Monday, November 26, 2012
Heisman Dreams - Johnny Football Manziel
"It's something you dream about, sitting there creating all these video games when you're a kid and putting up crazy numbers. It's something you can only sit back and dream about. It's the biggest award in college football."
-Texas A&M's Johnny Football
Deadspin - "Who The Hell Is Johnny Manziel, And Why Wasn’t He Wearing A Shirt In His Mug Shot? A Guide"
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Monday, November 19, 2012
KAWS - Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Float
KAWS will become the fifth ever living artist to design his own Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Float (after Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami, Tom Otterness and Tim Burton).
WSJ - "Up in the Air"
Creative Genius - Gerry Graf
Gerry Graf is the founder of ad agency Barton F. Graf 9000 and an advertising veteran having been the former Creative Director at Saatchi & Saatchi, TBWA Chiat Day, BBDO and Goodby, Silverstein & Partners.
Here's sample of the work he's done throughout his career.
TIME's 50 Best Websites of 2012
TIME - "50 Best Websites 2012"
LastPass
Imo
Squarespace
If This Then That
Viddy
Pitchfork
TuneIn
Radio Reddit
Aereo
Songza
Devour
Atari Arcade
Quarter To Three
Persuasive Games
Gamasutra
Twin Galaxies
Learnist
Coursera
Codecademy
Vocabulary.com
NASA.gov
The Verge
Longform
The Atlantic
Wavii
Cosby Sweaters
Shop It To Me
Vat19
Uncrate
Wantful
Mommyish
PBS Kids
ZocDoc
Pottermore
Roblox
Honeyfund
Loosecubes
Outlook.com
The Email Game
Personal Capital
Prezi
Cowbird
Clipboard
Digg
Perfect Strangers: Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now
Let Me Google That For You
Politwoops
Lamebook
What the Kids Are Wearing These Days
Forbes - "Top-25 NFL Player Jerseys Sold Since Nike and the NFL Entered Into New Uniform Partnerships" as of August 6, 2012
1. Peyton Manning, QB, Denver Broncos
2. Robert Griffin III, QB, Washington Redskins
3. Tim Tebow, QB, New York Jets
4. Andrew Luck, QB, Indianapolis Colts
5. Eli Manning, QB, New York Giants
6. Aaron Rodgers, QB, Green Bay Packers
7. Patrick Willis, LB, San Francisco 49ers
8. Tom Brady, QB, New England Patriots
9. Cam Newton, QB, Carolina Panthers
10. Troy Polamalu, S, Pittsburgh Steelers
11. Victor Cruz, WR, New York Giants
12. Drew Brees, QB, New Orleans Saints
13. Tony Romo, QB, Dallas Cowboys
14. Rob Gronkowski, TE, New England Patriots
15. Clay Matthews, LB, Green Bay Packers
16. Ray Lewis, LB, Baltimore Ravens
17. Calvin Johnson, WR, Detroit Lions
18. Marshawn Lynch. RB, Seattle Seahawks
19. DeMarcus Ware, DE/LB, Dallas Cowboys
20. Brian Urlacher, LB, Chicago Bears
21. Jason Witten, TE, Dallas Cowboys
22. Darren McFadden, RB, Oakland Raiders
23. Michael Vick, QB, Philadelphia Eagles
24. Ben Roethlisberger, QB, Pittsburgh Steelers
25. Von Miller, LB, Denver Broncos
Breakdown:
12/25 are QBs
2/25 are RBs
2/25 are WRs
2/25 are TEs
0/25 are FBs, O-lineman, CBs
6/25 are DEs or LBs
1/25 is a Safety
18/25 offensive players
7/25 defensive players
2/25 are rookies
2/25 are new to that team
19/25 are on Twitter. (no Peyton, Luck, Eli, Brady, Romo or Roethlisberger)
Biggest US Markets (NY, LA, Chi) make up 5/25 top selling jerseys.
Subjective view on players that should be top selling:
Percy Harvin, WR, Minnesota Vikings
Adrian Peterson, RB, Minnesota Vikings
Jared Allen, DE, Minnesota Vikings
Darelle Revis, CB, New York Jets
A.J. Green, WR, Cincinnati Bengals
Andre Johnson, WR, Houston Texans
J.J. Watt, DE, Houston Texans
Arian Foster, RB, Houston Texans
Julio Jones, WR, Atlanta Falcons
Roddy White, WR, Atlanta Falcons
Larry Fitzgerald, WR, Atlanta Falcons
Patrick Peterson, CB, Atlanta Falcons
Vernon Davis, TE, San Francisco 49ers
Brandon Marshall, WR, Chicago Bears
Forbes - "2011-12 Top Selling Jerseys in the United States"
1. Derrick Rose, PG, Chicago Bulls
2. Jeremy Lin, PG, New York Knicks
3. Kobe Bryant, SG, Los Angeles Lakers
4. LeBron James, SF, Miami Heat
5. Carmelo Anthony, SF, New York Knicks
6. Dwyane Wade, SG, Miami Heat
7. Dirk Nowitzki, PF, Dallas Mavericks
8. Kevin Durant, SF, Oklahoma City Thunder
9. Blake Griffin, PF, Los Angeles Clippers
10. Rajon Rondo, PG, Boston Celtics
11. Amar'e Stoudemire, PF, New York Knicks
12. Ray Allen, SG, Boston Celtics
13. Paul Pierce, SF, Boston Celtics
14. Dwight Howard, C, Orlando Magic
15. Chris Paul, PG, Los Angeles Clippers
Breakdown:
4/15 are PGs
3/15 are SGs
4/15 are SFs
3/15 are PFs
1/15 is a C
1/15 was born outside of the U.S.
