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Sporty Spice Upset By Lack Of Spice Girls On Leaked Olympic Playlist
Mel C, more commonly known to those of us who grew up in the 90s as "Sporty Spice," is upset by designer Danny Boyle's decision to exclude the Spice Girls from his Olympic opening ceremony playlist. Since the rumored playlist has not yet been confirmed, Sporty hopes it might not be quite right. She...
Adidas Is Having A Supremely Awkward Olympic Season
Yesterday, Adidas gave into to public pressure and shelved its proposed JS Roundhouse Mid, a new sneaker with an accompanying plastic shackle. Adidas is a flagship sponsor for the 2012 Olympics in London—they're even making Team Great Britain's uniforms—and they didn't want to spark an uproar....
Olympics Field Guide: Holley Mangold, Nick Mangold's Window-Busting Superhuman Sister
Name: Holley Mangold...
Olympics Field Guide: Chris Hoy, The Incredible Hulk Of Track Cycling
Name: Chris Hoy...
Olympics Field Guide: Phillips Idowu, The Dennis Rodman Of The Triple Jump
Name: Phillips Idowu...
Olympics Field Guide: Nick D'Arcy And Kenrick Monk, Idiot Gun-Toting Aussie Swimmers
Names: Nick D'Arcy and Kenrick Monk...
Summer Is The Goddamn Worst
May has started, which means that we're quickly running out of May and I don't want May to end because that means summer is here and OH FUCK GOD PLEASE NOT AGAIN....
The Dark Knight Rises, And So Do Our Trousers: The Grierson & Leitch Summer Movie Preview
Back in 1991, your esteemed Grierson & Leitch, then both 16 years old, sat down with this issue of Entertainment Weekly and planned out our holidays. We did not have Box Office Mojo's release calendar, and the Mattoon, Illinois local newspaper wouldn't tell you what movies were playing at the Cinema...
Just Three More Months Until <em>The Dark Knight Rises</em>, Folks
It always seems like the summer movie season begins earlier every year, but it doesn't, not really. The unofficial beginning in 2012 is May 4, when The Avengers—a movie that's so big, apparently, that it turned massive tentpole films like Iron Man 2 and Thor into, essentially, prequels—opens wide, f...
Eric Bledsoe Can Fly
Here's a final look at last night's Goodman-Melo game—we posted highlights earlier today—from photographer Colin A.J. Murphy for Voice Media. You can see the full photo here....
The Very Best Basketball Game You Will See For A Long Time
With no Summer League, a handful of NBA players have taken to regional pro-ams. The two biggest, out of DC and Los Angeles, have scheduled an all-star game of sorts, and today the rosters were announced. As reported by Pro Basketball Talk,...
Why You Should Never Trust College Hoops Recruiting Rumors
They're all made up! At least the ones on SummerHoopScoop, which suckered in a good number of people with plausible prep and recruiting news over the past few months. "Jonathon Paige" was quickly becoming, if not a major player, a name that kept popping up on message boards in connections with rumor...
Former Oregon State Pitcher Was Paralyzed After Spinal Injury, But Can Now Stand
In 2006, 20-year-old Oregon State University pitcher Rob Summers suffered a spinal injury which left him unable to use his legs after a still-unsolved hit-and-run case. Five long years later, he's been dubbed "Superman." Once paralyzed, Summers can now stand and has regained "some purposeful moveme...
Summermodo: A Whole New Way To Grill
The Automatic Chef motorized grill is where space-age and stone-age grilling techniques meet. An adjustable battery-powered arm slowly rotates a 22" grate over your roaring open flame, cooking everything to perfection. Check out Summermodo for more awesome high-temp gear....
Summermodo: See What You Can See In the Sea
This Sanyo VPC-CA102YL waterproof HD camcorder is head and shoulders (or head and snorkel) above the rest. With a full HD Xacti, 12x double-range zoom and 2.7-inch LCD screen, it's safe to use in up to 10 feet of water! Summermodo 2010 is packed with tons more underwater gadgetry....
Summermodo: Best Gear For Bike Geeks
Studies show biking aficionados of a certain age do well in the romance department. If your bike was tricked out with this LiveRider kit that turns your iPhone into a wireless cycling computer, you'd have to use an app to juggle all of your dates. LiveRider is only one of the cool cycling-related it...
Summermodo: Completely Insane Ways to Manage Summer Shrubbery
Got 22-inch guns? Bothered by summer overgrowth? Are you out of your mind? Then the lawnmower on a stick is the hedge trimming tool for you! Summermodo 2010 has lots of ingenious ways to add excitement to your sweltering summer afternoon....
Summermodo: Meeting Your Melon-Related Needs Since 2010
How often has your enjoyment of a thirst-quenching melon en plein air been thwarted by inconvenience? Well, this watermelon cooler on wheels is just one of the ingenious, baffling, and handsome gadgets featured on Summermodo 2010....
Summermodo 2.0 Is Here! Want to Upgrade Your Summer?
Need to get A.F.K. and into the sun? Well, here's your chance. Tell us why your summer desperately needs an upgrade and you could be one of 5 lucky winners to travel to the Summermodo House in the Hamptons, where you'll compete for the ultimate in tech upgrades!...
Chicago Has A History Of Stadium Bathroom Stall Sex
John Kass's harrowing tale of Dr. Nemeth and his son—who had their Sox Opening Day ruined by a couple in Windy City heat—prompted one reader to send along his video of a post-coital couple at Wrigley from 2007....