Monday, March 22, 2010

Seared Foie Gras With Quince And Cranberry

Ash's new mixtape, Seared Foie Gras With Quince And Cranberry, drops tomorrow morning (or earlier this morning depending on when you read this). Download it with the link on his Twitter. He's been working with Skateboard P for the his album that we all hope drops sometime this summerish. Til then, munch on this little gem. Ash's Twitter.

Sunday, March 14, 2010

Day In The Life Of J.J. Redick

6:45 AM- Wake up

6:46 AM- Calls Coach K, just to check in

7:00 AM- Shower

7:15 AM- Launches towel into the hamper from much farther than needed, sinks it, whispers to himself, "I still got it".

8:00 AM- Drives to nearest breakfast joint in Orlando while blasting the Duke fight song with the windows down.

8:09 AM- Greeted by a chorus of boos in the diner. Smiles, nods, thinks to himself how he loves how Orlandoians yell, "Duuuuuuuuke" everywhere he goes.

9:00 AM- Calls Shane to check in.

9:02 AM- Calls "Booze" to check in.

9:03 AM- Calls Grant to check in. He doesn't answer, again.

9:05 AM- Lays by the pool for a few seconds of sun, being careful not to tan, Coach K taught us that it is a sign of weakness.

9:06 AM- Packs up gear to head to the Amway Arena while watching SportsCenter, wonders how Vince, Antawn, and Marvin are so good.

9:07 AM- Glances at the Duke coaches application that all basketball players get on senior night and wonders if the NBA was the right decision.

9:45 AM- Arrives at Amways Arena, Anthony Johnson is parked in his spot again, he shrugs at Redick and says, "Sorry rookie."

10:00 AM- Checks the All-Star weekend schedule, still not in the 3 point contest line up. Calls agent to ask why. No answer.

11:00 AM- After an intense stretching session, does defensive slides from elbow to elbow 3 times, slaps his palms on the ground, falls backwards and calls it a day on the defensive end. Dwight looks oddly at him as J.J. says, "Coach K always said my defense was underrated, you gotta work hard big man."

11:30 AM- Calls Dick Vitale to alert him not to cash this month's check, it might bounce.

12:00 PM- Dribbles 2 lengths of the court, mixing in a cross over at mid-court, calls it a day for ball handling.

1:00 PM- Starts his daily regiment of 333 3's from each spot around the arc.

3:00 PM- Free throws, 333, of course.

5:00 PM- Make A Wish Foundation child visits the Magic locker room. He walks straight over to Redick as J.J. asks if they're going to spend the rest of the day together. Kid looks at him, slaps him, walks away. Wish granted.

7:00 PM- Joins lay-up line with teammates, asks Matt Barnes, "Why do we do this, it's only worth 2? Maybe I should ask Coach Van Gundy." Barnes snickers and tells him to talk to coach.

7:58 PM- After a technical, J.J. starts to walk to the line. As Jameer toes the line, J.J. says, "I got this little guy." Jameer looks at Van Gundy, Van Gundy sighs and shakes his head. Redick cans it and absorbs the "Duuuuuuuke" cheers raining down on him.

8:30 PM- Wonders why he hasn't played more tonight, thinks, "Didn't coach see I was fouled on those 4 3s?" Debates whether or not he should remind Van Gundy that he is the most prolific scorer in ACC history.

9:00 PM- With the game tied and 3 seconds remaining, Van Gundy draws up a play for Rashard Lewis. During the explanation, J.J. asks if he's sure they don't need a 3, Van Gundy says, "Yeah, white boy, I'm sure."

9:01 PM- Lewis hits the shot, Magic win, Redick wildly waves towel on the bench.

9:10 PM- Surrounded by 2 reporters, Redick answers questions about the game and explains how instrumental he was in doing the "little things" in tonight's win.

9:30 PM- Showers, hopes Vince Carter's assistant doesn't steal his towel, again.

10:00 PM- Watches highlights on SportsCenter while getting dressed. Sees Cavs highlights of LeBron dropping 45, 10, and 12. Scoffs, looks at Barnes and says, "45? Yeah but he only went 3-11 from 3."

