By Azeem Banatwalla

Andre Villas-Boas's visage has leapt across many extremes over the last month and a half. From quiet confidence to near-childish defiance, and more recently, after falling at home to Arsenal and Liverpool, a mix of anger and worry.

"Ya beauty, a new Scotland strip."
That's me trying to channel my eight year old self because I'm not really sure why anyone who isn't going to wear it competitively or anyone over school age should get excited about such a thing.
But they do.
And here it is. In all it's glory.

On a serious level, and I mean deadly serious, I cannot believe that I am seeing Per Mertesacker being criticized for his Arsenal performances.
The man has played less than a handful of games for the club and some people are writing him off quicker than Mel Gibson's 2008 Maserati.
Ze German has played for his country at least 1000 times and has top-level experience in the Champions League.

Salacious headlines is not the first thing that comes to mind when the American public thinks of Major League Soccer. Most people in America probably don't even know what MLS stands for exactly. Many might say Multiple Listing Service, representing real estate and homes, which is what appears first on a Google search (MLS.

Can a man's work be separated from his personal life? Movie-watchers must ask themselves if it is possible to enjoy the works of Roman Polanski knowing of the sexual allegations directed towards the director, or if Mel Gibson's bigotry should lead them to boycott his films. Cesena fans find themselves faced with a similar dilemma this season, as the club brings in Adrian Mutu to help an anemic.

I've used up all my words recently. Thanks to travel and a daybook full of assignments, I'm plum out. Empty as a theater showing a Mel Gibson movie.

Until I can make a Costco run and load up on industrial sized supplies of fresh verbs, adverbs, descriptive adjectives and clever metaphor, help yourself to these recent selections:

Before Saturday's biggie at the Rose Bowl, review the U.