A lot has been written about the endearing friendship that has developed over the last several decades between two of the richest men in the world, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett. Their mutual admiration, dedication to philanthropy and shared love
Ryan Seacrest and The 2013 Kubby Awards
Within hours of USA Kubb’s December 2012 announcement that TV and radio personality Ryan Seacrest had been chosen to host the upcoming 43rd Annual Kubby Awards gala, kubb enthusiasts around the globe took to social media to protest the decision
The Beatles at the 1966 US Kubb Open
In early August 1966, while in Chicago for what would be their final tour as a band, the Beatles paid a surprise visit to Settlers Park in Rockton, IL to enter the 1966 US Kubb Open. Though registration was already
Spinal Tap: The Punishment Kubb Sessions
In the spring of 1975, British rock icons Spinal Tap were taking a well-deserved rest after a long and loud tour of North America in support of their critically acclaimed album “Intravenus de Milo.” The band was spending time in
Sun Tzu and the Art of Kubb
Kubb historians have long credited viking expeditions for spreading the game of kubb as they conquered their way across Europe and the North Atlantic during the ninth and tenth centuries. Academics at Nanjing University, however, are developing new theories about a much
LAKC and the 2007 US National Championship
On the eve of the annual US National Kubb Championship, it seems fitting to look back at the historic and tragic 2007 season when the Los Angeles Kubb Club made it’s debut on the national kubb scene. With all the
Kubb and the GOAT: Roger Federer’s Return to the ATP Tour
Sidelined by injury for most of the 2016 season, tennis superstar Roger Federer has come back strong in 2017 with big wins in Melbourne, Indian Wells and Miami earlier in the year, but has opted to take much of the
U2 and the Gotland Riots
In the mid-seventies, the Mount Temple Comprehensive School kubb team was one of the strongest on the greater Dublin junior circuit and it was on that team that the four young lads who would become one of rock ’n roll’s
The US-UK “Special Relationship”
Since World War II, the United States and Britain have often been described as having a “Special Relationship.” Few realize that the term was first used by Prime Minister Winston Churchill when he and US President Harry Truman teamed up
1960 Hollywood Invitational
People often associate California in the 50’s and 60’s with beach and surfing culture, but that period is also widely considered the heyday of kubb on the West Coast. Brought from the Midwest to the backyards and beaches of Southern