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It's getting to the point where cycling should just allow doping... the sport is absolutely killing itself with the non-stop allegations and poor publicity. Now, one of the few remaining bright spots left on the tour is withdrawing due to rumous linking him to "Operacion Puerto", the huge drug sting about a year ago. - Thanks to Hendrix for the link

Enjoy the Kevin Kolb era - Thanks to E-A-G-L-E-S for the link

Update: Dom sent in this complimentary compilation...

Elliott (Don't call me Tupac) Smith has a new album coming out. It includes unreleased tracks from 94-97 and is apparently pretty damn good.

On a side note, is there a good place to keep track of new music coming out? I tend to miss a lot of stuff like this. Ideally it'd be like "Here's the 50 bands/artists I want to keep track of and any similar stuff as well."

-hendrix

I read The Onion's AVClub, Pitchfork, Stylus, and sometimes Metacritic (rottentomatoes for music). Also, if you "friend" your favorite bands in myspace, they usually keep you updated. It's not just so Dave can mack on 19 years olds. -jm

Since there are quite a few Dailytimesuckers in the Boston area, this should be of interest. Inside Edition did a bit of a sting operation on "fine eateries" around Boston and their rat problems. - JT

The Little 500 at IU.

Some definite parallels here, and lots of good "Breaking Away "references.

All from rcr, including the blasphemous title that would've never been accepted at bhendrix...

From miolla: Easily the worst you tube post ever. I just want to know what the hole in the background is for?

Referees in the NBA are racist according to a paper by Justin Wolfers, an assistant professor of business and public policy at the Wharton School, and Joseph Price, a Cornell graduate student in economics. They found that "white referees called fouls at a greater rate against black players than against white players."

Steven Levitt of Freakonomics fame chimes in here to say that the study appears to be well done, and here to point out that the practical implications of the study appear to be pretty small (LeBron James would have been called for only 11 or 12 more fouls over the course of a season if all his refs had been white).

The study's data set isn't very robust since they did not know which ref called which foul, only the racial mix of the referees and the total number of fouls called on each player each game and his race. The NBA's defense is covered here. -decker

From Rollins: One of the main bloggers for Autoblog struck and killed a pedestrian while testing a Mustang Cobra.

And at the Gumball 3000 rally in Macedonia, a competitor killed a man in a collision with another car, then fled the scene trying to make a run for the border.

It actually took 3 days, by this autistic savant named Stephen Wiltshire, after he flew around the city once in a helicopter. His nickname is the Living Camera, and the reason why will become apparent when you watch the video. This one is filed under Art, and not just because it's the default subject matter. -decker

Found this 80s car ad for the Pontiac Fiero while poking around on Autoblog... my only complaint is that the driver is not David Hasselhoff. - JT

Brady Quinn at his finest... enjoy your new quarterback, Cleveland. - JT

all miolla: Stolen from Perez Hilton. Not a good enough angle but exciting nonetheless.

After taking in Spiderman 3 this past weekend, I thought I'd share at least one way I could have better spent the 2.5+ hours.

Step 1: Put both of your thumbs right next to each of your eyeballs, nails pointing toward the back of your head.

Step 2: Push really, really hard until you hear two distinct popping/sucking noises. You probably won't be able to see, but that's for the best.

Step 3: Go to the emergency room and see if they can put your eyes back in your skull. I don't think this will take more than a couple hours, depending on drive time, etc.

Step 4: Light some money on fire.

That's pretty much it.

And if you actually saw and enjoyed/liked/did not loathe Spiderman 3, please let me know. That way I can completely discount any future opinion you may offer on anything more complicated than whether or not you are in fact wearing pants. - hendrix

From miolla, who filed it under "health": This has been making the rounds on the interweb. Great video of the Hoff totally drunk out of his mind eating a Wendy's double cheeseburger on the floor talking to his kid who is working the camera. Somewhat depressing to watch but definitely entertaining.

