Cricket: The Gentlemen's Game?

Today's Featured Article on Wikipedia is the Sydney Riot of 1879 that took place between a touring English team and a team from the New South Wales Cricket Association.

"The riot was sparked by a controversial umpiring decision, when star Australian batsman Billy Murdoch was given out by George Coulthard. The dismissal caused an uproar amongst the crowd, many of whom surged onto the pitch, where some players were assaulted. It was alleged that gamblers in the New South Wales pavilion encouraged Gregory to make a stand so as to disrupt the game."

Gotta love the world's greatest sport. :)

Throwback from the Raj

A British man gets a pedicure from an Indian servant



I look forward to the day when the roles are reversed. :)

Mid-Week Update

I haven't had a chance to post pictures from my birthday and McGill's Model UN Conference thanks to a throat and ear infection that sent me AWOL from anything worthwhile for about a week. I have recovered and ready to take on the world again!

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While I was rendered out of action I did manage to watch a lot of British TV Shows, thanks to my registration with UK Nova. That website is teh bomb^100. It all started with Eastenders which I mentioned a few weeks ago but has spread itself to other British Comedies and Dramas including Hotel Babylon, Northern Lights, Shameless and most recently The Thick Of It.

The last one is a recent remake of what the director describes as being "Yes Minister meets Larry Sanders." It's definitely worth a watch and they're making 9 new episodes! The original series was supposed to coincide with the last British elections but only half the episodes were ready. I'll try and upload it for some of you to enjoy as well! :)

Other than that I've been catching up on various things from BBCs Match of the Day, Jeremy Clarkson's Top Gear and A Question of Sport. I even tried Holby City but it wasn't my style.

Waiting for me right now though is Part I of a 3-part BBC series on the Western world's greatest composer, called The Genius of Mozart. It was made to coincide with his 250th birth anniversary, celebrated earlier this year.

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And finally, what's up with this year's Montreal Winter? I'm almost tempted to pronounce an early summer by next month. Who's to complain though? Not me!