13/15 are on Twitter. (Kobe and Ray Allen don't get down)
Biggest US Markets (NY, LA, Chi) make up 7/15 top selling jerseys.
Subjective view on players that should be ranked:
Kevin Love, PF, Minnesota Timberwolves
Ricky Rubio, PG, Minnesota Timberwolves
Kyrie Irving, PG, Cleveland Cavaliers
Russell Westbrook, PG, Oklahoma City Thunder
James Harden, SG, Houston Texans
Anthony Davis, C, New Orleans Hornets
Andrew Bynum, C, Philadelphia 76ers
John Wall, PG, Washington Wizards
Serge Ibaka, C, Oklahoma City Thunder
Brandon Jennings, PG, Milwaukee Bucks
Monta Ellis, SG, Milwaukee Bucks
DeMarcus Cousins, C, Sacramento Kings
Josh Smith, PF, Atlanta Hawks
Stephen Curry, SG, Golden State Warriors
Forbes - "2011-12 Top Selling NBA Jerseys Internationally"
1. Kobe Bryant, SG, Los Angeles Lakers
2. Derrick Rose, PG, Chicago Bulls
3. LeBron James, SF, Miami Heat
4. Kevin Garnett, PF, Boston Celtics
5. Dwight Howard, C, Orlando Magic
6. Dwyane Wade, SG, Miami Heat
7. Rajon Rondo, PG, Boston Celtics
8. Carmelo Anthony, SF, New York Knicks
9. Blake Griffin, PF, Los Angeles Clippers
10. Kevin Durant, SF, Oklahoma City Thunder
11. Pau Gasol, PF, Los Angeles Lakers
12. Dirk Nowitzki, PF, Dallas Mavericks
13. Amar'e Stoudemire, PF, New York Knicks
14. Tony Parker, PG, San Antonio Spurs
15. Ricky Rubio, PG, Minnesota Timberwolves
Breakdown:
4/15 are PGs
2/15 are SGs
3/15 are SFs
5/15 are PFs
1/15 is a C
4/15 were born outside of the U.S.
13/15 are on Twitter. (no Kobe or KG)
Biggest US Markets (NY, LA, Chi) make up 6/15 top selling jerseys.
Subjective view on players that should be ranked:
This seems about right.
Friday, November 16, 2012
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
The Macallan 50 Years Old
In Skyfall, Bond drinks the product-placed Macallan 50 Years Old scotch given by Javier Bardem's character Silva/Tiago Rodriguez.
Here's Whisky Bible expert Jim Murray's take on Macallan's 50 year vintage:
90/100.
nose 25/25.
"we all have pictures in our minds of the perfect grandmother: perhaps grey-haired and knitting in her rocking-chair. Or grandfather: kindly, gentle, quietly wise, pottering about in the shed with some gadget he has just made for you. This, then, is the cliched nose of the-perfect-50-year-old malt: time-defying intensity and clarity; attractive demerara (rum and sugar!) sweetened coffee, a tantalizing glimpse at something smoky and sensationally rich grape and old fruit cake. So the sweetness and dryness don't cancel each other out, but complement each other and between them tell a thousand tales. Basically, there's not much missing here... and absolutely all you could wish to find in such an ancient Speysider...;"
taste 23/25.
"dry delivery with the oak making the early running. But slowly the grape and grain fights back to gain more than just a foot-hold; again telling wisps of smoke appear to lay down a sound base and some oily barely."
finish 19/25.
"now the oak has taken over. There is a burnt-toast and burnt raisin bitterness, lessened in effect marginally by a sweeter vanilla add-on."
balance and overall complexity 23/25.
"loses it at the end, which is entirely excusable. But until then it has been one fabulous experience full of passion and complexity. I nosed and tasted this for over an hour. It was one very rewarding, almost touching, experience."
Macallan's 30 year old Sherry Oak sells for $1,200 in Minneapolis. I can only imagine how much the 50 year old costs...
Saturday, November 10, 2012
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Monday, November 5, 2012
Saturday, November 3, 2012
Jay-Z and Beyonce Dining Guide to NYC
FirstWeFeast.com breaks down 11 NY restaurants and food spots Jay-Z and Beyonce have been reported to eat at.
I guess they're really into Italian?
Parm
Torrisi Italian Specialties
The Spotted Pig
Buttermilk Channel
Tertulia
Rao's
Lucali
Nello
Sant Ambroeus
The Mercer Kitchen
Nobu
Whisky Advent Calendar
$245
"behind each of the 24 doors lies a different 3cl sample of whisky. For added fun, one of the doors contains a sample of 50 year old single malt Scotch, a full bottle of which would run you over $550."
Uncrate - "Whisky Advent Calendar"
Thursday, November 1, 2012
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