August 2011
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The Curious Case of Andre Iguodala
Philadelphia 76ers swingman Andre Iguodala isn’t as good as he thinks he is.
He has a misguided infatuation with his jump shot, despite the fact that he shot 34.1 percent from three feet and beyond this past season.
He appears to have a slightly inflated opinion of his skills in isolation situations—an opinion formed in large part due to his freakish athleticism.
And—perhaps more...
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Watch The Throne
The similarities are impossible to ignore.
After years of playing in front of sold-out arenas on their own, two of the greatest talents of our generation chose to join forces last summer.
Although the move had a seismic impact on their industry, their debut collaboration—while impressive—left fans and onlookers wanting more.
The above statements apply to hip-hop artists Jay-Z and Kanye West,...
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Ed Sabol: The King of Football Movies
It began, of course, with a camera.
A 16mm Bell and Howell wind-up camera, to be exact. A Philadelphia overcoat salesman by the name of Edwin Milton Sabol had received it as a gift some years earlier, and the proud father used the camera to film the milestone moments in the life of his son Steve: his first birthday, his first haircut and his first football game.
“It’s the kind of...
