The Wake

With the American public facing crippling financial and energy crises, you might expect some deep thoughts and tough questions regarding the upcoming election. You might also be wrong. The latest question that seems to be concerning the public about the upcoming presidential election is, “Where can I get those rimless specs?” Sarah Palin’s Kazuo Kawasaki 704s have sold over 9,000 pairs since her debut in St. Paul, issuing a fashion frenzy and creating a …

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On a chilly Oct. 3, I filed into Chicago’s historic music venue, The Vic, to hear Clarence Greenwood,
a.k.a. Citizen Cope, play his first national solo acoustic tour.

A plethora of sounds ranging from blues and folk to reggae and hip-hop can all be found in Cope’s
music. His funk, style and simplistic beats can be rooted back to the genre of “Go-Go,” Washington
D.C.’s original music scene that emerged in the 1970s led by famous funk and groove …

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For those who can’t seem to function when the Twins lose and subsequently use their bedroom as a personal jail cell to ponder the reasons for the loss, ESPN’s new virtual “Play-by-Play” may just be the new remedy.

The new visual aid, which has been in the works for a full year, combines virtual athletes—for example, Madden NFL players—with real live anchors to demonstrate scenarios for upcoming games and replay past sequences. The idea is to …

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The iron, first invented in the late 1800s and most famously marketed in the 1950s, was and still is used tocombat wrinkles that so peevishly cramp our everyday style.

But ironing has a new meaning in the world of sports, leading us to question what a sport even is anymore and if the term should assume a new place in the English language.

Football, baseball and basketball are indeed the backbone of our country’s interest in sports, …

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