Cops arrested 22 people at Kenny Chesney’s Saturday concert at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, and dozens others were ejected for misbehaviors police attribute entirely to alcohol. At one point, cops were so overwhelmed by miscreants that they momentarily lost track of exactly how many troublemakers had been booked for unlawful conduct.
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One would think that with a talented roster that includes James Harden, Dwight Howard, Patrick Beverley and Terrence Jones, any draft prospect would be happy to play for the Houston Rockets. General manager Daryl Morey found out today that wasn’t the case.
The “prospect” (i.e. probably a fan) does bring up a pretty good point: a 44-year-old player, even the ageless Dikembe Mutombo, wouldn’t help the Rockets very much.
In their own way, this “prospective” draft pick is actually helping out the Rockets by telling them not to draft him.
The Philadelphia 76ers finally have a winning look. Unfortunately, we’re still years away from knowing whether or not they’ll become the team befitting this fantastic re-brand.
Our favorite aspect of the Sixers’ new jerseys? How they so easily recall the franchise’s storied past. Couldn’t you imagine Wilt Chamberlain, Moses Malone, Julius Erving, and Charles Barkley wreaking havoc in these beauties?
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Instant classics. The team will wear white at home, blue at away games, and the red alternate on select occasions. Just look at the awesome vintage details on these uniforms.
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For additional photos and detailed explanations behind Philly’s stylistic overhaul, click here.
The Sixers have taken a lot of flak over the past two seasons for their approach to team-building. While we’ve never agreed with so many who find Philadelphia’s strategy deplorable, it’s not like we were actively rooting for the team, either. After this re-brand, though, that might have to change.
The more success the Sixers enjoy, the more often we’ll be afforded the chance to catch these uniforms on national television in high-definition glory. That’s a win for everyone, right?
On one hand, don't read this, because it's going to reduce you to a blubbering wreck. On the other hand, it's really very good.
This Father’s Day, as with every Father’s Day, Facebook is going to become a cascade of carefully chosen, lovingly captioned dad photos. Many will be painted over with the static of age. A “dad bod” joke or two will worm its way in. And several posts will inevitably be dedicated to those dads that have passed, who aren’t here to share the day for any number of reasons, all of them heartbreaking.
Hey, Father’s Day is on Sunday! Wait, you are saying, suddenly even more sweaty, confused, and anachronistic than usual—aren’t we in April? Aren’t we in April of 2013? No, we are not in April of 2013. We are in June of ... [fumbles with phone for five embarrassing minutes] oh, wow, 2015! that’s bananas! ... and Father’s Day is on Sunday.
When was the last time something or someone really made you think? Well, friend, let me turn your attention to Larry King’s Twitter account, where the octogenarian newsman regularly drops knowledge bombs. Without further ado, here are some of his latest and greatest kernels of wisdom.
Details magazine has a hot trend alert for all you self-conscious dudes out there: Guys are drinking rosé now, and they’re not even embarrassed about it. Well, male or female, we can all agree: Rosé is great and should be enjoyed by all.
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Look, it doesn’t matter how good Giancarlo Stanton is at hitting home runs . No one’s allowed to eat a Kit Kat like that. That chocolate bar was made to be broken into columns, and instead, Stanton took a big bite out of it (and common decency).
A few years ago, I talked to a guy in his mid-30’s on Grindr who said he wanted to have condomless sex with me. He assured me he was on Truvada. I declined but kept in touch. When I started writing my first Truvada story in late 2013, I wanted first-hand accounts of PrEP users so I reached back out to him in an attempt to interview him. He flaked on me multiple times and I didn’t hear from him again until a few weeks ago. He hit me up on Facebook to tell me he missed our interviews because he was on meth at the time. Furthermore, he had just gotten out of Rikers. He told me if I ever wanted to publish something about what it’s like to be a (white) gay man in that jail, I should hit him up. I agreed immediately, met him for brunch, and had him tell me his story. He asked to remain anonymous. The first-person account below is the result of our interview.
"Volunteers have joined the police in their search efforts, I would presume, by checking known pig hangouts like the market, home, and places where roast beef is sold."
For a sports venue that’s been officially closed for nearly a decade, the Pontiac Silverdome has been in the news quite a bit lately. Last week, we found out that someone is auctioning off a urinal from the stadium that was signed by Barry Sanders. Now we find out that Red Bull brought BMX pro Tyler Fernengel to the site and let him go nuts, albeit after setting up a few ramps for him. It makes for a lot of pretty visuals, especially if you’re into the beauty of rotting construction.
