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...coincidence that Mousavi's backers are on Tehran's rooftops shouting "God is great," evoking the spirit of the 1979 revolution when Iranians spontaneously poured into the streets, the army laid down its weapons and the Shah had no choice but to flee. It's impossible to tell whether Iran has reached this point again. But even if it hasn't, the open war between the house of Khomeini and the house of Khamenei will forever change Iran...
...Angel Stadium is good, but not great. It’s comfortable, but it doesn’t really have any unique quirkiness. At the ballpark’s main gate, the paving is laid out in a baseball diamond pattern and two giant Angels helmets flank either side. A welcoming statue of Gene Autry, the founder of the Angels sits outside, inviting fans with his signature smile and outstretched hand...
Alan Autry, along with his son, Austin, was a consummate Angels fan. From talking with him, it sounded like Angels fans are laid back without being too laid back. The beef I had with PETCO was that the fans didn’t really seem all that into the game. Angel fans knew what was going...
...attacking bugs with a giant yellow fly swatter, putting on an awful mock-New England accent, and commiserating with the people in the nosebleeds (“You probably paid way too much for those shitty seats”). But as Danny pointed out, Billy’s laid-back attitude is carefully constructed, just like his songs. In numbers like the epic “Scenes from an Italian Restaurant” and the working-class anthem “Allentown,” Joel made clear why he’s lasted so long: He?...
...steelworkers rioted and beat to death Chen Guojun, a Jianlong representative. Jianlong had previously purchased a stake in Tonghua, and workers feared that with a takeover the company would lay off thousands of Tonghua employees. "Chen disillusioned workers and provoked them by saying most of them would be laid off in three days," said a Tonghua police officer named Wang, according to the state-run China Daily. "Chen, saying that a total number of 30,000 employees would be cut to 5,000, infuriated the crowd...