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No matter your viewing location, it was a rainy day for Georgia football. My red and black heart is heavy, still, two days later. So much so, it has taken until now for me to sit down and write this column. I broke all the rules this game. I tailgated with the enemy. I sat …
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While the Georgia football team wowed Southern, the Human Jukebox wowed Georgia on Saturday. I know it’s hard to imagine, but I love college football. I also love watching college marching bands, and think it is one of the features that makes college football so unique. I usually stay post-game to watch the Redcoats perform. Watching …
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A cheap seats review of Georgia football’s blowout of South Carolina reveals a new tailgate game and a seemingly new Dawg quarterbac Walking around campus, I saw a few Gamecocks scattered here and there, wearing their finest in garnet and black. The atmosphere felt subdued compared to previous years’ match-ups between Spurrier’s Cocks and the …
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I wrote this Sunday morning before watching Episode 7.10 - The Forecast. We've met some great characters in the Mad Men world, like Peggy, who transformed from the shy secretary to an independent woman and bold copywriter. And you can't forget Sally, who I first thought would become a mini- Betty, but we see her identifying with her …
I am a cynical romantic. I think celebrating Valentine's Day is ridiculous, because the person I love will know that everyday, and I don't have to show it. I am a sucker for romantic comedies, and cry every time James Garner tells Gena Rowland that they are indeed husband and wife. My heart leaps whenever …
For the same reason I despise Hallmark holidays when you are expected to profess your love, when you should do it everyday, I loathe New Years resolutions, because you shouldn't wait to make those resolutions; fulfill them when you think of it, whether it is January 1 or September 14. And speaking of Hallmark Holidays, I saw …
Our voyage to my birth city began with a food truck, and the best part of the trip ended up being at a restaurant that started... with a food truck, of course. Back in June, I went to see the movie "Chef" with my parents. We enjoyed the movie because of the witty banter, the …
My two cultural origins, India and The South, celebrate marriage and the Wedding Day like no other. In both cultures, traditionally, being single in your 30s is met with questions like: "What's wrong with you?" or statements like "You'll find the one" or "It's never too late." As I tell my family, I am happy being …
When I saw that one of my favorite movies of all time, Bull Durham, was being turned into a musical, I knew I would be there for opening night. Anyone that knows me, knows that I love movies and sports. Some don't know about my love of musicals, theatre and art though. I can sing "Oh What …
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Growing Up Different I am a sports fan in a family where my parents and brother have never been sports enthusiasts I wanted to be a sportswriter, a field that is largely dominated by men. I grew up in the Deep South, the first in my family born in the United States. My grandparents, parents, aunts …
Sravanthi Meka 