Sports was featured last night as in the Sport Report. In what was a big surprise to some, but probably not to others, Alex Rodriguez, or The Rod, will be suspended from baseball for 400 years for using performance enhancing drugs.
Not to worry if you need to watch sports. The Winter Olympics are coming soon. This year the Games will be in Sochi, Russia from February 7 to 23, 2014, or if you are over there, they will be from 7-23 February 2014. Take a look at the official website using that link right up in first sentence. Lots of information and a really cool chart that shows which events will be held on which days. There's great color-coded icons for each sport, so it's easy to see on that chart which of your favorite sports is happening on which days. My favorite, Curling, is listed 6th on that chart. Never mind that the sports are in alphabetical order. I still think it's because Curling is so popular that it is near the top of the list. It looks like the USA Men's team will be meeting Norway for their first competition. Oh I hope the USA Men's Curling Team has great fashion designers working on their uniforms. Those Norwegian Men can intimidate you just by coming on the ice in their bold uniforms. So go look at the Winter Olympics website. I absolutely love the rainbow color theme used for the chart and sport icons.
You can also go over to the website and support your team. Right now, here's the Likes:
Russian Fed 344
Latvia 232
Lithuania 134
Canada 108
Ukraine 62
United States 60
Belarus 41
France 32
Kazakhstan 25
Japan 22
As we get closer to the Olympics, I'm sure those numbers will go up.
Delegate member and tennis great Billie Jean King did show up to discuss going to the Olympics as probably the most famous gay athlete. She said she won't protest, but if the media asks questions, she will give them answers.
Deborah Solomon was Stephen's guest last night. She has a book out now about Norman Rockwell - "American Mirror: The Life and Art of Norman Rockwell." Stephen likes Norman Rockwell's art because it is realistic. He can look at a painting and recognize it's a painting of a mailman. We got to see some of the more famous paintings of Norman Rockwell and we got to hear Stephen sound exactly like a cultured art critic. Deborah Solomon explained to Stephen that Norman Rockwell believed in equality, and tolerance and voted for JFK and LBJ. Their discussion was a little loud and almost confrontational at times which seems amazing, considering they were discussing Norman Rockwell.
Showing posts with label France. Show all posts
Showing posts with label France. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Is Stephen a Cool Dad or What
First I was going to have the title be "Cool Dad." Then I thought of having "Is Stephen a Cool Dad?" And then I decided on what I have up there now. And although that seems like a question up there, it's not really. It goes without saying that he is a Cool Dad. But I'm getting way ahead of myself.
Back on last Thursday, we learned a lot about France from Stephen. It was fascinating. I would like to go there some day. I just love their bread.
He also talked about Mali and the way that France and Mali are related and how both are in the news now. In order to help us understand what is going on, Stephen brought Edward Berenson, Director for the Institute of French Studies at NYU onto the show. It was great because we learned that Mali is indeed a what and not a who. And he spoke some French so we know that he knows what he's talking about.
In order to keep up with government affairs, we got to see a video clip of Hillary Clinton and Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin either having an interview or putting on some sort of theatrical play. I wasn't quite sure of that part of the show. I think it was confusing to Stephen as well. He, at times, has caused some women to be angry. But now he wonders, were they faking this anger? That hardly seems possible. Stephen knows what's going on with the lady folk.
Stephen had a wonderful guest Thursday night. It was his youngest guest so far! Tavi Gevinson is sixteen, but you have to do more than just be the "youngest guest" in order to get on The Colbert Report. And she has. If you look at that Wikipedia article about her, and read the footnote references, you see that she started a fashion blog in 2008 that was getting nearly 30,000 readers a day. It also says that she had declined 95% of her interview requests. Which makes her appearance on Stephen's show that much more special.
Tavi has to maintain an even balance between her own thoughts on fashion along with, for instance, companies that have supported her. At that point, Stephen took the interview to more serious subjects. He went on and on about how sometimes celebrities are asked to write for Rookie and how very very very happy they must be if and when they are asked to write for Rookie. And then out of the blue, Tavi asked Stephen if he would like to write something! Stephen was so surprised. He did however immediately come up with a topic. He would write from the perspective of a 48 year-old dad and the title would be, "You're Not Wearing That." Apparently, Colorforms would also be involved.
We also had a glorious opportunity to view some "looks" that we would like to see for Stephen. It included the Tortured Artist, which ladies would like, a nice "Boy Band Member with bangs carrying a puppy," and finally, a Cool Dad giving a piggy back ride to young child. Many Cool Dads watch Stephen's show because he has a Cool Dad show.
