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Science: This Adorable Rat on a Treadmill Used To Be Paralyzed...

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 10:27:32 -0400

Science: This Adorable Rat on a Treadmill Used To Be Paralyzed (via @Gizmodo)

“Besides being utterly adorable and begging for a tiny training montage, this rat is actually demonstrating an impressive medical treatment. Because just a few weeks prior, it was actually paralyzed with a spinal cord injury.”

…this is incredible!

Watch This: The Most Creative (and Ridiculous) Ways To Open a Beer Bottle(via @Gizmodo)

Tue, 29 May 2012 12:03:02 -0400

Watch This: The Most Creative (and Ridiculous) Ways To Open a Beer Bottle(via @Gizmodo):

Loved this video, especially all the laughing in teh background as they attempt each “open.” My favorite came at 1:43, the “Dunk” open.

Think you and your friends have come up with the most unique and original ways to open a beer bottle? Think again. Chris Sumers and Adam Young created this fast-paced video, Bottle Cap Blues, that shows everything from axes, to iPods, to nail guns, to belly buttons being used to crack open a cold…

England, it’s good to dream… Great commercial for...

Tue, 22 May 2012 09:55:40 -0400

England, it’s good to dream…

Great commercial for EURO 2012

(as seen on EPL Talk)

English Premier League: Reconstructing The Most Exciting Day In The History Of Soccer (And Maybe Sports, Period)(via @Deadspin)

Wed, 16 May 2012 18:34:14 -0400

English Premier League: Reconstructing The Most Exciting Day In The History Of Soccer (And Maybe Sports, Period)(via @Deadspin):

The final day of the 2011 MLB regular season enchanted us with its insanity; its events became a video game montage and inspired its own tag here on Deadspin.

The England Fan Academy for Euro 2012; a great ad created by...

Fri, 11 May 2012 11:28:03 -0400

The England Fan Academy for Euro 2012; a great ad created by Carlsberg

Awesome slow-motion video, and great track by Nero,...

Fri, 04 May 2012 11:11:27 -0400

Awesome slow-motion video, and great track by Nero, “Reaching Out.”

Scored these kicks at the outlets yesterday, they are made by a...

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 15:01:39 -0400

Scored these kicks at the outlets yesterday, they are made by a company called Native. They basically take classic sneaker shapes and make them into a Croc style shoe. These are there take on the Vans “Canvas Classic.” Oh and I got them for $20, so it’s a win win, awesome kicks and ultra affordable.

Thinking I might go back and buy up every size 12 they have. This may have become my favorite everyday wearer.

"Thank God baseball starts tonight!"

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 08:59:45 -0400

“Thank God baseball starts tonight!”

- No One (via awsom50)

New York Red Bulls defeated Colorado 4-1 in the home opener on...

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 21:09:36 -0400

New York Red Bulls defeated Colorado 4-1 in the home opener on Sunday, and your man SORJ was there, in my spot section 231 - seat 15.

Theirry Henry put in two goals, and assisted on one of Kenny Coopers two goals in this rout. The Red Bulls were in control the entire match, and it felt good to get a big win after getting our butts kicked in the first two away matches.

Feels good to have official season tickets this year, knowing I’ll be in that seat for every match of the season. I’m thinking about getting a sticker to put on the back of my seat “the exclusive property of Michael Benvenuto,” and a cup holder to mount on the railing, maybe even a small throw rug to place under my feet for comfort.

This is the bar (The Blind Pig) I’ve been going to on the...

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 09:46:10 -0400

This is the bar (The Blind Pig) I’ve been going to on the weekends to watch my beloved Arsenal FC

I was there for the match against Tottenham, and at the 44 second mark if you look to the end of the bar, at the top of the screen you can catch a quick glimpse of SORJ and my buddy Cyrus, who is also a massive Arsenal supporter.

If anyone ever wants to go see a match with me, let me know, it’s quite an experience.

Jersey City Street Justice: While taking a mid-day nap after a...

