5. april 2005

Gay people more likely to read blogs Gays in the US are much more likely to read blogs than straight people, according to a survey. According to a new survey from market research and consulting firms Harris Interactive and Witeck-Combs Communications, blog consumption habits of gay, lesbian and bisexual (GLB) adults differ from those of their heterosexual counterparts in the United States. The survey found that gay people read blogs more often than their non-gay counterparts, with 27% of GLB adults frequently or occasionally seek out blogs versus 18% of heterosexual adults, and only 44% of GLB adults stating that they never read blogs as compared to 59% of heterosexual adults. I have no idea why this is so, assuming the study is correct, unless Andrew Sullivan is even more prominent than I thought. 4:56:12 PM    comment []  trackback []

Remembering Heysel, 20 years on May 29, 1985, was one of the darkest days in European football. Trouble erupted among the fans as they waited for the European Cup final between Liverpool and Juventus to start in Heysel stadium in Brussels. The English fans were the main culprits in the trouble that followed, causing tragedy when a wall collapsed as Italian fans were trying to escape, killing 39 people. The game still went on, the police worried that worse would happen if it was cancelled, but amidst the tragedy hardly anyone cared that Juventus won 1-0 on a dubious penalty. English teams were banned from Europe for five years, as this was just the worst in a series of hooligan atrocities threatening the very sport. Tonight Liverpool and Juventus meet again, for the first time since the tragedy, in a first leg of the Champions League quarter-final. The clubs have taken impressive steps to put the tragedy behind them, and build a special relationship between the two football giants. In 1985, and for many years earlier, Liverpool was undoubtedly the best team in England, and maybe the world. Today, the club is only fifth place in the Premier League. Juventus are huge favourites, even at Liverpool's Anfield. 4:45:10 PM    comment []  trackback []

Did AP deserve a photo Pulitzer? It was a disappointment, but hardly a surprise, that Claudia Rosett did not win a Pulitzer prize for her UNSCAM coverage. A good hint at the biases behind the Pulitzer Committee's decision can be learned from the fact that the Associated Press won the photography prize for its Iraq coverage. Soccerdad makes the comparison between today's AP journalists, who apparently have no scruples laying in ambush with Iraqi terrorists for the perfect scoop, with the 1969 Pulitzer-winning AP photographer Eddie Adams, who took a famous picture of the execution of a VietCong captive. This is a must-read. 3:58:45 PM    comment []  trackback []

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