11:00 PM- Meets the guys at the club, argues with the bouncer stating that he is on the Magic, Dwight waves from inside.

11:30 PM- Gets into the club.

12:00 PM- Orders a Shirley Temple, looks at Dwight and says, "Let's get drunk!"

I Can't Help Myself

I have been flipping between the SEC championship and the ACC championship for the past half hour and since no one is here to complain to, I'll do it here. Dook is a number 1 seed this year, I get it, but they play the same stale style that will only get them an ACC title and nothing at the dance. Of the last 4 or 5 possessions, there offense has consisted of Singler slowly making a move, forcing a shot, missing, Zoubek awkwardly having it fumbled into his hands, kick it out to an open guy, make a 3. Sweet offense, just the way we drew it up. Even worse, after their last sequence like this, Dawkins made the 3 and was bombarded by the clones on the bench as they all ran over during a time out. Imagine the celebration that would ensue upon an athletic play or a well crafted offensive possession. Next, following the string of weird rebounds by Zoubek (half of which were poked loose at some point by a guard), the commentators said how Zoubek's size was having a big impact on Tech's game. Haha, he then got bitched on defense and gave up an and-1 and then had 2 potential rebounds poked loose by far smaller opponents. Derek Favors (freshman) just worked him, too. To conclude, Singler just tackled Dan Shulman while saving a ball and quickly jumped back into the play and continued on with the game. As a ref and a Tech player joked with Dicky V and Shulman to see if they were ok, Singler stood stone faced on the court thinking only of the mission at hand. Also, while I wrote this, Scheyer preformed about 13 to 14 head fakes.

Monday, March 1, 2010

Them Crooked Vultures


Them Crooked Vultures recently released their first studio album. This is Dave Grohl's new band, no naturally I'm into it. The other two guys in the group are Queens of the Stone Age's Josh Homme and Led Zepplin's John Paul Jones. Grohl's not the axe man in this group so it's not the Foo Fighter sound you may be expecting, nevertheless, scoop it up and listen.

How To Make It In America

So for the past few months, people in the blogosphere have been talking about how HBO's new show, Making It In America, was going to "star" Kid Cudi. Turns out, starring in a show means being in it for like 2 minutes every episode. The show is sick, so definitely check it out, just don't expect to see Mr. Solo Dolo very much.

Jams

Kid Cudi- Know Why

Big Sean feat. Mr Hudson- Way Out

Friday, February 26, 2010

The 100 Cheesiest Movie Quotes Of All Time

Exactly what the title says. My favorites are at 1:46, 2:19, 3:13, 7:17, and 7:54. Enjoy.

MacGruber Trailer

MacGruber is funny for about 3 minutes on SNL so I don't know if an entire movie's worth of it will work but the trailer is funny. MacGruber!

A Brief History Of Pretty Much Everything

Feel like you missed something since the beginning of time? Check out this funny synopsis of the last buhgillion years. Youstube.

Lumitectura

Amazing video. The creator used a 4 hour timelapse piece of photography to create the lighting effects you see paired with the music. This is real stuff, not CGI or anything. Dig it.

Drivemocion EX


Don't like beeping at other people or giving the finger while driving? Yeah me either. Now we have something to do it for us. The Drivemocion EX displays 16 different messages to let fellow drivers know how you feel about their driving without obscenities or calling that 1-800 number.

Haha

New Jams

Music time, check em out:

Shawn Chrystopher- Can't Take That From Me and Like A Kid Again

Johnny Polygon- Riot Song (Remix) feat. Kid Cudi

Barbara- Pursuit Of Happiness (Kudi Cover)


Old School Griffeys


I've seen a lot of old Griffey kicks re-dropping lately. I love when I see this kind of thing because if I remember correctly, my man Kann had these O.G.s. Also, Kann what up? Get at me.

Shepard Fairey X Stephen Colbert

Just another reason why I love Shepard Fairey's art and sense of humor. Check it on the flip.

