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Sir Bam Bam
There are 23 large iron lamps affixed to the ceiling. The tints of neon light they throw down into the indoor batting cage, a concrete room tucked deep into the guts of Yankee Stadium, vary according to when they were last smashed out by errant balls and replaced. Under these lights, largely out of ...
Every James Bond First Edition
From The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit. ...
Daniel Negreanu: Card Stud
Daniel Negreanu is a vegetarian, without much interest in food. ''I ate two days ago'' is the kind of thing he says. His disdain for food is a reaction to his mother, who is obsessed with food. Mommy, as he calls her, likes to serve people food, then sit down and smile at them as they eat. When Negr...
Furry's Blues
“By now there must be in the world a million guitar virtuosos; but there are very few real blues players. The reason for this is that the blues–not the form but the blues–demands such dedication. This dedication lies beyond technique; it makes being a blues player something like being a priest. Virt...
Vintage OC And MC Serch Freestyle: Step Into The O Zone
Man, Serch could really bring it. And this is when he helped introduce the world to OC. From the Stretch and Bob WKCR show. ...
Mother of Re-Invention
I've never cared for Madonna’s records or her acting. Watching her in interviews is painful. Even when she was in her prime, I didn’t dig her....
Bring On The Bad Guys
Check out this cool series of pictures by the Toronto-based visual artist, Hieram Weintraub. ...
Sugar Ray Robinson Busts A Move
Sugar Ray and Gene Kelly....
Dream A Little Dream With Joan Didion
Found online: Joan Didion’s famous 1966 piece for the Saturday Evening Post, “Some Dreamers of the Golden Dream.”...
Bob Gruen's Rock n Roll Photography
Rock and fuggin Roll. Pictures by Bob Gruen over at Everyday I Show....
Nothing Says I Love New York Like Tattoos of Lou Gehrig and Patrick Ewing
I saw this dude on my subway ride to work today and asked if I could photograph the artwork on his arms. Every piece was about New York....
Nat Moore's Helicopter Catch
Leave it to Dave Tompkins to give us something surprising like this Grantland piece on Nat Moore, NFL wide receiver and Miami Bass pioneer:...
Cigars: Made By Hand
From the terrific Made By Hand series. ...
Hendrix By Moebius
Dig these pictures of Jimi Hendrix by Moebius over at Ungoliantschilde....
Sin City: Magic, HIV, And A Night At Roxbuy
In 1992 Paul Solotaroff wrote "The Skin Trade," a story for GQ about Roxbury, the famous L.A. nightclub. Looking back, Solotaroff doesn't think much of his story but I wanted to share its conclusion with you because it touches on the nature sports, celebrity and sex:...
The Johnny Cash Museum
Garden & Gun on the Johnny Cash Museum. ...
My Hero: Buster Keaton
Because Buster makes it better. Without fail....
Jack Davis' Uppercut
From The Bristol Board, a favorite spot, here is a page of original artwork by Jack Davis circa 1952....