The Place of Willie Mitchell
Kristian Urstad
March 16 2010 05:19PM
Willie Mitchell is a master-disrupter at close quarters – in front of the net and especially in the corners. He anticipates well, is good at angling his body in the right ways, and, with that long stick, is able to knock the puck off opposing players – even when it seems they are out of reach. His poke checking ability too is superb. Aside from these technicalities, he’s a workhorse and a good team guy.
Warm Head/ Cold Feet
Kristian Urstad
March 07 2010 11:51PM
Sometimes it’s difficult to express exactly what concerns me about the Canucks this year.
Dr. Seuss comes close though
Team Canada and Luck
Kristian Urstad
March 02 2010 12:04PM
In Woody Allen’s opening shot of Matchpoint, we see a tennis ball suspended directly above the net, having yet to give us any indication of which side of the court it is going to fall down on. During this static shot, the protagonist, off camera, yields the following monologue
Will to Power
Kristian Urstad
February 26 2010 06:18PM
According to the great German philosopher Nietzsche, there are two types of people in this world, the Last Man and the Ubermensch (or the Superman).
The Team Canada God
Kristian Urstad
February 17 2010 11:58AM
Dionysus was the ancient god of wine. He was the god of Release. He served to liberate the Greeks from the constrictions of everyday social life by getting them to surrender control.