So Sprite, in conjunction with The Fader, is putting rap lyrics on its cans this summer, to honor a cultural synergy that stretches all the way from Kurtis Blow to A Tribe Called Quest to Drake. Which is a lovely tribute, sure, but the initial roster—Aubrey, Nas, Rakim, and a one-off from the Notorious B.I.G.—leaves much to be desired. No, a project of this magnitude requires a fuller sense of the hip-hop spectrum, which is why we’ve taken the liberty of proposing a few new cans of our own. (Including one of the four above—see if you can guess which!) Here are a few other suggestions.
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Sex is better when both people are having a good time, even when one of those people is a robot. So the next logical step there is that someone is building a sentient sex robot. Okay! It’s the future, and you’re now faced with a question: Would you do it with this hot bot? There are many possible answers, but only one real answer.
Joe Flacco: Wow what a wild night, Dana. Between the extra-buttered popcorn and watching House Hunters International, this has been an evening I won’t soon forget!
Dana Flacco:*caresses his shoulder seductively* Well Joe, it can get even more memorable if you’d like it to.
Joe: You’re not thinking what I’m thinking, are you?
Dana:*smiles and nods* … wait, why are you putting on your shoes?
Joe: You mean we’re not going to the National Museum of Dentistry?
Dana: NO! Baby, I want sex!
Joe: Oh, right. They’re probably closed anyway. Of course sweetheart. Missionary position I presume?
Dana: No I want to do something wild tonight.
Joe: So you’ll wear that sexy actuary outfit I got you?
Dana: That’s just a regular business suit, Joe. And no, I want to do a little bit of role play. So you’re going to be the pizza delivery man, and I’m going to be a broke girl who can’t afford to pay.
Joe: OK, I’m not aware of any sexual connotations of such a situation but I will certainly do it for you.
Dana: Alright, so take this old pizza box and go outside and knock on the front door.
Joe:*goes outside and knocks*
Dana: Well hello there. You have my pizza?
Joe: Yes I do, ma’am, that’ll be $15.89.
Dana: Oh … oh no. It appears … this is so embarrassing … I don’t have enough money to pay you.
Joe: Hmmm.
Dana: Perhaps there’s … some other way … I could pay you.
Joe: Such as?
Dana:*beckons him into the house*
Joe: I don’t know what you’re insinuating, ma’am, but the price of the pizza is $15.89, not including tip.
Dana: But … I already said I can’t pay.
Joe: Well, that’s going to be a problem. Let me call my manager.
Dana: But …
Matt Schaub: Schaub here!
Joe: Hi boss, I have a question for you.
Matt: Why are you calling me boss?
Joe: The wife and I are role-playing. What are you doing?
Matt: I’m in the middle of having sex with my wife.
Laurie Schaub: GET OFF THE FUCKING PHONE.
Matt: Honey I’m talking to Joe! Sorry, she’s usually much quieter than this during sex. Anyway, what’s your question?
Joe: This customer does not have enough money to pay for our pizza. What should I do? Should I get the police involved?
Matt: No, just return to the restaurant with the pizza. We factor in prank calls and such into the bottom line, calling the authorities tends to be too time-consuming and counter-productive anyway. Just add her number to the database so that if it happens again, she can be blacklisted.
Joe: Great, thanks. *hangs up* Good news, you’re off the hook. However, if this happens one more time, you won’t be able to order pizza from us again.
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1. Here’s the only real question you need to ask yourself about Jurassic World: Does it bother you that such a theme park could never actually exist? I mean, obviously it could never exist: It has dinosaurs, for one thing. But more to the point, can you accept the fact that no rational human being would either build such a park or go visit it? That the mere presence of such a park would inevitably, obviously end in big dinosaurs eating everybody they see? Can you make your peace with that? I recognize that it’s difficult. It doesn’t make any sense! But even in our wonky, all-things-can-be-resolved-through-science-and-logic age, willful suspension of disbelief at the movies is not a bad thing. Maybe it’s okay to accept that in this franchise’s universe, everyone can delude themselves into believing that it won’t all end in, as Jeff Goldblum put it during a previous sequel, running and ... screaming. Are you capable of that?
