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The Supergroup

A few days ago, the great classic rock band Queen announced a North American tour set for this summer. However, die hard Queen fans had mixed feelings when Queen also announced that former American Idol contestant Adam Lambert would be joining them on vocals to replace the legendary Freddie Mercury, who passed away in 1991. This got me thinking, why do old bands still tour? More times than not, they 1) have a member who has passed away, like Queen […]

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The Beauty of Match Play

Golf features two prominent tournament formats: stroke play and match play.  Stroke play is generally highlighted throughout the season, as it is the format for all 4 majors and for the majority of the other tournaments.  However, the Ryder Cup and the President’s Cup, biennial tournaments that feature the United States vs. Europe and the United States vs. the rest of world excluding Europe, respectively, are conducted in match play format.  This week’s featured tournament was the WGC Accenture Match-Play […]

todayFebruary 28, 2014 55

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The Best & Worst Music Collaborations

One of my favorite things about music is when two seemingly different artists combine to make one killer song. And I’m not talking Eminem and Rihanna here. I’m talking about the crazy, the wacky, the original. Without further ado, I present to you my list of the best and worst music collaborations (Click the songs for the hyperlinks). Best Coldplay ft. Rihanna, Princess of China: Let’s start it off with something basic here. When I first heard that Coldplay had […]

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