Three women believed that this guy named Brian Jackson was Jerame Tuman, Brian St. Pierre, and Ben Roethlisberger. And he conned them into free meals and rent money. I can't say that I have a terrible amount of sympathy for them, although this guy is clearly a DB, and I don't mean defensive back. -decker

Feds arrested six Islamic militants in New Jersey who were plotting to attack Fort Dix military base (I will now pause so Bean can stop giggling at "Dix"). I feel like this plot wouldn't have gone very well, since they were going to attack a military base where many are armed. But I have no idea what type of military base Fort Dix is. The military base I worked at right out of college has a lot of civilian workers and at that time (pre-9/11) wasn't heavily guarded - I literally had to speak to no one to get to my desk. Looking briefly at its website it seems that Fort Dix may have been better prepared for an attack. Glad there wasn't one though. -decker

Dust of those old buggies! This is something that I meant to post a while ago, but Brick was kind enough to submit the link and remind me. Someone contact Jay Simmons and tell him to start eating only lettuce for the next 6 mos... he's got some driving to do.

From Peter King's MMQB column:

"The Devil Rays' payroll for six months for 24 major-league players: $24,124,200. The Yankees' payment and luxury-tax fee to employ Roger Clemens for four months: $25,900,000."

I'd like to hear some comments on why MLB doesn't need to have a salary cap of some kind... - JT

Xtreme baseball has reared its ugly, little head. The video is a must, if for anything, the tremendous voice over work. I'm assuming that if this becomes popular in europe, b-flavored hendrix will love it. Stolen from deadspin. -jm

Photoshopping porn pictures to look like something innocent. - From "Tuck yer junk and thrust yo hips"

Rebuilt New Orleans levees still suck. - from Hendrix

Here's a little dugout lovin to spice up your Thursday morning. Thanks to Leon for the link.

California customers are turning their backs on solar as utilities try and charge HIGHER rates during peak hours.

I'm not sure if this is because they're worried about their lost profits, or legislators are just stupid. I can see how having solar power could cause you to consume more electricity (as it's essentially free), but considering that the market here is tree hugging granola eating hippies or penny pinching tightasses, I doubt that would really happen. - from Polega

Kudos on the formatting... - JT

The new standard in phallic architecture has been given the go-ahead by Chicago.

Major television networks see a fairly significant decline in viewers. This is obviously due to Tivo and DVRs, but there are all sorts of other crazy excuses in the article including Daylight Savings Time, which seems to be the scapegoat for everything these days.

Interestingly enough, Neilsen is tracking homes with DVRs, but they only count the "viewing" if it is within 24 hours of the original air time of the episode.

Law firm for Pacman Jones has graciously put together this laundry list of player incidents from 2000 on. This might actually make a nice case for Mr Jones. Stolen from deadspin - jm

Here is 10 minutes of crazy gymnastics for your Friday morning. I used to see Art and Dave doing this type of thing after foosball games... - JT

Peter Griffin does Street Fighter. - submitted by Giggity

Kid keeping you up at night? There are some choices out there for you:

Zaky Infant Pillow are shaped like hands and supposedly tricks your baby into thinking you're holding him or her.

The Reverse Alarm Clock created by a Carnegie Mellon professor for kids to let them know when to stay in bed.

This story has been brought to you by the letters B and S. - decker

Extreme Biking... there are various versions on this theme around the internet, but this one has held my attention for a while today. - JT

From the Cycling Desk of DTS "Sports:" Landis says US Doping agency wanted him to rat out Armstrong. I've only been following the case tangentially, but Floyd seems to be going to insane lengths to defend himself for someone who's theoretically so guilty.

Even if you don't like basketball or the NBA, you must appreciate Baron Davis's dunk on AK-47. Apparently BD's own nips got hard.

Don't drop the cheer stick.

This was a featured image in Newsweek last week. Classic.


