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...Damned United is based on an extraordinary 2006 book by British novelist David Peace, an account from inside Clough's head of the 44 days in 1974 when he managed Leeds United, a bunch of talented thugs who were then the best club in England, while embroiled in a fierce rivalry with their former manager Don Revie (Colm Meaney) and smarting from a bitter quarrel with his best friend Peter Taylor (Timothy Spall). Sheen, 40, has just the pedigree for the part. In his youth, he was a talented-enough soccer player to be offered a trial by the London...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Michael Sheen Scores in The Damned United | 10/19/2009 | See Source »

...boatman shook his head madly. "Not possible," he muttered. With sign language - the universal drawing of the finger across the throat - he made it clear that no matter how much money I was offering (and frankly, it wasn't much), he wouldn't sail into the maze of islands. The World was a pet project of Dubai's ruler, Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, and it was patrolled by security guards in fast boats. Illegal Bangladeshi immigrants and nosy foreign reporters entered at their peril...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Five-Star Ghost Town at the End of 'The World' | 10/19/2009 | See Source »

...25th minute, senior midfielder Adam Rousmaniere played a perfect ball off a free kick to the back post, where it was met by the head of senior Kwaku Nyamekye. The ball came across goal, just missing Akpan’s foot...

Author: By Jay M. Cohen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Down Goes Brown | 10/19/2009 | See Source »

Hundreds of thousands of spectators gathered along the river bank this weekend to watch the 45th annual Head of the Charles Regatta—which featured a record 8,800 athletes and 210 international teams this year—but rainy weather led to decreased fan attendance yesterday...

Author: By Gautam S. Kumar, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Rain Dampens Annual Regatta | 10/19/2009 | See Source »

Approximately 121,000 spectators attended the event on Saturday, while 84,000 came yesterday, according to estimates by the Massachusetts State Police. Head of the Charles Spokesman Jim Connelly said the event normally attracts about 120,000 fans on Saturday and 170,000 on Sunday. But he added that the decrease in turnout this year was not completely unexpected, due to the weather...

Author: By Gautam S. Kumar, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Rain Dampens Annual Regatta | 10/19/2009 | See Source »

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