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...reflects everything that is “bitsa” (bitsa this, bitsa that) in Benson’s appearance and performance. Part bar, part stage, TT’s has a reputation with hip Cantabridgians for bringing bands a level up from obscure. Physically, Benson is a little slight, a little wiry, a little scruffy and a little handsome. Evoking the image of grunge music’s founder makes for an all too easy comparison, but if you can picture Kurt Cobain without the weight of the world residing in his eyes and cheekbones, an image close...
Some of the most sought-after tickets at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney were for the women's beach volleyball. Nice as it would be to believe that all those - predominantly male - spectators were interested in was the skill and athleticism of the players, there was a slight suspicion that the ladies' abbreviated costumes may have added to the attraction. Anna Kournikova has amply demonstrated that winning isn't everything. Or, indeed, anything. The tennis player who has never won a singles title is known more for underwear ads than on-court abilities. Sex and sport have become a heady...
...achievement of the directive was to ginger up interest in the sport. Cameras were out in force at the European Skating Championships in Lausanne in January, watching out for potential rule infringements as well reveling in the scantier costumes. Women skaters' dresses have become ever more slight, with the acreage of flesh-colored fabric far exceeding the traditional sequins. And then there are knickers, or more specifically, the amount of fabric in the crotch area. European women skaters tend to be less careful than their American counterparts. U.S. champion Michelle Kwan's costumes have very concealing 10-cm gussets, while...
...when Keret opens his mouth, it’s difficult to do anything but listen to him. Speaking in English, he has a slight stutter, an inability to pronounce the “th” sound and the gift of capturing a certain mood in millennial Western society where a person is more likely to be lonely than not, in love with love than with a person and feel adrift rather than anchored...
...when Keret opens his mouth, it’s difficult to do anything but listen to him. Speaking in English, he has a slight stutter, an inability to pronounce the “th” sound and the gift of capturing a certain mood in millennial Western society where a person is more likely to be lonely than not, in love with love than with a person and feel adrift rather than anchored...