Epinions Recent Reviews for ns220

A sobering tale

Sat, 22 Jan 2000 21:54:12 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ns220 - "Hoop Dreams" is a documentary that shows how the athletic talents of our youth have become so central to self-definition and definition by society. Two young men are the best at what they do at their schools, and among the best in the nation...

A short fable about American brew

Sat, 22 Jan 2000 21:34:24 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author ns220 - A German walks in to an American bar and orders a "Meister Brau." Taking a sip, he almost throws the glass back at the bartender.

"How can this beer claim to have a German name?!" The German demanded, but the bartender,...

The perfect movie?

Sat, 22 Jan 2000 16:30:44 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ns220 - "From now on we will talk like disth"

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"Waiter, there is too much pepper. . ."

As of now, this conversation still has no...

One great read!

Sat, 22 Jan 2000 15:57:15 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ns220 - Last year, a good friend of mine said to me, "This is the best book I have ever read, you must read this book." I smiled, nodded, and went back to doing all the other things that take up my time - TV, reading magazines, and so on. Some months...

No place like it

Sat, 22 Jan 2000 14:09:44 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ns220 - There is no city, no country, no place on Earth, like Jerusalem. I have been twice, once in 1986, once in 1994. As an American, the effect, I think is particularly impressive. Here in the States, the concept of "history" is more than...

All stats, all the time!

Sat, 22 Jan 2000 13:17:22 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ns220 - OK, so let's say that you are a baseball fan...OK, a nut. And you want to know how that hot minor league second baseman is hitting at AA. Well, you can try the web, but it may not be there. Magazines will be of no help, they only know the major...

The best around

Sat, 22 Jan 2000 13:03:42 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ns220 - In an era when sports magazines are everywhere you look, the old reliable is still number one. What's that? The bible of baseball, The Sporting News.

Now, the first question has to be, what makes it such a good mag? Well, first, the stats...