Yes, indeed. In their first game of the Big East Tournament today, Marquette defeated St. Johns by the score of 74-45. Honestly, the game wasn't even that close. The final five on the floor for the last three minutes? Frozena, Otule, Fulce, Butler, and Cubillan... that's how far ahead Marquette was....

(Parts  1   2   3   4  5   6    7   8  and 9) Begin with the thought experiment I alluded to in post #9 about motivation.  Imagine a person who is not you, but who is like you in many ways:  the same age and gender, the sa...

The Marine audience at Camp Lejeune sit in wild, rapturous applause for President Barack Obama. (Photo by Gerry Broome / AP) Barack Obama's campaign pledge, as written on his campaign website: Obama will give his Secretary of Defense and military commanders a new mission in Iraq: ending the war. Geo...

The star of Academy Award winning films King Solomon's Mines, Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol, Above the Law and Action Jackson throws up the "V" for Victory. Sharon is best known for single handedly supporting the Cheetah Print fabric industry. However, few know that her real passion is for th...

One of the greatest things about being here as a friar is finding my love of music again. When people find out I play guitar I'm often asked to "play something" at a mass or prayer service. It feels good using a skill that I love for the benefit of worship. And it's a skill I continue to work at. Wh...

"It was a secret meeting in the dead of the night with mysterious sanctimony In accordance with prescribed rituals and time-honored ceremony. Matters of grave concern were weighed with dedicated caution....... Like whether or not the girl at the next table was sporting naturals or silicone"(silicone...

:: Matador seems to think that Victory Records head Tony Brummel is an alright dude. At least when compared to Johnny Kitagawa. :: Rawkblog has some photos of Andrew Bird during his in-studio performance at KCRW. :: Nine Inch Nails and Jane’s Addiction on tour together. Now that’s a comb...

Now comes the hard part. Difficult as it has been to push the almost $800 billion stimulus plan to the point of passage in Congress, making it work in local communities across America will be much more challenging. And here in Washington, the political tests that lie ahead as the agenda shifts to......

Now comes the hard part....

Iraq's Quiet TransformationCharles KrauthammerFriday, February 13, 2009 WASHINGTON -- Preoccupied as it was poring through Tom Daschle's tax returns, Washington hardly noticed a near-miracle abroad. Iraq held provincial elections. There was no Election Day violence. Security was handled by Iraqi for...