Daisuke Takahashi, Mao Asada Win Japanese Nationals
His free skate certainly wasn't pretty, but Daisuke Takahashi retained just enough of his 10-point lead from the short program to hold onto the gold medal at Japanese nationals and hold off Takahiko Kozuka and Sendai native Yuzuru Hanyu.Instead of maki...
RIP Satoshi Kon
Just heard the news of Satoshi Kon's passing. After Hayao Miyazaki, he was probably my favorite anime director. From his contribution to the animated sf anthology Memories (1995) to his first feature film Perfect Blue (1997), to his 2 best movies, Mi...
William Benzon, 1912-1998: He Went Out Swinging and Smooth Shaven
My father, William Benzon, was born on Jan. 31, 1912 in Baltimore, MD, and died November 21, 1998 in Allentown PA. His parents were Danish immigrants. For about the first sic years of his life he lived with his parents and two older sisters, Karen and ...
On Yuko Mitsuka and Angela Park
When reading about Yuko Mitsuka (三塚 優子)'s 2-stroke slow-play penalty during the 1st round of the Salonpas Cup last week, her tearful protest by walking off the course, the huge fine (2 million yen or around $20K), and her multiple apologies a...
Girls Playing Brass
There's a boy or two, but it's mostly girls. And they're fantastic!
Happy Thanksgiving; or, the Helen Oh Story
Just in time for Thanksgiving, Lisa Mickey has a great profile of Helen Oh up over at the Futures Tour site. Oh's a 21-year-old cancer survivor who's on the comeback trail from chemotherapy, radiation treatments, and surgery, looking to return to the ...