Snow Shredder


In case you haven't noticed, the northeast is buried in snow. It's starting to piss me off, but if I had one of these things I think I would be praying for snow. I don't know if you'll hit Clark Griswold speeds in this beast, but a sled with a headlight sounds pretty good to me. Scoop one from Quirky before the next blizzard. You're welcome, east coast.

Water Bobble


So you're at class and your bottle of water runs out, what do you do? You go out to the hall fountain and fill it up, one problem though, that hall water is grimy and just because the bottle says Fiji doesn't make the new stuff clean. Thanks to Water Bobble, problem solved. With this on the lid, you filter the water as you squeeze it from the bottle to your mouth. One filter lasts for like 300 bottles so drink up.

Flexible Love


This has to be the best piece of furniture I have seen since the last one I posted. To sum it up, it is a chair made mostly of cardboard that is for 1 when it is pushed together and can seat 16 when you open it up. Not much else to say on this one. Check it on the other side.

NoPoPo Mini Lantern


So if you know me, you know I love the whole sustainability craze. The NoPoPo Mini Lantern is a prime example of reusability, it runs on water. All you do is put water in the battery and the charge lasts for 10 years. Just keep it in the closet for when you need a flashlight, but without those massive D size batteries. Oh, and FYI, you can use urine to power it if you're in a jam.

Winter Olympics


Lucky for you, since I have finished my finals I have watched way too much Olympic action. One thing I have watched a lot of is curling. Lyle and I agree that if we were given 3 years to "train" for this sport we would make the USA team. This isn't like other sports where you need a God given ability like speed or strength, both of which I have anyway. I have played hours of shuffleboard casually over the years so I think with some training I could handle this. Also, since the USA sucks at this they might as well give me a shot to bring home a gold. If that doesn't work for them, why don't they recruit some drunks from Jake's that are nasty at shuffleboard instead of the nerds I saw playing the other day.

Next on the list is women's hockey. You probably think I'm about to say how boring it is to watch women's sports blah, blah, blah. Wrong. Here's the thing, women are not allowed to body check...in hockey. Isn't that insulting to them? These are the best women IN THE WORLD at this CONTACT sport and they aren't allowed to body check? It's the same rules that 12 year old boys have to play by. This is not a knock on women hockey players either, it's a knock on whoever makes the rules. I enjoyed watching them play, it's like soccer, they can do everything just as well as the men they're just not as big and fast, but it's still entertaining. Just let them hit each other, I'm pretty sure they would be ok with that. Also, fire that woman announcer that ruins Doc Emrick's awesome skills.

Moistly Grilled Cast Iron Grill Humidifier


This kind of stuff is what I hate to see online because it reminds me of how I don't have a grill and how I wish I did. The Moistly Grilled Cast Iron Grill Humidifier keeps meats moist while you're grilling it. All you do is pour your favorite liquid flavoring agent into the humidifier and then grill away. For example, I would dump half a Guinness into this thing and dump the other half into my belly, it's that easy.

HelloRewind


HelloRewind sounds like a made up company that Jeremy and John would have created in Wedding Crashers. Nevertheless, they are legit and make a sweet product. The deal is that you send in an old shirt that you no longer wear, no reason required, and they turn it into a laptop sleeve. These folks slap some felt, batting, and velcro on your old duds and voila, you have a one of a kind sleeve. Keep it movin.

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Heinz Dip & Squeeze


Heinz as been at the top of the ketchup game for as long as I can remember, and they just stretched their lead even more. Instead of using the old packets of fancy ketchup when you're at a fast food place or something, you can now use the Dip & Squeeze. It let's you dip your fries etc. in the little guy or rip off the end and squeeze it onto your plate/wrapper. It gets better, the Dip & Squeeze has the same amount of catsup as 3 of the old packets. So long Hunt's, that runny shit won't cut it anymore.

