Who wins this battle of the Southern Cone? I promised to include some recipes for popular dishes for each country in the round of 16 games. Here’s one of my favorite dishes in Brazil: Tutu a Mineira: Making Tutu à Mineira * 1 and 1/2 lb. black beans, already cooked * 1 Linguiça Calabresa, brazilian …
Sports
Friday Evening Open Thread: Grifting as ‘Performance Art’
Pop-cult critic Alyssa Rosenberg, at the Washington Post: … I want to take a moment to acknowledge an area where conservatives have show particular talent and dedication: performance art. By this I am thinking less of black box theaters and slam poetry and more of the latest provocation from Ann Coulter, who with impeccable timing …
Friday Evening Open Thread: Grifting as ‘Performance Art’Post + Comments (174)
USA ADVANCES!
So apparently there as politics happening today. I’ve been busy watching the Cup. You?
Open Thread: Can’t Lose for Not Winning
.@NowWithAlex @mmfa Because obviously there was zero global interest in the World Cup before Obama's Kenyan legions started promoting it. — billmon (@billmon1) June 26, 2014 So, if I understand this correctly, the US lost its game to Germany, but we’re going on to the next round anyway, because we actually survived the Group of …
Group H Third Game Open Thread
Who will be the last of the teams to qualify for the knockout stage?
Group G Third Game Open Thread
Will Germany have this wrapped up by this game and rest some of their stars? Can the US go through? Will Portugal be able to bounce back or will the Black Stars write fim to Cristiano Ronaldo’s World Cup?
Group E Game Three Open Thread
Smart money os on the European teams, in my humble opinion. What’s your opinion, humble or otherwise?