June 28, 2012
by Andrew Bates
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The initial reaction from the punters was disbelief that Ronaldo didn’t get to kick in the shootout: slotted as the fifth taker, he was ruled out after poor Bruno Alves hit the crossbar. Shouldn’t they have tried to jiggle the lineup and get him in earlier? Continue reading
June 26, 2012
by Andrew Bates
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You know, you can make fun of people that are all “corporations are bad” all the time: it’s a position that lacks nuance and the ability to sift the actual bad things from the other stuff that happens. And then your hometown renames itself after an airline.
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June 24, 2012
by Andrew Bates
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Ah, no form of journalism more pure than the Vancouver Sun‘s condo reviews, where real estate PR flacks unbiased freelance journalists write things about overpriced Vancouver properties that you imagine the developers of those properties would like said about them. … Continue reading
June 23, 2012
by Andrew Bates
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If there has been a calling-card to this Euro tournament, it is varying levels of belief in a team’s ability to execute the attacking principles of football, specifically in the relationship between the midfield and the attack. Continue reading