BTH is the current holder of the "Most Obscure Reference" Championship belt. Well done, sir. -jm

I saw part of this ad campaign on TV last night, and was given a cold reminder that I live in Texas. - from Boot

Youtube clip of disco dancing. By disco dancing I mean indian people disco dancing. God bless Youtube. - from Will

Add up the bubbles to make multiples of 10. A little tough in the upper levels with a laptop nub or trackpad. - from Hendrix

From miolla: Dee Synder got sucker punched sometime back in the 80's then he proceeds to beat the sh!t out of the loser who made the first move. Just looks way too funny with the pink pants and the huge hair.

Two new excellent posts on The Second Best Page in the Universe...

1. The Official Website for the Titanic Truth Movement

2. 9 Things I Learned About the World According to Anonymous Stock Photo Models

It is becoming apparent that hipsterism may be working its way into the sciences, espeically climate science. This report from the US Senate illustrates the case of some scientists who like global warming, but only before it sold out.

Filed under DBaggery. JT, can we get a science category? -jm

Damn. This tiny portion of racism is brought to you by the letters R, E, O, and N. -jm

Now, before anyone get's their panties in a knot, I have no knowledge of Chef Perri retiring. However, if he was, this would be an obvious choice, in lieu of the traditional gold watch. That, or it will be the Gratile's wedding present.

Filed under Health - jm

According to a new study, vitamin intake is tied to prostate cancer. Actually, the study suggests that multivitamins do not cause prostate cancer, but possibly spur its growth. -decker

Bears. Apparently an entire neighborhood of Bradbury, CA is menstruating. -jm

Just saw a clip of this on the Daily Show... apparently there is a serious version of this, but I'm a little scared to watch it. - JT

Ok, that fright lasted for 3 min... the real version is hilarious, although you have to "log in" to watch it. In addition, the comments are gold. For instance, "So thats how that dip got in the middle of that ottoman!"

Stem cells cure baldness too. -submitted by Not Bob

Before you is a decent summary of the current state of affairs in American politics.

You'll notice that neither the R or D words are mentioned, nor are the C or L words. As such, I think we too should refrain from such imprisoning labeling. My personal solution would be to get the American middle involved. The parties and media have been hijacked by the extremes on both sides. The normal, rational folks should take our political discourse and consequently, our government back from the nut jobs. -jm

This might be the first Mad TV Skit that I have ever liked.

Gotta say that Starscream is looking pretty rad. - From Dave "All Time Low" Rollins

(that's right, PiKA Intramural Bowling reference) - jm

Carnegie Tech graduate Andy Warhol's painting Green Car Crash (Green Burning Car I) sold for $71.7M. FYI, Any Warhol was gay and over 30.

25 out of 40 countries in a study block some web sites for one reason or another.

I wanted to post this just to point out some of things we take for granted, but then I got to the last paragraph of the article, which included this sentence: "...filtering appeared to occur most widely in countries where Internet penetration is higher."

And sometimes the jokes just write themselves. - All from Bean

Rob: "I'd probably make it be very violent with a lot of nudity. That's what it needs. Harry should say 'f---' a lot. That would spice it up." - from DP

A bizarre twist in the Floyd Landis case.

Can someone remind me why cycling is interesting? Is it the scenery? Or is it the drama and cat fighting between cycling divas? Relunctantly filed under sports. -decker

This clip is the best thing to come out of the NBA this season. - From Derek, the destroyer of websites.

Who do I know in San Francisco? Also, where are some good eats there? I will be going on Tuesday and taking the Redeye back on Friday night.

Much obliged.

Bordick

This would only be better if i could hear jaiman giggling in the background while listening. All naj.

This grab bag of links is brought to you by Derek, Destroyer of Websites and Crusher of Dream

Letterman's top ten reasons why Homer Simpson should be president

NILF (news I'd...) from the Daily Show

Clips from Knocked Up - in theaters soon. They seem to get less funny as you go

From Derek, who tried to make this a poll: Open bars in New York - also available in LA, San Fransico, Chicago, chocolate, and mint flavors
Actually, I had trouble figuring out how to file this one; I settled on "News." I'm surprised we don't have a "drinking" category yet. Also, I like the "No Douchebag Saturdays" theme at 87 Bar. -decker weird. I'm usually good about italics...

