Berkeley Bubble

Bill Simmons suggests some trade possibilities for Kobe, including–get this–a trade to the Phoenix Suns. Simmons proposes a trade that sends Kobe to Phoenix for Marion, Barbosa, Marcus Banks, and a draft pick. Which means that Phoenix would have a starting lineup of:
Nash
Kobe
Raja Bell
Diaw
Amare Stoudemire
Wow. While I don’t thinks trade will materalize, […]

Bush finally awakened to the reality of the genocide in Sudan today, and thankfully has announced that the US will impose sanctions on Sudan, and seek UN action. I applaud the President’s actions. From the NY Times:

President Bush announced today that he is imposing stiff economic sanctions against Sudan and that he will […]

Gore discusses his latest book, “The Assault On Reason” below with Diane Sawyer:

Let’s pray that (1) Gore is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his amazing work educating the planet about the climate crisis; (2) and that Gore runs for the Presidency.

The sad state of affairs that is the reign of Hugo Chavez continues in Venezuela, as the South American nation took steps to reign in free speech by nationalizing the main opposition-controlled television network in the country:
National Guard troops fired tear gas and rubber bullets Monday into a crowd of protesters angry over a decision […]

From CNN:
NEW DELHI, India (Reuters) — An elephant in eastern India has sparked complaints from motorists who accuse it of blocking traffic and refusing to allow vehicles to pass unless drivers give it food, a newspaper has reported.
The Hindustan Times said Monday the elephant was scouting for food on a highway in the eastern state […]

A so-so night on American Idol–I personally thought Blake did better overall with strong performances in his first 2 songs, though Jordin really nailed the last one.
Personally, it appeared to me that the judges and producers clearly fixed this finale to favor Jordin, especially with the choice of that last song that clearly […]

It’s official–Apolo won Dancing With the Stars tonight, and he deserved to win–both he and Julianne Hough were simply sensational this season. Ohno is a perfectionist, and him and Hough were thus strongest couple of any couple in the past 4 seasons, IMHO.
Ohno finished off in style, with a thrilling Paso Doble. It’s […]

Since the NBA suspended Amare Stoudemire, Boris Diaw, and effectively fixed the oucome of the Phoenix Suns-Spurs series by taking two of the Suns’ best players away when they had positive momentum going back to Phoenix (after beating the Spurs in San Antonio), I’m done blogging about the Western Conference finals. (Here’s hoping that […]

Time is predicting that Blake Lewis will win American Idol this week, based on the sheer number of internet hits he’s receiving in search terms.
While searches for Tessa Horst are the third most-searched (or fastest surge in searched) term on Google right now, given that Andy apparently proposed to Tessa last night, expect searches for […]

IMHO, it’s time that all of us do our part and urge Al Gore to run for the office that he was duly elected to, the office that was effectively stolen from him, in 2000. Time magazine has a fantastic article this week showing just how popular Gore has become, that people everywhere are literally […]