Defector

Jules Boykoff’s ‘Kicking’ Is Clear-Eyed And Warm-Hearted

Jules Boykoff loves soccer. He loves the feeling of the ball at his feet, he loves the rush of cheering on the Portland ...
Financial Post

Matthew Lau: Yes, CBC, you really are biased

CBC News is not biased. I know this because I’ve just read a CBC News story about CBC President Marie-Philippe Bouchard denying that CBC’s news coverage is biased. On the other hand, if CBC’s ...
People

Ross 'the Boss' Friedman, the Dictators and Manowar Guitarist, Dies at 72 Following ALS Diagnosis

"His legacy with The Dictators, Manowar, Ross the Boss Band and other collabs will live on forever in our hearts and ears," an Instagram post read Fin Costello/Redferns Ross "The Boss" Friedman has ...
Rolling Stone

Ross ‘The Boss’ Friedman, the Dictators and Manowar Guitarist, Dead at 72

Punk and metal great Ross “the Boss” Friedman, guitarist and co-founder of the Dictators and Manowar, has died at the age of 72. Friedman’s March 26 death was announced Friday, just a month after the ...
autoweek

David Friedman, Photographer for Shelby and Many Others, Has Died

Motorsports photographer Dave Friedman has passed away at 87. Friedman worked for Carroll Shelby from 1962 to '65. His career spanned several decades of sports-car racing. Dave Friedman, who captured ...
Observer

Rev. Jesse Jackson and Milton Friedman: The Unlikeliest Bedfellows in American Capitalism

From a M&A group at First Boston to Jackson’s Wall Street Project, the argument for inclusion has always been an argument about the rules of capitalism itself. Photo by Joe McNally/Getty Images My ...
Los Angeles Times

Is Dodgers’ Andrew Friedman a global business icon? In Japan, he is

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Friedman, quite naturally, assumed the questions would be about Ohtani. Not at all. The questions were about ...
People

Ross 'The Boss' Friedman of The Dictators and Manowar Reveals ALS Diagnosis

"It's difficult to know what lies ahead, and it crushes me not to be able to play guitar," the rocker said in a statement Theo Wargo/WireImage Ross "The Boss" Friedman has been diagnosed with ...
Rolling Stone

Ross ‘the Boss’ Friedman, of Manowar and the Dictators, Diagnosed With ALS

Punk and metal great Ross “the Boss” Friedman has been diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Friedman, co-founder of the Dictators and Manowar, ...
The Hill

We forget what Milton Friedman said about illegal immigration

Years ago, the great conservative economist Milton Friedman said Mexican illegal immigration across the border was a good thing. These workers, he said help the American economy. Friedman said illegal ...
Variety

Ron Friedman, ‘Transformers’ and ‘G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero’ Writer, Dies At 93

Ronald I. Friedman, a television and film writer and producer known for his work on “G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero,” the 1986 “The Transformers: The Movie” and “Marvel Action Hour,” died Sept. 15. He ...