-destructive - he was an alcoholic and had a liver transplant before he died in 2004 - he combined humor, bombast, friendships and rivalries in a long and very...
...This is really good," said a girl as she ate her cup of Turkey Hill ice cream...
...Clough’s vendetta against Revie, a well-known historical fact, is nonetheless provided a fictional justification in the film. Soon after Clough has taken over as manager at then-lowly Second Division team Derby County, the First Division champions Leeds United come to Derby for an FA Cup game. In some of the film’s most affecting scenes, Clough and his staff spend weeks trying to get their pitiful pitch and stadium in a state fit for the visiting superstars, most notably Revie, Clough’s managerial icon. Yet when...
...scene: a birthday party. Two mothers converse as one pours a cup full of red liquid. The other, skeptical because she knows the drink in question contains high-fructose corn syrup, remarks: “Wow, you don’t care what the kids eat, huh?” Mom One responds with a blasé chuckle, noting that “it’s made from corn, it’s natural, and, like sugar, it’s fine in moderation.” Clearly embarrassed and relieved, Mom Two smiles… and takes...
...first-place finish at its home-hosted MacDonald Cup, the Bulldogs took a share of second place this weekend, shooting consecutive 297s over the two-day tournament held at the Philadelphia Cricket Club’s Wissahickon Course...