The greats master the art; the greatest reinvent the canvas.

Australian Open Men’s Final
Melbourne, February 1st, 2009
Reinvention. It was as beautiful as the Melbourne night sky. Yet another Grand Slam final played out by two of the greatest ever tennis players, was a true study in reinvention.
That Rafael Nadal won his sixth Grand Slam and maintained his apparent hoodoo over Roger Federer in Grand Slam [...]

In a rock’n'roll world, classical sports should stay classic.

The Masters of Snooker.
Wembley Arena, January 15th, 2008.
Music and sport have more things in common than you might think. Sport, like music, has different genres. Sport, like music, demands a physical and mental effort on the part of its participants. Sport, like music, moves in waves: teams, even entire competitions, can become popular or unpopular on the strength [...]

Barber shop punditry: December 12th, 2008

Unfortunately, not that much punditry was being offered today at the Marylebone barbershop. I guess that says something about how hum-drum the final group games of the Champions League really were, and also how generally unexciting this weekend’s Premier League round appears to be.
However, as one gent was getting his hair shaved closely, the barber [...]