Down goes Brazil
Notes from the last 10 minutes of Brazil's self-destruction Watching Brazil was akin to witnessing a bully crumpling after being punched for …
Time to choose a new team
Thursday, 4:18 p.m., Pizza Hut, Midtown. I have spent a large chunk of the last four days scrubbing my face raw, desperate to remove the remnants o…
Day 7: Teams with something to prove
Wednesday, 4:37 p.m., Taco Bell, East Village Oh, how they will be going crazy in the bars of Lucerne and Lausanne tonight. The World Cup of Parity&…
Pressure? Let's see if Spain is feeling it
4:07 p.m., Cozy Soup 'n' Burger, Astor Place, New York Portugal and Ivory Coast conspired to prove that the only risk of fatality in the much-hyped G…
Call in sick and watch Day 5
Monday, June 14, 2:45 p.m. IHOP, Adam Clayton Powell Junior Boulevard, New York City A single Beatles appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show" transforme…