2QD Local: The Ten Top

Welcome to 2QDLocal. In our 2QD Local posts, we’ll talk about different places that operate in or near the headquarters of the blog. If you’re not familiar, the blog is based in the area of Virginia know as Hampton Roads. Where is that?

justin bieber: celebrity vs action

 

Thursday morning in Miami, Justin Bieber was arrested for doing some incredibly stupid things. Chief among them was driving under the influence, which should never be championed. What set this arrest apart from any other, of course, is the magnitude of Bieber’s celebrity. What if he was someone else?

friday night tykes and sports parents

 

Last week, the Esquire Network-it used to be G4-premiered a new documentary series. It’s called “Friday Night Tykes” and focuses on San Antonio-area youth football. In the first sixty minutes alone, viewers are exposed to the intensity and outdated thinking of some coaches.

terrible academy awards predictions

Awards season hit the homestretch today.  The nominations were announced with little to no surprise.  I’ve only seen a few of these movies and technically not qualified to pick winners or losers.  It’s the internet and I’m going to speculate anyway.

spike jonze’s her

 

 

Awards season is upon us, and we’ll be looking at another film with buzz today.  Set in the not-too-distant future of Los Angeles, Spike Jonze’s Her  explores the world of love between humans and computers.

what’s the point of the wolf of wall street?

 

Awards season is almost upon us, with a slew of films vying for medal. One of those is Martin Scorcese’s The Wolf of Wall Street, the true story of penny stock exploiter Jordan Belfort. One question people keep asking: What’s the point of the whole thing?

olympic hockey is almost here.

 

Next month, the 2014 Winter Olympic Games will be held in Sochi, Russia. At the centerpiece of the competition will be the men’s ice hockey tournament. Host country Russia will aim for gold–with strong challenges from across the world.

chris kluwe’s advocacy exploitation

Chris Kluwe. 

Previously on this blog, I spoke positively of the actions of Spirit Day. On Spirit Day, many major league organizations stood up for anti-bullying, especially with regards to LGBT Youth. America’s most popular league, the NFL, failed to embrace it whole-heartedly. Today, former punter Chris Kluwe went in to depth about the problems he experienced as a gay right’s advocate in the NFL.

new year’s day is still a football day

 

New Year’s Eve and the day after are a time for celebration and tradition, especially in sports.  College football has held the crown for almost a century, but what happens when a competitor steps in?

american hustle

 

As the year end winds down, movie studios amp up their output of features designed to delight the awards crowd. One of those pictures is American Hustle, David O. Russell‘s fictionalization of the “ABSCAM” operation in the late seventies.