America’s films are among its greatest exports. Since Thomas Edison’s innovations in the medium in the 1890s, the United States has consistently been a powerhouse in the development of cinema – from the massively popular entertainments of Hollywood to independent and avant-garde film. In recognition of the astounding influence of the US on what remains […]
Month: July 2015
Foust Takes GRC Victory In New York
Tanner Foust snapped a 12-race winless streak in Red Bull Global Rallycross competition with a thrilling victory in Volkswagen Rallycross NY, held on Sunday at Nassau Coliseum in New York. Foust, driving the #34 Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross Polo, beat SH Racing Rallycross driver Nelson Piquet Jr. and Hoonigan Racing Division’s Ken Block to the line […]
Chris Soules Takes a ride
Chris Soules Takes a ride around Iowa Speedway in the INDYCAR two-seater with Verizon IndyCar Series driver Conor Daly at the wheel. Soules was invited to today’s Iowa Corn 300 at the 0.894-mile oval by Honda officials and was told he could receive a ride around the track from a driver. “But they never said […]
Hunter-Reay Claims Victory
Hunter-Reay Claims Victory in Iowa Driver Ryan Hunter-Reay captured his first victory of the Verizon IndyCar Series season Saturday night in the Iowa Corn 300. In the top four positions Hunter-Reay beat Josef Newgarden by 5046 of a second and became the ninth different winner in 13 Verizon IndyCar Series races this season. Sunoco’s Sage Karam finished […]
Jules Bianchi Dies
Formula One driver Jules Bianchi died early Saturday at the young age of 25 from head injuries sustained in Japan during the Japanese Grand Prix. Bianchi died at the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire in his hometown of Nice, France, where he had been since the days after the accident. On Oct. 5 Bianchi collided at high […]
Control Diabetes
Control diabetes with a proper diet and reduce its massive economic costs MORE than 350 million people worldwide suffer from type 2 diabetes. The condition is already rampant in several Western countries and numbers are now rising fast in emerging economies, such as India and China. But the right kind of dietary changes could dramatically […]
IOWA CORN 300
IOWA CORN 300 POST-PRACTICE DRIVER QUOTES: WILL POWER (No. 1 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet): “The Verizon Chevy ran strong today. We didn’t get much traffic running. It’s hard to tell where we are at and it’s obviously good by itself, but with all this downforce it would be. But we’re looking forward to tomorrow’s qualifying […]
Superbike World Championship
Mazda Raceway to Host Superbike World Championship Fan Party at Taverna Aventine in downtown San Francisco MONTEREY, Calif., July 9, 2015 — Fans of international motorcycle road racing will get to meet some of the biggest names in the sport when Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca hosts the Superbike World Championship Fan Party at Taverna Aventine […]
A Night Of Honors
A Night Of Honors ESPY Awards 2015. (July 15, 2015) – The ESPYS aired live on ABC at 8 p.m. ET from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles CA. Host comedian/actor Joel McHale opened the show by entertaining the crowd at the expense of the likes of Justin Bieber, Floyd Mayweather, Bill Cosby and the […]