Space Shuttles

So, when it was cool to watch cribs, Shaq etc. made purchases that put them on the map as upper echelon ballers. Hov raised the bar and showed that to be a true baller, you have to own a ball team, I guess the Nets count. Here is the newest way to show you are really, truly, officially a baller, cop a NASA spaceship. For about 28 million bones you can have one of the 2 remaining shuttles, Atlantis Endeavour. Apparently there were 3 for sale but only 2 are left, I'd love to say the first one must've flown off the lot but it's way too cheesy. I'm not saying anyone will buy one of these, especially in this economy, but if someone does, my money is on Fiddy or Richard Branson. I'm just saying.

Thursday, February 4, 2010

Jersey Shore Soundboard

So, I've had a lot of e-mails lately asking why I don't ever talk about Jersey Shore. Well today is your lucky day people, Complex has set up a sound board to allow us to click away to hear the dumbest best quotes from the summer in Seaside. Don't let the spiky hair fool you...

Chicken Ark


I saw this little gem this morning and thought of my sister immediately. She and her husband are into being eco friendly and I could see them having a few birds roaming around to pop out some eggs. This is the hen's equivalent to the playhouse you always wanted to have growing up. Check all the amenities after the jump.

Monday, February 1, 2010

Underground Signs


If you're from the Big Apple, or like to think you are, here's the perfect addition to your apartment. You can make your own or purchase actual stop names from the NYC subway. These are okayed by the MTA so you don't need t worry about being cuffed when your landlord does a once over in your crib. Check it on the other side.

TwelveSouth BookBook Cover


Looking for a new cover for your MacBook? Check out the BookBook cover from Twelve South. This thing saves you the trouble of hollowing out a hardback to store contraband the way I had to when I did a few hours in the clink. Check out their other accessories too, all for Mac of course.

iGo Power Smart Tower


If you didn't know, 20% of your monthly electric bill comes from stuff that is plugged in, but is not in use. My sister keeps a lot of stuff unplugged that she isn't using, it's great for her bills, but confusing for people heating up a slice of pizza on their lunch break from painting the house. So I've heard, anyway. Here's an alternative to plugging and unplugging all the time. The iGo Power Smart Tower has 8 outlets, 4 of which power down devices not using power. This saves 85% of the energy usually spent while on standby. Pick one or the other, if you don't know, now you know.

Facebook F-Ups Update


After not having time to put the rest of these up, I decided to throw them all up at once, like after a night of cheap vodka. Enjoy.







Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Facebook F-Ups

So, I really hate how people use Facebook to tell every detail of their lives, and even worse, I hate when people feel the need to dislike/like/comment on what those people are pointlessly doing. Naturally, I like when it goes horribly wrong for people. My buddy sent me some of these so I'll throw them up throughout the week. Check the first one.

A Love Letter For You Murals


Next time you're in the Philly area check out Steve Powers', aka ESPO, work on the sides of several buildings. He's teamed up with City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program to jazz up the walls along the Market-Frankford Elevated Line. If you're not around here, just click the link and enjoy. ESPO.

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Daily Brew Air Max 90 Countdown

So, since I posted a link to Mayor's top 50 AF1s earlier today I decided to make my own list of fresh kicks. I'm not a huge fan of the Air Force 1s so I figured I would make a tribute to my favorite sneaker line, the Air Max 90.

7- Olympic

6- Metallic Gold Foil

5- Art Force One X Titolo

4- Premium Elmer's Glue

3- Day Of The Dead

2- Premium USA


1- Infrared Ostrich

Bonus: For the ladies, Andy Warhol/Marilyn Monroe

Hope For Haiti Concert

If you didn't hear, there's going to be a concert to raise money for the Haiti victims. Pretty much every big time network is carrying coverage on the 22nd at 8 P.M. Clooney organized this event and performers include Hov, Rihanna, Coldplay, and "country star" T. Swift. Tune in world.

Mayor's Top 50 AF1's


Sneakerhead and Air Force 1 enthusiast, Mayor, has teamed up with Complex magazine to drop a top 50 list to end all AF1 lists. Mayor knows his kicks so this list is legit, he's even done the Bespoke thing with DJ Clark Kent. I also like this list because it doesn't just have Quickstrike releases, he includes shoes that were released to us less worthy sneakerheads. Enough talk, check the list. AF1 Top 50.

