October 2009
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Supreme Court to hear Chicago gun case →
The Supreme Court announced this morning it will hear a challenge to Chicago’s gun restrictions that will determine if local handgun bans are legal. Last year, the high court ruled the 2nd Amendment gave individuals the right to possess firearms and struck down Washington, D.C.’s gun bans. Left open was the question of whether states and local governments are required to do the...
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Blackhawks vs. HC Davos live from Zurich →
Whether you like the Blackhawks or not, check in on this game if you have a few minutes. It’s streaming live with no announcers, and the fans in Zurich are constantly singing like a bunch of soccer hooligans. It’s American vs. European styles of hockey on an international-size rink. Pretty cool to see.
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On 1,000 miles in the saddle
thebikebeat:
When I made the decision to look at bikes back in May, I knew next to nothing about what was out there, seeing as the last one I regularly rode was a mid-1990s GT Vertigo BMX bike, which promptly got hung from the garage ceiling when I turned 16 and got my driver’s license. I knew that I wanted to give cycling a try because running on the treadmill to stay in shape was incredibly...
It only took four tries, but the Blackhawks got...
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“I hope they show ‘I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell’ in hell”
– Michael Phillips, on what “might be the most hypocritical feature in the history of film as well as the history of hypocrisy,” which he gave no stars
Crack kills. Smoking kills. Obesity kills.
jayparkinsonmd:
If obesity is linked so closely to so many of the top 10 diseases that kill Americans, why don’t we have PSAs saying:
Obesity Kills.
Why aren’t we, as a culture, condemning obesity just as we condemn crack and smoking?
I know what the critics will say…you are a skinny, healthy dude…you have no idea what it’s like to be obese. You have no idea what it’s like to be...
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Skate Baghdad! →
The link above will take you to my story about a group of soldiers who built a skate park on their base in Baghdad if you’re browsing Tumblr via a mobile device. If you’re not on a mobile device, go grab yours and visit CellStories.net today to read it.
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FMHS (Fuck My High School)
I am so embarrassed to be from Naperville sometimes. Seriously. Especially when stuff like this happens at my alma mater. In fact, when I was in college at Columbia, it became kind of a hobby of mine trying to divert the subject when people would ask where I was from. Because this couldn’t be further from the truth for me and my friends’ families.
Then again, when I was in high...
julie911:
Louis Armstrong - When You’re Smiling
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Beyond the Peloton →
thebikebeat:
In the High-Definition documentary Beyond The Peloton, film makers Joe Finkleman and Booker Sim follow the creation and first racing season of the Cervélo TestTeam. With their all-access passes, they will show you what race footage fails to capture, everything “beyond the peloton.”
I guess I know what I’m doing tonight
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"With Everything?"
ahlexka:
Does it even need to be asked?
“Yes Please, Everything.”
This means one thing, and one thing only.
[fucking] ketchup does not replace the tomato on a fucking hot dog.
Come on, Super Sub. If I’m going to live this close to you, we are going to have to learn to get along. You have been good to me so far, so please don’t let me down again.
This is Chicago, Come on.
Note: I am rarely...
“Anyone who supports local police, firefighters, public libraries, the US Postal...”
– Soup | Anthony De Rosa. Count me in.
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“This picture makes me want to eat a gun.”
– tsexrex does hockey
Don’t do it! You have to wait until the Blackhawks win it while he’s still in office and they let him hoist it over his head.