If you are like me, you often wonder what a Black (African Canadian?) Jehovah's witness hip hop artist from Toronto might sound like. K-os (not Daily) is here to answer that burning question with a sweet song and video with requisite hot chicks. It's light on rap and heavy on guitar and actual singing.

For those of you who prefer your hip hop old skool, I present to you this affirmation that hip hop is indeed alive from The Teacher. - jm

So, today I received word that my Perkins loan servicer was changing. Why is this dts worthy? Well, my original servicer was ACS, a nice enough little Pittsburgh company that you see on the Parkway West. For some reason, CMU decided to change to this shit. I mean, are we serious? Am I supposed to feel safe doing ecommerce with this site, with all the routing and account numbers they'll get. Do I have a point, or do I just need to liberally apply some spackle? - jm

Conan, Selleck, and Stamos compare belly buttons on Late Night with Conan O'brien... just watch. - JT

It's always entertaining to watch odd people on YouTube, but this odd person actually does a pretty sweet job of turning his keyboard into an electric guitar. Thanks to the Sports Guy for the link.

Fully standalone RBI Baseball applet. I wonder if someone can rig it so I can replay one of my favorite moments in life, beating RJ with a suicide squeeze in extra innings. If this is a repost, please forgive me.

Pre-Post Update (sooo meta): Looks like you can pretty much play any nintendo one you want. - jm

Cosby calls CMU graduates nerds; no one disagrees.

Thanks to Ryan for the link and title. For more Cosby, see this. - decker

Clinton Portis doesn't see the problem with Ron Mexico hosting dog fights
These quotes are PURE GOLD:

"I don't know if he was fighting dogs or not, but it's his property, it's his dog"

"If that's what he wants to do, do it. I think people should mind their business."

When told that dog fighting is a felony, Portis replied, "It can't be too bad of a crime."

Thanks to boot, who filed this under Comedy.

Carson Palmer enjoys a weiner.

Thanks to ryan for the link and title, although he did qualify it with "Except br7 of course."

UK files charges in Death of Former Soviet Spy against Andrei Lugovoi. This is related to this story. The best prediction in the article:

Goldfarb said Lugovoy would never be let out of Russia. "If I were him I would be worried. Someone doesn't want him to talk. I predict he will be killed sooner than later."

That sounds like a good prediction, but difficult to wager on because the timeline isn't precise enough -decker

...and has a new documentary called "Sicko" about the state of health care in the US. He apparently wants government-run, taxpayer-paid health care like France.

My prediction (without having seen it): he'll have some good points about problems with US health care, but will paint a misleading picture of health care in other countries: emphasizing lower costs to patients at the time of care, and ignoring/understating higher taxes, longer waits, and any degradation in doctor/care quality.

His goal is probably to persuade voters to demand socialized health care before he has to spend his fortune on medical expenses stemming from his upcoming 10 heart attacks. Because everyone knows that the real answer to our health care problems is to replace income taxes with "fat taxes," and Moore would be in the top bracket. -decker

Drag the bar on top to move through the current season and see which teams are spending money effectively (in regards to overall record). Although the comparison is a bit oversimplified, it is still an interesting visual gauge to examine. - JT

Asphinctersayswhat?

Pittsburgh Steelers staff member accidentally sent porn to high-level NFL officials, including commissioner Roger Goodell.

First of all, Guitar Hero 3 will be making an appearance on the Wii, which has me very excited. On top of that, please note that My Name Is Jonas by Weezer is included in the track listing, as if they needed to sell me harder. - JT

If you are running into a "SyntaxError" issue with commenting, I am trying to figure it out. Unfortunately, I also have to work / attend meetings, so please be patient. It seems to be random and it also seems to only be affecting certain people. I have an APB out for the apprehension of DP who surely had something to do with this. - JT

Hey, yo... just letting you know Erin and I got engaged this past Monday in NYC. Word.

