Even the casual tennis fan knows that the term “deuce” means that the score is 40–40, and either player needs two points to win the game. At the French Open, the term is the more elegant “egalite,” which elevates the concept with an essential component of the goals of the…

Like Fredo Corleone in The Godfather, Yevgeny Prigozhin should have seen it coming. After all, if you are going to betray the Godfather, you should expect to pay the price. And while Fredo was understandably upset at being passed over by younger brother Michael in the Corleone succession plan, his…

Like Hemingway’s response to how one goes bankrupt, “gradually, then suddenly,” so did the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team meet their demise in the current World Cup being contested in Australia and New Zealand. The two-time defending champions were ousted in the Round of 16 by a game Sweden squad by…

So far, the biggest movies of the Summer of ‘23 feature more of the ubiquitous Marvel Universe, an animated Spiderman, a tenth iteration of Van Diesel’s Fast and Furious and two aging actors reprising their most famous roles, an 80 year old Harrison Ford returning in the 5th and final…

“The fault, dear Brutus, lies not in our stars, but in ourselves.” -Cassius, Julius Caesar As we approach the Fourth of July weekend in southern Maine, many are wondering where on Earth is the expected summer? As the South simmers in a torturous heat wave, we face day after day…

Former President Donald J. Trump continues to make news. At the top is his quest to return to the Oval Office while under federal indictment for his role in retaining documents that rightfully belong to the nation, including some of a classified nature that contain nuclear secrets and strategies for…

“We know they killed [Washington Post reporter and U.S. resident Jamal] Khashoggi and have a horrible record on human rights.They execute people over there for being gay. Knowing all of this, why would I even consider it? Because this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to reshape how the PGA Tour operates.” -Phil…

The name of Nutbush City, Tennessee (latest population count 259) must be considered one of the great geographic oxymorons in history. But it will be known forever as the birthplace of Tina Turner (nee Anna Mae Bullock), the rock and roll legend, who died on May 24 in her adopted…

Anarchy for the U.K. It’s coming sometime and maybe I give a wrong time, stop a traffic line Your future dream is a shopping scheme -The Sex Pistols: Anarchy in the U.K. As with most issues, when it comes to the British Monarchy, there are two distinct camps. There are…