Finishing up the interview, he wished Tavi good luck in whatever next thing she conquers. He also reminded us to go buy her book, "Rookie Yearbook One."
Now I have a bit of a conundrum. Did Tavi Gevinson receive the famous "The Colbert Bump," or perhaps did Stephen receive the apparently just as important "The Tavi Gevinson Bump?"
Back on last Thursday, we learned a lot about France from Stephen. It was fascinating. I would like to go there some day. I just love their bread.
He also talked about Mali and the way that France and Mali are related and how both are in the news now. In order to help us understand what is going on, Stephen brought Edward Berenson, Director for the Institute of French Studies at NYU onto the show. It was great because we learned that Mali is indeed a what and not a who. And he spoke some French so we know that he knows what he's talking about.
In order to keep up with government affairs, we got to see a video clip of Hillary Clinton and Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin either having an interview or putting on some sort of theatrical play. I wasn't quite sure of that part of the show. I think it was confusing to Stephen as well. He, at times, has caused some women to be angry. But now he wonders, were they faking this anger? That hardly seems possible. Stephen knows what's going on with the lady folk.
Stephen had a wonderful guest Thursday night. It was his youngest guest so far! Tavi Gevinson is sixteen, but you have to do more than just be the "youngest guest" in order to get on The Colbert Report. And she has. If you look at that Wikipedia article about her, and read the footnote references, you see that she started a fashion blog in 2008 that was getting nearly 30,000 readers a day. It also says that she had declined 95% of her interview requests. Which makes her appearance on Stephen's show that much more special.
Tavi has to maintain an even balance between her own thoughts on fashion along with, for instance, companies that have supported her. At that point, Stephen took the interview to more serious subjects. He went on and on about how sometimes celebrities are asked to write for Rookie and how very very very happy they must be if and when they are asked to write for Rookie. And then out of the blue, Tavi asked Stephen if he would like to write something! Stephen was so surprised. He did however immediately come up with a topic. He would write from the perspective of a 48 year-old dad and the title would be, "You're Not Wearing That." Apparently, Colorforms would also be involved.
We also had a glorious opportunity to view some "looks" that we would like to see for Stephen. It included the Tortured Artist, which ladies would like, a nice "Boy Band Member with bangs carrying a puppy," and finally, a Cool Dad giving a piggy back ride to young child. Many Cool Dads watch Stephen's show because he has a Cool Dad show.
Finishing up the interview, he wished Tavi good luck in whatever next thing she conquers. He also reminded us to go buy her book, "Rookie Yearbook One."
Now I have a bit of a conundrum. Did Tavi Gevinson receive the famous "The Colbert Bump," or perhaps did Stephen receive the apparently just as important "The Tavi Gevinson Bump?"
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Duck Fashion Show
I'll be brief today since yesterday's post was so long. (You're Welcome!)
First off, Duck Fashion Show. (I updated this and put a different link. 11/2/11)
Next up, the Interview.
David McCullough was on with his new book "The Greater Journey Americans in Paris." It does sound interesting. It's about Americans who went to, guess where - yes, you're right - Paris. It was a few years back and they went there to learn more than they could ever have hoped to learn here. Doctors, painters, architects and many more went to Paris. First they learned French, then on to greater things. We just did not have the schools here in the old US of A back then and all that stuff they learned there, well they brought it back here and greatly enriched our country.
David McCullough had to tell Stephen that, in fact, we have been friends with France for over 200 years. Furthermore, "We would not have succeeded with our Revolutionary War or our Independence had it not been for the financial help and the military help of the French, both on land and sea."
Isn't it interesting that Stephen had David McCullough on The Colbert Report the day before Bastille Day?
First off, Duck Fashion Show. (I updated this and put a different link. 11/2/11)
Next up, the Interview.
David McCullough was on with his new book "The Greater Journey Americans in Paris." It does sound interesting. It's about Americans who went to, guess where - yes, you're right - Paris. It was a few years back and they went there to learn more than they could ever have hoped to learn here. Doctors, painters, architects and many more went to Paris. First they learned French, then on to greater things. We just did not have the schools here in the old US of A back then and all that stuff they learned there, well they brought it back here and greatly enriched our country.
David McCullough had to tell Stephen that, in fact, we have been friends with France for over 200 years. Furthermore, "We would not have succeeded with our Revolutionary War or our Independence had it not been for the financial help and the military help of the French, both on land and sea."
Isn't it interesting that Stephen had David McCullough on The Colbert Report the day before Bastille Day?
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