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 08:58:56 -0400

Jersey City Street Justice:

While taking a mid-day nap after a long 4 days of moving into our new place in Jersey City, Sarah heard a comotion outside, so we got up to see what was going on. What we saw was an entire family beating the crap out someone. At first I’m thinking this guy did something during dinner that was disrespectful to the family, any number of senarios were running through my head; got the teenage daughter pregnent, told the family he lost their investments on the stock market, commented on how he didn’t like the food being served, etc… Eventually we hear them accusing him of breaking their mini-van window and stealing their GPS and some shopping bags that were in the front seat. Now it all makes sense, they saw this guy commit the crime though the window and ran out to set things straight. I started taping right after some of the heaviest punches and kicks were thrown, but there was still a lot of action. Their main goal being to keep him there until the police arrived.

Some of my favorite commentary:

“You broke my car window! And tried to steal our GPS!” - angry mob

“It wasn’t me man, it was another guy, he ran down the street” - Bum

“Liar! we saw you do it from our house!” - angry mob

Great excuse pal…

My Honda Element vs. the Dodge Viper Doing a bit of street...

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 08:50:03 -0400

My Honda Element vs. the Dodge Viper

Doing a bit of street racing while heading into work on 95 North in CT

Video taken of Paul aka LousyShots kicking the ceiling beam in...

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 08:48:52 -0400

Video taken of Paul aka LousyShots kicking the ceiling beam in his basement during a recent party. The highlight of the video really isn’t him being able to hit the beam, but what happens when he misses…

Found this kid randomly searching for the song from the...

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 23:30:00 -0400

Found this kid randomly searching for the song from the “Hunger Games” trailer (which you can see this kids version of here)…

My mind has been completely blown, how in the hell does this kid do all this at once?

Unreal

Nice job Jon Lu, where ever you are

I know these “Shit _____ Says” video’s are all...

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:27:18 -0500

I know these “Shit _____ Says” video’s are all the rage, but I’m a big fan of this one, “Shit Guys Don’t Say”

This on isn’t bad either, “Shit Nobody Says”

Thierry Henry Scored For Arsenal In His Homecoming Match

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:35:00 -0500

Thierry Henry Scored For Arsenal In His Homecoming Match:

For those of you who missed this on Monday, Thierry Henry scored the game winning goal against Leeds in his return to Arsenal while on loan from my New York Red Bulls. I was watching a live feed of this game in the office that afternoon, and I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw Henry make a run an seek through the Leeds defense, and with that magic first touch he put himself in position to tuck the ball in at the far post. Incredible moment, I’ll never forget it, and it made it really hard to get back to work.

But check out this link to the highlight, it’s the best version I could find that shows the entire build up and goal celebration, when Henry just totally loses himself in the moment as he runs around the field like a little kid.

From Deadspin: Call it a fairytale, call it destiny, don’t call it offside but Thierry Henry scoring for Arsenal (where he scored a club-record 226 goals between 1999 and 2007) is a story from the pages of British pulp fiction.

I’ve been playing a ton of FIFA12, and this is by far the...

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:17:58 -0500

I’ve been playing a ton of FIFA12, and this is by far the hottest song from the game’s soundtrack:

“Open Your Eyes”, by Alex Metric & Steve Angello

…just bare with the weird British Casey Kasem trying to hit the post during the first 30 seconds

More from the 2011 Photo Archives: Dave Loves Basketball

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:02:50 -0500

More from the 2011 Photo Archives:

Dave Loves Basketball

More from the 2011 Photo Archives: While visiting the Snug...

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:59:53 -0500

More from the 2011 Photo Archives:

While visiting the Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden in Staten Island, we walked passed a woman as we were leaving one of the gardens, she seemed a bit off so I turned to see what she was up to, much to my chagrin I watched her walk up to a tree and wrap her arms around it for a long (and seemingly passionate) hug.

More from the 2011 Photo Archives: Who knew that Uno was a...

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:55:16 -0500

More from the 2011 Photo Archives:

Who knew that Uno was a “Girls Card Game”