Exercise can undoubtedly help you live better, but what about longer? Are there certain activities that are better than others? Yes, and yes. A study published in the BMJ suggests that exercise can reduce your risk of death from cardiovascular-related issues (think heart disease or stroke), and there are certain activities that may be more beneficial than others. [1]
This week we catch up on the multi-layered insurrection taking place in France, where the state is struggling to get a handle on things, amidst regular protests, strikes, fuel shortages, and the general drunken chaos of soccer hooliganism.
For the musical break, we’ve got Skalpel (of Première Ligne), with Le Rap, La Soul, La Vie…
Brazilian football great Rivaldo is telling tourists to stay away from the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
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Leicester City being crowned English Premier League champions ranks without doubt as one of the greatest sports stories of modern times. Leicester’s historic victory has cost English bookmakers their biggest ever pay-out. They were given 5000-1 odds of winning the league at the start of the season. As several commentators have noted, you would’ve gotten […]
JOHN OLIVER PRESENTS WORLD SOCCERGANGSTER-SUPREMO SEPP BLATTERThe June 2014 FIFA reportThe June 2015 "FIFA II" updateIn the "FIFA II" update, John demonstrated just how far he was prepared to go in support of his urgent plea to FIFA's commercial sponsors: "Please! Make Sepp Blatter go away!
The June 2014 FIFA reportSunday night's "FIFA II" updateIn Sunday night's "FIFA II" update, John made a heartfelt plea to FIFA's commercial sponsors: "Please! Make Sepp Blatter go away! I will do anything!" (And he demonstrated the point.)by KenOn Sunday night's Last Week Tonight, John Oliver returned to the subject of FIFA, of which he did such a devastating takedown last June on the eve of the World Cup in Brazil. Obviously recent developments called for a further look, and John didn't overlook the now-famous (I hope) $6,000-a-month Cat Apartment in Trump Tower, rented by former U.S.
FRIDAY UPDATE: Sepp Blatter reelected sheik of FIFA!This is No. 3 of Alexandra Petri's "Thoughts on the ex-FIFA exec's $6,000 cat apartment, in no particular order," but I really think we need to get a ruling on it. Isn't the subject supposed to be unruly cats?
It [the Garcia report] must be made public. That is the only way FIFA can deal with the complete loss of credibility.
— Reinhard Rauball, President of the German Football League, November 16, 2014
Can the World Cup really be unreservedly evil if it leads to the possibility of pancakes (or even, hypothetically, waffles)?by KenLet's dispose of the obvious questions about Matthew Barzun first.(1) He's currently the U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom -- or in fancier lingo, ambassador to the Court of St. James. So you can tell he must have raised a lot of money for President Obama's presidential campaign(s). Ding-ding-ding-ding!
I think the 1978 World Cup is one of the deep wounds of Argentine society.
– Norberto Liwski, former political prisoner, ESPN, Jun 9, 2014
