He calls his ascension “The Takeover,” a title that brings to mind fellow Brooklynite, Jay-Z, whose own “Takeover” also claimed an industry. Repeated ad nauseum the term loses its appeal, and what catchphrase isn’t beaten […]
What was a lie in the father becomes a conviction in the son. —Friedrich Nietzsche, The Antichrist We’ll find out if he’s right Saturday; we’ll find out if he can live up to his […]
“THIS IS BOXING” in neon lights pulsed behind the ring in the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, a backdrop to the impending attrition. That arrangement was reminiscent of a zoo exhibit, where an introduction to […]
“It is my duty to take you to a rehabilitation center,” Rosendo Alvarez told him last week in a video posted to Alvarez’s Facebook page. The contrast in their appearances was telling. Full face, clear […]
“THIS DOOR HAS LED MANY TO PAIN AND FAME” stenciled in yellow and blue block letters on a red door. A greeting, a warning, a bit of promotion. If you wanted pain, wanted the fame […]
“That is what comes of knowing the worst—one is left alone with the worst and it’s like peace.” —Graham Greene, The Heart of the Matter *** February 1981. Edith Jeanette, only fourteen years old, abandoned […]
When the bad Moon in your heart sings And your wind-up gears start grinding Your teeth feel you smiling The better, happier you A better, happier you —Giant, Matthew Good Band He was in […]
His story is set now; it has been for years. Vernon Forrest was a champion and humanitarian. That is how we remember him, such that it almost feels mundane to distinguish him as such. And […]
The following article by Jimmy Tobin is a companion piece to his book, Killed In Brazil?: The Mysterious Death Of Arturo “Thunder” Gatti. *** Everything changes on Saturday night in Atlantic City. That’s for sure. […]
For always the dreams they are there still. — Horacio Castellanos Moya, Senselessness Play his life out ten times, maybe he’s a musician. If Autryana, then just a baby, didn’t need her daddy, if […]
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