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China hearts Kobe
cuzoogle.com - 8/15/2008
China hearts Kobe
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From the L.A. Daily News The Chinese don’t want to be like Michael Jordan or Brad Pitt . A nation with an insatiable appetite for U.S. culture adores the Lakers superstar to such an extent it would surprise nobody in Beijing if we woke up tomorrow and the giant portrait of Chairman Mao in Tiananmen Square was painted over, replaced with a mural of Kobe taking a great leap forward ...

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Epic Carnival:  THE AFTER PARTY

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THE AFTER PARTY
Epic Carnival — The Hot Swimmer Medals of the 2008 Olympiad Will Jason Kidd Take A Shot Before The Olympics Are Over? So Michael Phelps is doping? Huh? Phelps Leaky Goggles Not Google's China hearts Kobe A Second Spanish Team Photo STFU, Jimmy Rollins Andre Iguodala got paid. What an awful, awful thing! Eagles Cheerleaders set the bar high Anna Kournikova in a bikini is a pleasant sight When sports and Karaoke collide Remembering the '94 Expos Awesome ...

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