I watch business fairly regularly however if I was ever subjected to a quick quiz afterwards, I probably come across as shockingly ignorant. I barely fathom the analyses pronounced with a finality that makes one feel impoverished and illiterate. Stuff about entities whose abbreviations bombard us daily. If you were never great at figures and…
Month: August 2012
Why Do Men Care So Much About Sport?
There used to be one soft drink advert they run on television a while back where one of the lead characters gets so agitated by the results of a soccer game they were watching that he stuck his foot through the telly in disgust. Next we know he is leaving our screens on stretcher, his…
Who Are You Calling Warrior?
A Sports Illustrated online columnist described David Rudisha as the Maasai warrior. I found the term offending. British and America correspondents during the London Olympics would use the tag more than once in articles about Rudisha’s exploits on the track. Prezzo, the entertainer was also described by one South African news outlet during his stint…