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Cardboard Busts
Via Oddity Central, dig these busts of famous people by Scott Fife. ...

Lindsay Lohan Is the Only Part of <em>The Canyons</em> That Isn't Horrible
The Canyons opens (and ends, over the closing credits) with photographs of abandoned, dilapidated movie theaters, which would be the world's most obvious metaphor if the film were actually competent enough to be about what it wants to be about. Director Paul Schrader (who should know better) and wri...

3 on 3
Here's the random bit of sports nostalgia for ya. Via Up North Trips....

Helmet Warning Label Tells Users Not To Play Football
The New York Times has a look at the various warning labels that exist on football helmets. You know, the little stickers you've never read? If you had, you'd have noticed one manufacturer's blunt instructions on how to safely use a football helmet: don't....

Rafael Nadal Promotes M4M
Here's a picture just posted to Rafael Nadal's Facebook page....

Riley Cooper Reportedly Knew About Racist Video Before It Was Released
When it was revealed that the video of Riley Cooper threatening to "fight every nigger" at a Kenny Chesney concert was sold to Crossing Broad for a little more than $100, many people asked the same question: Why didn't the person with the video try to sell it to Riley Cooper for what would have like...

Get Your Ya Ya's Out
From his classic book, The True Adventures of the Rolling Stones, dig Stanley Booth on the band's gig at MSG in 1969:...

Two Diamondbacks Reporters Get Stuck In Fenway Park Elevator
After Saturday night's D-Backs loss in Boston, MLB.com's Steve Gilbert and Fox Sports Arizona's Todd Walsh got what they needed from the visitors' clubhouse, then headed back upstairs to the press box of the 101-year-old Fenway Park. The elevator decided it didn't want to cooperate....


Deadspin Up All Night: Everywhere We Go
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Shine on, Johnny Manziel....

How Jadeveon Clowney Got Nicknamed "Doo-Doo," And Is Not Sidd Finch
Via Tom Keegan of the Lawrence Journal-World, we get the best detail of Jadeveon Clowney's life yet: He was nicknamed "Doo-Doo" as a child for taking a shit in a swimming pool. It's humanizing, funny, and another reminder that Clowney is not Sidd Finch....

Deadspin Up All Night: Don't Block My Shine
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Do something fun tonight....

Tim Tebow Now Right-Handed, Back With Broncos, Posits Indian League
There are many, many things wrong with this terribly edited picture of a right-handed Tim Tebow in a Broncos uniform being used as an advertisement for the Elite Football League of India. But it's funny!...

11-Year-Old American Soccer Prodigy Joins Real Madrid
Rejoice, America, for we finally have our soccer savior. He's 11. His name is Joshua....

Deadspin Up All Night: I Am Your Armor
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. The weekend crew will take excellent care of you; you're worth the fuss....

Alabama Fan's Dumb Tattoo Has Terrible Typo
Roll Tide. Roll. Motherfucking. Tide....

How (And Why) To Defend A-Rod: A Live Chat With Sports Law Experts
Any day/hour/minute now we'll find out just how long Alex Rodriguez and his smaller-antlered ilk will be on Bud Selig's wall. While we wait, we've assembled a group of sports law experts to mount a defense of A-Rod, explain the potential outcomes based on the various modes of punishment available, a...

Bear Steals Dumpster From Restaurant Twice In 24 Hours
This is by far the most determined bear I have ever seen. This is perhaps the best bear I have ever seen....

Eagles Excuse Riley Cooper From Team Activities To Seek Counseling
That's the announcement that just went out a little while ago on the team's official Twitter account:...