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Seventies kung-fu flick is the inspiration for Wu-...

Seventies [kung-fu flick][1] is the inspiration for [Wu-Tang clan][2] (check the respective cast and track listings) and somehow ends up as [a real sport][3] which cites its origins as an Enki Bilal comic book. The plot thickens…

[1]: http://imdb.com/title/tt0199813/ (Ninja Checkmate (1979) [site language: English]) [2]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enter_the_Wu-Tang_(36_Chambers) (Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia [site language: English]) [3]: http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=chessboxing (ESPN.com - E-Ticket: By Hook Or By Rook [site language: English])

Linked on 16th July 2006 Details

Cross-border beach volleyball... neat....

Cross-border beach volleyball... neat.

Linked on 2nd August 2006 Details

Like son, like mother.

You may have heard of Alex Honnold, star of Free Solo, a documentary following his rope-free climb of El Capitan in Yosemite national park. Well, Deirdre Wolownick, his mother, started climbing at the age of 60 in order to be closer to her son. And she just scaled El Capitan for the second time at the age of 70.

If you ever felt like it was too late to learn a skill, that's proof enough there's always time.

Linked on 6th November 2021 Details