Essayist Jeff Gates was a fresh college graduate when he packed his bags for seven months in Europe. When he jumped at the chance to cross into East Germany, he learned that while life looked similar, the Berlin Wall separated more than just a plot of land.
The Weather Channel will begin showing Friday-night weather movies this week.
Even without the Red Sox, the World Series still holds Boston fans in its historic thrall.
Monday night’s Democratic Senate debate was unseemly, bizarre and annoying.
From bad lighting to confusing jargon, WBUR Senior Media Analyst John Carroll said Monday night’s mayoral debate revealed little about the candidates and left voters with more questions than answers.
Baseball’s post-season is underway. In a few weeks, two of the eight teams still in play will meet in the World Series. A recent book about the only perfect game ever pitched during the fall classic has rattled commentator Bill Littlefield, even though that game occurred over half a century ago.
A study by a National Football League commission released Wednesday shows former players have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia much more frequently than their counterparts in the population at large. As the NFL tries to dispute those findings, WBUR Commentator Bill Littlefield tries to get some perspective.
The most thoroughly discussed event in the recently-completed U.S. Open tennis tournament was the tirade which Serena Williams directed at the line judge who penalized her for a foot fault while Williams was losing to Kim Clijsters in the women’s final. As far as WBUR’s sports commentator is concerned, the question now is how Williams will endeavor to rehabilitate her image following the episode.
The big story of this year’s U.S. Open tennis tournament has been Melanie Oudin. The 17-year-old from Georgia upset several top seeded players before losing in Wednesday night’s quarter finals. According to WBUR’s sports commentator, such athletic success is tied up in the shoes.
Gennaro “Jerry” Angiulo, the former New England Mafia underboss who was the crime king of the North End, died Saturday at age 90. After serving 24 years in prison, he died a free man. WBUR’s David Boeri followed his career for four decades and has this remembrance.
Earlier this month, the International Olympic Committee added women’s boxing to the program for the 2012 Games. WBUR’s sports commentator isn’t a fan of boxing, but says he supports the decision to let women compete.
After watching Kevin Youkilis charge the mound in Tuesday night’s game against the Tigers, WBUR’s sports commentator has some suggestions for a batter who has been hit by a pitch. A note: Youkilis’ approach is not recommended.
Susan Senator discovered the Special Olympics when her autistic son was 10 and experiencing a particularly difficult phase. Watching her son with his teammates made her realize that the greatest gift Eunice Shriver Kennedy gave to families like hers was the chance to experience the mundane.
The big NFL news this week is the contract extension that makes Brady’s nemesis, Eli Manning of the Giants, the highest-paid quarterback in pro football. Manning’s $97 million deal has WBUR’s sports commentator thinking about priorities.
You can still learn a thing or two from Paul McCartney.
At a time when steroid scandals cast a pall over professional athletes, WBUR’s sports commentator says it’s wiser to pay more attention to the unsung heroes.
It’s been almost two weeks since Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. was arrested outside his Cambridge home for disorderly conduct — a charge that was dropped by Cambridge police after the arrest became public knowledge. But the news coverage has continued full blast. WBUR Senior Media Analyst John Carroll says the racially-tinged incident has brought out the “most” in the news media.
