
I’m from Chicago. A city where the echoes of Michael Jordan refuse to quiet even a decade after he swished his last United Center basket. Since M.J., Chicago has seen some bad Bulls teams. None of them, however, were so bad that a cup of java was equivalent to a seat in the 300 level.
Enter the D.C. Wizards.
When word came out a few months ago that EA Sports would be releasing a new version of NBA Jam, older video game players rejoiced. That joy was dampened a little when we learned it would only be released on the Nintendo Wii, but it was still pretty good news.
But after looking at an initial screenshot of the game, a new NBA Jam could face a lot of pitfalls. Because how do you duplicate or improve on a game that was great because of its imperfections?
Tiger Woods? All he did was treat his wife like Tony Soprano treated Carmela. And that show lasted eight years! People loved it. So why has it only taken three weeks for Woods to go from pillar to pariah?
The Beatles are an astounding rock band. More than astounding, they were revolutionary, daring and revelatory. For the record, I think the Beatles are totally gitchy. That being said, the Beatles are overrated.
Last week, Oprah Winfrey compelled former heavyweight champs Evander Holyfield and Mike Tyson to publicly appear together for the first time since “The Bite Fight” of 1997. That idea alone should have made you gone cross eyed with questions. Why Oprah? Why now? Why them? Wait. No seriously, why Oprah?