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ESPN Films 30 for 30 is up, with a foreward by Bill Simmons and overviews of each film. 30 for 30 celebrates ESPN’s 30 year anniversary with a 1-hour documentary from 30 different filmmakers. The best thing about it is … Continue reading →

Google Chrome OS.

WuChess. For a good cause. Looks like part of a Chappelle skit.

(Transformers 2 spoilers.) How to save 3 months of hand-editing: leave this ridiculous character out of the movie. Even though it eventually just reminds me of how stupid the movie was, this is actually pretty interesting.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince reviews are starting to come out. Consensus: best 6th movie installment ever.

One of the best Futsal goals you’ll ever see. Probably one of the first I’ve seen, because my second thought after “awesome” was what the hell is Futsal?

These hearts are the same color. From Akiyosha Kitaoka’s fantastic optical illusion site. (Via Discover Magazine’s Bad Astronomy Blog.)

You can watch the Orlando Summer League online. TrueHoop highlights the participating teams and the players to look out for.

This picture sums up Roddick’s day. And his career. Born at the wrong time, but hey, so was everybody else not named Federer.

Video overviewing Federer’s 14 Grand Slam wins. Or I guess I should say “14 previous”. Amazing match, but I wouldn’t compare it to last year’s marathon. Federer held his composure long enough to win the match, then he yelled and … Continue reading →

Joey Chestnut eats 68 hot dogs in 10 minutes, defends title. I stopped enjoying competitive eating when it crossed from a tongue-in-cheek “we take ourselves seriously” to actually taking themselves seriously. But this is the most important contest, and 68’s … Continue reading →

Here’s a first-hand account of a collector buying the Nintendo World Championships Gold cartridge for $17,500. It’s the most valuable video game cartridge and only 26 of the gold cartridges exist. If you read the comments below his story or … Continue reading →

I tuned out of Free Darko after overloading and plowing through their excellent book. I went through the archives from this year and it looks like I’ve been missing out, but I’ve started reading them again and they’ve got some … Continue reading →

The Expendables. “Alright, here’s the pitch, it’ll star Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Randy Couture, Steve Austin, Terry Crews, and Mickey Rourke. And we’ll find a way to throw Arnold Schwarzenegger in there.” “Wait, what about the … Continue reading →

My favorite movie speech, dubbed in Spanish. And of course, here’s the original scene. And for another translation, here it is in Shakespearean. (2:25 for the money shot!)

Ron Artest tells CBS Sports that he’s signing with the Lakers. Artest’s exuberance — he spent the whole summer in L.A., including several appearances at Lakers home games during the¨ÜNBA Finals — got ahead of the process a bit. Other … Continue reading →

Ten more pick-up hoops players you’ll meet in hell. You’ll absolutely recognize each and every one of these characters. The Glad-Hander Signature Behavior: Working pregame handshakes like BIll Clinton working a receiving line; remember everyone’s name. Natural Enemies: Healthy competetive … Continue reading →

Here are two articles: ESPN reports Rudy Fernandez is upset and The Oregonian reports Rudy Fernandez is not upset. Ignoring the difference in position, I think Fernandez will end up being a better player than Turkoglu. For comparison’s sake, here’s … Continue reading →

I forgot what website it was, but a few months ago I read an enraged rant about photography. (It was truthful and entertaining from what I remember.) One of the points was that there can be good photographers who work … Continue reading →

The New York Times interviewed thirty chefs to come up with The Perfect Burger and All Its Parts. Pat LaFrieda, president of LaFrieda Wholesale Meat Purveyors, which delivers custom blends to many of the top burger restaurants in New York … Continue reading →

Firefox 3.5 was released this week. Initially, I was ho-hum because I thought it was just a speed upgrade, and the only time I remember being impressed by browser speed was when Chrome came out last summer. But there are … Continue reading →

The ten most confusing things in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Now, suspension of disbelief is usually not a problem for me. Tell me that a billionaire could put on a bat suit and swoop around fighting crime and I’ll … Continue reading →

A photograph of Tank Man from a different perspective. Save for the gravity of the situation, this almost feels like videos of memorable sports moments taken by fans providing a different perspective. (For example, Derek Fisher’s shot with 0.4 left.)

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen made a ton of money. Transformers 2, sequel to the 2007 hit based on the ’80s TV cartoon series, is expected to have earned an astral $201 million, according to Paramount, its producing studio. That’s … Continue reading →

When Stephen met Nellie.¨Ü (Via Deadspin.)

Transcript of Brandon Jennings on Joe Budden TV. This should do if you needed another reason to hate Brandon Jennings. Budden: What happened? You ran in the draft late or some dumb s*** like a loser? Jennings: No, I was … Continue reading →

Chiba Lotte Marines promotional posters. Giant monsters vs. a baseball player. And he’s usually saving a child or a beautiful babe. Can’t argue with these at all.¨Ü (Via Deadspin.)

Gunnin’ for That #1 Spot on Hulu. Perfect movie to watch before the draft.

Watchmen director’s cut headed to theaters. Twenty-five minutes of additional footage. I’m not sprinting to the box office, and I’m a maybe if I can drag someone along, but you can definitely count me in for the Blu-Ray.

An open letter to Food Network from Matthew Greenberg. Nowadays, prime time on the Food Network is all about competition shows and reality non-fiction programming ÇƒÓ and itǃÙs all about folks looking to make a name and buck. The food … Continue reading →

Boogie Down trailer. ¨ÜThis is a few months old but it’s new to me, and I’m blown away. ¨ÜBrenda Song, Marques Houston, Rufio, ABDC members, an old guy whispering Kung Fu proverbs, Jedi pushes, and of course:¨Ü”From the director of … Continue reading →

Lamar Odom, the Candyman.¨Ü There’s so many good things about this video: eating candy throughout the white background scenes, listing a bunch of candy through the scenes the way Bubba lists shrimp preparations, the Snickers “satisfies you” line, and the … Continue reading →

Jake One “Home” video.¨Ü One of my favorite tracks from White Van Music.

Comcast rabbit commercial.¨Ü I enjoy good commercials, and for whatever reason, this reminds me of the “would you rather” discussions you have with friends where things just keep getting more and more extreme.¨Ü It’s a pretty old commercial, but I … Continue reading →

Craig Robinson in an episode of PG Porn.¨Ü Probably still NSFW.¨Ü Hilarious.¨Ü Also has Kirk from Gilmore Girls.

Vince McMahon decides to move Monday Night Raw out of Denver and into the Staples Center.¨Ü Somehow he’s pulled the NBA into a storyline.¨Ü Call him what you want, but he sure knows how to garner attention.