Posted 8/5/11 3:26 pm EST by Caroline Walker in Celebs, Health, Money, Music, Shows, sports
Photo: Beastie Boys action figures (Buzzfeed)
Today is Friday, meaning you can shut your brain off in 3...2...1... and throw seriousness to the wind, weekend-style. To help ease you into a low-logic state of mind, we tracked down a few seriously head-scratch-worthy acts of goodwill that are equal parts awesome and...out of the box. Let's start off with a little Number Two.
Posted 8/2/11 6:45 pm EST by The Huffington Post in Celebs, sports
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Rapper Snoop Dogg launched a Chicago version of his popular youth football league Saturday, saying he hoped the program will give kids in high-crime neighborhoods a positive release for their energy.
Posted 7/18/11 3:11 pm EST by Katie Leavitt in Contests, Health, sports
Photo: Japan celebrates their 2011 World Cup victory in Germany. (Getty Images)
Ok, so the USA women's soccer team didn't win the World Cup. But that doesn't mean the match wasn't inspiring.
Posted 7/18/11 12:45 pm EST by Katie Leavitt in Celebs, News, sports
Photo: Hilary Duff chills at home during Carmageddon (@HilaryDuff/Twitpic), while the freeways remain mostly clear. (Getty Images)
So Carmageddon wasn't so bad after all, huh? Some famous Los Angeles residents, from Jessica Alba to Adam Levine, certainly loved it!
Posted 7/13/11 3:15 pm EST by Sian-Pierre Regis in Celebs, News, sports
Photo: Michael Irvin and Ben Cohen pose for OUT Magazine. (OUT Magazine)
Safe to say that major athletes aren't rushing out in droves to publicly support the LGBTQ community. With homophobia running rampant in locker rooms, some athletes fear being emasculated or even deemed gay by their peers. But after this month's OUT Magazine cover, featuring A-List athletes Michael Irvin and Ben Cohen, 'ballers may flip the switch on wanting to become the next gay ally.
Posted 7/7/11 5:00 pm EST by Caroline Walker in Money, Resources, sports
Photo: A +Pool model floats in NYC
OH MY GOD, THIS IS SO COOL!! Yeah, that's right. Caps and exclamation points.
Posted 7/7/11 11:59 am EST by Sian-Pierre Regis in Art, Contests, Events, News, sports
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Just yesterday it was announced that the 2018 Winter Olympics would be held in Pyeongchang, South Korea. If you've never been to the Olympic Games, you've got seven years to figure out how to get yourself to the Far East...here are some ideas.
Posted 6/30/11 11:17 am EST by Katie Leavitt in sports
Photo: President Barack Obama shows off a champion ring, which he receives as a gift with Seattle Storm’s Sue Bird and Swin Cash. (Getty Images)
The WNBA's Seattle Storm may have scored the 2010 championship title, but they really know how to be winners. Wednesday (June 29) President Obama welcomed the team to the White House and congratulated them on all of their success?on and off the court.
Posted 6/27/11 1:51 pm EST by Caroline Walker in News, sports, Style
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For decades, Nike encouraged athletes to "Just Do It," establishing a long-standing catchphrase without fanfare or fear that the company was promoting causal s-e-x. A few new T-shirt designs, however, have succeeded in ruffling some feathers with their "Dope" and "Get High" slogans.
Posted 6/24/11 4:10 pm EST by Caroline Walker in School, sports
Photo: Denver Broncos' David Bruton. (Getty Images)
Today marks the 100th day of the NFL lockout that is freaking out players and bumming out fans--the longest strike of sorts in the league's history. While tensions rise over attempts to negotiate a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) compromise, some players are nervously twiddling their thumbs. Others, like Denver Bronco safety David Bruton, are finding especially productive ways to busy themselves while they wait.