-j

Congrats to Caldeira - jm

From Boot: David Faustino in court...

In case you don't know who he is (like the rest of america) just read the title of the story. -

From this Holy Website, I linketh unto thee, The Illustrated Bible. This appears to be very well done, in terms of camera work and what not. Further, "The Law" section seems to be the best so far- jm

If anyone in Boston is interested, Pats tickets are going on sale on Ticketschuyster.com at 10am today... I'll be trying to get a couple tix for the Pats v. Steelers game up here in Foxboro. - JT

update.... the actual website is ticketmaster.com, in case you haven't heard of it

Ryan and Rollins both sent this one in. Since somehow Dave's was more long winded, I defer to his entry - jm

So, the father of deceased Cardinals pitcher Josh Hancock is suing everybody in sight over his son's death. Here it is in outline form so that you can appreciate the ridiculousness:

1. People being sued

-The restaurant that served him drinks

-The driver of the tow truck he slammed into
-The driver of the stalled car being assisted by the aforementioned tow truck driver

2. What Josh Hancock was up to when he died

-Driving with nearly double the legal BAC
-Speeding
-Using a cell phone
-Not wearing a seat belt
-Possessing Marijuana

The only thing he wasn't guilty of was being in the NBA or NFL, or of minority status - jm

...with every Southern redneck child pumping a deer/hog/squirrel/cat full of lead. Note the "congrats" at the end of the article.

-submitted by J Nickell

General FYI - ESPN Classic is replaying American Gladiators every weeknight at 7pm... be there or be square. - JT

Joe Rogan debates Lou Dibella on SportsCenter. It's not the most polished debate, and it is a bit repetitive toward the end, but I found it pretty entertaining. -decker

Groups upset over Freedom Tower construction delays. (Video and Sound - jm)

I'm sorry that I've been whoring for deadspin lately, however, I felt the dts community needed to see this. -jm

This story chronicles an incident on Everest where an experienced climber named David Sharp was left to die on the summit ridge. The catch is that many people now believe that he could have been saved. The story is interesting in itself, but it expands into deeper discussions around what commercial climbing ventures are doing to mountain climbing ethics and how this incident is one of an ever increasing amount of other similar incidents.

Also, if you happened to catch Everest: Beyond The Limit this past spring on the Discovery channel, there is a segment where one climber (Max Chara -sp?) is forced to pass by another climber who is nearly frozen and dying on the summit ridge... many people think that this climber was David Sharpe.

If you Google this topic there is a ton of information about this incident and the moral debate between getting "your climbers / paying clients" off of the mountain safely and risking that safety in order to attempt the rescue of another climber in trouble. - JT

A good read, and justification why I am a cautious scuba diver. - from Polega

From Derek: 15 factoids on the man, the myth, and the legend - everyone's favorite non-methlab-running neighbor.

More Derek: Manson's cover of a Timberlake "song", plus an "awesome" messageboard.

From bw: I'm heading up to the Montreal Brewers Festival (Mondial de la Biere) this weekend and stumbled across this cool site called ratebeer.com. They have a awesome calendar of beer related events all over the place. This calendar at beeradvocate.com is also good!

I may be behind the times on this, but check out Street View for Google Maps if you haven't done so already. This is getting a little creepy... - JT

Thesuperficial posted a cover shot of Celine Dion and her son... I'll let their post do the talking from here on out. - JT

Roundup of insane car videos. They've got better footage of the afore-mentioned Ken Block 171 ft. rally car jump as well as several other worth watching. The R/C car over the house just made me laugh for no apparent reason. Stick with the Cherokee video - it gets better. - All from Hendrix

5 movie quotes that must be stopped... While I like most of these movies, I agree with the author. Only obscure lines from movies should be quoted... then they should be continuously repeated until someone punches you. - from Will

Here is 90 seconds of soccer nut-shots... make sure you watch it all the way through because the last two are pretty much the worst nut-shots I have ever seen. - JT