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

World's Greatest Dad

When I become a father, I plan to mix myself with several fathers I have witnessed to become the perfect dad. My own dad is not on this list because I am already partially him so when I mix myself with these people he is already in there, so no one freak out. To achieve perfection, I will need to be 50% Rev Run, 25% Tim Taylor, 10% Frank Costanza, 10% Liam Neeson in Love Actually, and 5% Philip Banks. Adding these personas to my inherent swag should make me a shoe in for a World's Greatest Dad mug/ill fitting t-shirt. Yessir!

New Jams

Lots of new music to post, no reason for multiples so they're all listed below.


DJ Earworm- United State Of Pop 2009 (sorry, no link, just youstube it)





Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Mustard Pimp Remix (just because the dude's name is Mustard Pimp)





Cardboard Taxidermy


Cardboard Safari is the maker of these recycled trophies that come in the form of deer, rhino, bison, or moose. Scoring one of these will save you from people bitching about how it's bad to hunt or idiots asking, "How fast was that running to get stuck in the wall like that?".

Sausage Football


With the Super Bowl coming quickly, you'll need the perfect football-shaped sausage to present to all the Colts and Saints fans you have there. The Sausage Football from Norm Thompson should do the trick for yous. Since it's probably your cheat day, why not pair it with some Bacon Bourbon Caramel Corn?

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Become Mars


Remember the Mars Blackmon ads from the 80's and 90's? No? They're the Nike ones with Spike Lee and Michael Jordan that portray Spike as a far inferior creature to MJ. Anywho, you can now Marsify yourself on Nike's website. Here's a few of me. Give it a go.

M.I.A.

M.I.A. is back, unlike Cudi she was actually retired and gone before coming back, and her new album is rumored to drop this summer. Until then feast your eyes and ears on her first single, There's Space For Ol Dat I See. Yesh, it's weird but what did you expect?

Hurt Locker


I'm no movie critic, but I think I have a keen eye for what's what when it comes to TV and movies. I just got done watching the Hurt Locker and it was amazing. The whole premise is that they chronicle what it's like to be a bomb technician in the Army. From what I've read it's a pretty accurate depiction, and even if it wasn't they do an awfully good job at making it feel real and not like a movie. They don't do the stupid shit like follow bullets through the air until it hits someone like in Three Kings or something. Either way, this movie makes you appreciate your own life and also what people in the military do for us everyday. Thanks guys.

Snoop Feat. Hov- I Wanna Rock

I'm not a huge fan of the Doggie, but this is tight. Listen.

White Watches


If you're looking for a casual white watch but don't want a G-Shock a la yours truly, check out the Casio Databank. This thing is equipped with more capabilities than the Nokia brick you rocked in '99. It's has a calendar, currency converter, little black book, and the ability to hold 25 pages of data. The face is a little bigger than a G-Shock so yeah, it's your big boy. Nooka makes more modern looking versions of something like this, see for yourself.

Wintercheck Factory


The Julian Scarf by Wintercheck Factory is kind of like something my mom or sister got for Christmas. I forget which, but one of them got a scarf with pockets in it. Whoever is was, was very excited that there were pockets for their stuff, thus this scarf is perfect for them. The Julian has two zipper pockets to keep all your goods safe while keeping your neck warm. Now I have the perfect gift idea for next year, now I just need to figure out who it should be for.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Tablet Update

Another tablet has dropped in 2010:
Dell Mini 5- complete with multiple cameras, Wi-Fi, sim-card options, and multi touch screen

Friday, January 8, 2010

DJ Steve Porter


This dude, Steve Porter, makes remixes and songs out of people speaking and most of them are pretty good. My favorites are Press Hop and Community. Even though I don't like the show, Community, anything with Ken Jeong is effing funny. Enjoy.

Thursday, January 7, 2010

iPhone Cases

I'm not a huge fan of most iPhone cases, but if you insist on having one these are ok by me.