(Est. 1968) "The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are part of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA)." (Wikipedia)
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Opinion/Notes: We have to address the name upfront: the Hawks are the first NBA team to get soccer-ized and that's kind of a huge deal, as it's a complete shift in nomenclature that the league hasn't seen ever and it will be interesting how many other teams start adding "Basketball Club" or "United" or "Sporting" to their names and how soon before they start going with crests. Funny how things change. On to the logos: The new primary logo adopts the re-designed "Pac-Man" logo and wraps it in a roundel with some rather interesting typography. I'm not saying it's great, but at least it's a little different and more considered; the only problem is that, with its hard angles, it has nothing to do with the smoother curves of the Pac-Man icon. The secondary logo is simply the icon without the roundel. The alternate logo, though, is possibly one of the worst NBA things I've seen. It's completely random and indulgent: wings! fire! basketball! It's so poorly done too — at first I thought my file was corrupted and that it didn't finish loading the top of the graphic but, no, the logo's top is just cut off like that (perhaps to resemble the "A" in the typography). Really unfortunate graphic. I call penalty.
Select Quote: The primary logo features the team's evolved "Pac-Man" unveiled to much fanfare during the 2014 Playoffs, with the Atlanta Hawks Basketball Club wordmark encircled around it.
The Atlanta Hawks Basketball Club moniker expands on the idea that we are more than just a team of 15 players. Our Basketball Club recognizes the contributions of the entire staff to our success. It respects and honors past players and coaches and their significance. Ultimately, the new Basketball Club designation reflects our commitment to building an emotional connection with our fans and maintaining an inclusive environment that welcomes all people. In the Atlanta Hawks Basketball Club, "everyone matters" and all are welcome.
The Hawks also unveiled a completely new secondary logo that pays tribute to the history of the city of Atlanta. The wings of a Hawk lift a basketball engulfed in flames, symbolizing how the city of Atlanta rose from the ashes to become one of the nation's leading international cities.
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For as long as hip-hop culture has been around, the jersey has been a staple of the standard wardrobe. Some of the most famous pictures of your favorite rappers are of them donning jerseys and sports apparel. David Stern famously blamed Jay Z for the boom and eventual bust of NBA jersey sales, and it’s a cheap way to get a crowd behind you when performing in a new city.
In case you were wondering, none of those were ever available for purchase, so who knows how Fab got his hands on one. It could be a fake, or it could be the actual jersey Vince Carter wore in this incredible series of Nike commercials. We’ll never know.
Or, it could be a custom jersey, another fad that took hold last decade, especially in the South. The credit for that particular trend goes to none other than Lil Flip, who once rapped “I’m from the Dirty, I rock custom jerseys.” That he did, and none of them stand out more than this custom he had made for his gang. Yeah, buddy made a jersey to commemorate his Clover G gang in the Three 6 Mafia “Ridin Spinners” video. The 2000s were the sh*t.
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One sometimes isn’t enough, though, and you have to just outfit your entire team in custom jerseys. Master P did just that for No Limit in the “Make ‘Em Say Uhh!” video back in 1998 because, if you have a team that big, you might as well get everybody their own color and number and shoot an all-star basketball video with a gold tank on the court.
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But custom jerseys weren’t new, nor were they exclusive to the south. Mobb Deep rocked some Queensbridge Hennessy unis for the “Shook Ones” video way back in 1995.
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Then, of course, there’s the customs that Puffy and Ma$e rocked in the “Can’t Nobody Hold Me Down,” video in 1997, which became the basis of Jay Z dissing Ma$e with the zinger, “Check your own videos, you’ll always be number two.”
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That one had to sting a bit.
Speaking of Jay, he wore one of the most obscure jerseys of all-time when he threw on the No. 2 San Diego Padres jersey for the “Girls, Girls, Girls” video in 2001. Who does that belong to? Oh, just a little know utility player named Alan Wiggins, who had a grand total of five career home runs. Wiggins’ claim to fame is a morbid one: He’s the first MLB player known to die of AIDS. Hov dug deep for this one.
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Jay’s Best of Both Worlds partner R. Kelly made some interesting jersey choices himself throughout the years. None more unique than a Yao Ming jersey with Japanese lettering in his “Thoia Thoing” video because, racism.
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Kellz also rocked a similarly lettered, Asian-inspired Michael Jordan uniform in that video for equality, or something. Speaking of Jordan, whenever you mention his jerseys in videos, you have to consider Miley Cyrus’ “unique” way of paying homage to the GOAT. Ugh.
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But come on, everybody knows Mya wore Jordan the best.
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But Jordan is neither obscure nor unique, so we’re straying the course a bit here. Here’s Bone Crusher rocking a Bengals Peter Warrick jersey in 2003 video for “Never Scared,” after Warrick been drafted fourth overall in 2000 and already been labeled a bust.
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But what does a player who has his own actual jersey wear when he shoots a rap video? Well, based on Iman Shumpert’s choice in his 2012 video for “Anarchy,” you wear your friend’s jersey. And a shoe on your head, I guess.
What to do when your town doesn’t have a team, though?
Well, if you’re Murphy Lee, you rock a throwback from the era when you did have one. Murphy’s Spirits of St. Louis Moses Malone jersey from the “Welcome to Atlanta (Coast to Coast Remix)” was a classic. He also earns bonus points for wearing a Fernando Vina Cardinals jersey right next to Cardinals player Fernando Vina, who was also rocking his own jersey. Oh, and an upside down orange visor. Again, the 2000s were the sh*t.
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While we’re on the subject of wearing things differently than they were intended to be worn, we can’t do the jersey discussion justice without throwing Beyonce and her Derrick Rose jersey/bathing suit in here. You signed up for the trial version of Tidal just to see “Feelin’ Myself.” Don’t lie.
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Another author of a song called “Feelin’ Myself,” the late great Mac Dre has a famous and unique jersey moment, as well. Dre didn’t make many videos, but his Treal T.V. DVDs are basically really long music videos for a bunch of his tracks. When he went to perform in Hawaii in Treal T.V. 2, he donned a unique Jesse Sapolu throwback from his days at the University of Hawaii. The jersey had duel meaning as Sapolu spent his entire career in the Bay Area as an offensive lineman for the San Francisco 49ers, and Dre was always looking to shout out the Bay.
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Regional jerseys are commonplace, of course, but none made more of a mark than the FUBU regional jerseys. Remember Coo Coo Cal? I can’t be sure, but I’m almost positive his baby blue “Midwest” FUBU jersey from the “My Projects” video was a one-of-one. Seriously, have you ever seen this thing elsewhere?
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Some have narrowed the region down to extremely local. Troy Ave did that, and he threw in a little fictional character flair when he rocked a Jesus Shuttlesworth Lincoln High School jersey to rep Brooklyn extra hard in the “Hot Out” video in 2013.
And what would a collection of rappers wearing jerseys be without Drake? The man who roots for every team in existence has actual business ties to his hometown Toronto Raptors, which makes it odd that he’d rock a Raptors jersey for a player named “Thomas,” who wore No. 22 in the “No New Friends” video. Why, you ask? Well, because that player doesn’t exist, according to Basketball Reference.
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No worries, though, because Drake somehow managed to top (bottom?) himself in that same video. Yes, his Dada Supreme is by far the most unique, obscure and absurd jersey to ever grace a video.
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Edit: Yeah, I’m a huge idiot. I somehow forgot Snoop Dogg’s jerseys from the “Gin And Juice” video. Not only did Uncle Snoop wear a custom number 94 Pittsburgh Penguins jersey with “Gin And Juice” on the back, but he also rocked a Springfield Indians jersey as well.
Who are the Springfield Indians you ask? Oh, just a now-defunct minor league hockey team. That’s about as obscure as it gets, so thanks to Booty for the reminder.
It was arguably the biggest moment in the history of American women’s sports, and the single most memorable and reproduced image of the celebration. Brandi Chastain had just converted the penalty kick that cemented the 1999 Women’s World Cup for the United States over China. She then experienced a fit of irrational and spontaneous exuberance: perched on her knees on the turf of the Rose Bowl, the white jersey that she’d whipped off her torso clenched in one hand, screaming to the heavens as over 90,000 fans (including President Bill Clinton and, um, me) roared their approval and her teammates and coaches raced to embrace her.
The Princess and the Pony comes out really soon, and we are all very excited! Would you like to know more about the book, and read some reviews? Well I made this little site called Beatontown for picture book business, where you can see all that! It's nothing fancy, not yet anyway, but I wanted a place kids could look through if they wanted. Hark! is my baby, but it has some content that's not for real babies.
I've been working on a new picture book, you'll be seeing it in 2016. And we just sent Step Aside Pops to the printers! It's a big time for Drawn and Quarterly, my comics publishers. They turned 25 this year! To celebrate, there is a giant book. Look at this giant book. It's a grand history of a grand publisher, I've been reading it for days. And I'm thrilled, beyond thrilled to tell you that the essay about my work was written by none other than Margaret Atwood. What a charmed life I must be leading, I said to myself, the day I found that out.
Riley Curry, who remains the top sports baby in the game, has now stolen the show at multiple NBA postgame press conferences, up on the podium addressing her fans and upstaging her MVP father, Steph, much to the chagrin of some dumb idiot heartless man-babies and the delight of other (i.e., normal and reasonable) people. But how do you properly parent Miss Personality? You love her just as she is, says mom Ayesha Curry.
