Those of you that regularly follow baseball are well aware of Moneyball, the Michael Lewis-penned book that chronicles the financially strapped Oakland A’s rise to prominence in the early ’00s. One of the more remarkable real-life sports stories to emerge since the turn of the millennium, the book follows Oakland GM Billy Beane as he defies conventional wisdom to field a series of competitive teams that took the baseball world by storm. Read the rest of this entry »

Eyes On Destiny

Problems of Brad Pitt: Pretty Lower Ninth Public Housing Pissing People Off? [Gawker]

Department of Defense Buys 2,200 PS3s to Upgrade Supercomputer [Gizmodo]

Mia X Talks Her Hiatus And New Music [HHDX]

Nike Air Max LeBron VII “Christmas” [TSG]

Some Cool Keyboard Tricks That Few People Know About [MakeUseOf]

The History Of Ramen [Maxim] Read the rest of this entry »

Big-name actors have a history of going overseas to Asia to hawk corny products for a quick paycheck. Read the rest of this entry »

Words By Thembi

A Gold Oscar…Not exactly like the statue many actors will receive at tonight’s Academy Awards

An Academy Award doesn’t say as much about the quality of a movie as it does about the coincidences of social climate and content, the reputation of an actor and his/her past performances, and basically what the Academy freaking feels like doing. That said, I try to catch all of the Best Picture nominees every year and 2008 was not a hot year for movies, so it wasn’t all fun and games. I may not bother with the show itself because I’m pretty confident about five basic outcomes:

1. Slumdog Millionaire is cliched the story of a poor boy with dreams chasing a hooker with a heart of gold. However, if you read Oliver Twist while listening to M.I.A. in the background, you could save $10 at the theater because you pretty much already saw this joint. You could practically smell the Mumbai dust and the lack of deodorant through the screen, so I didn’t personally care too much for this film.

Still, everyone loves orphans, South Asian is the new black and a country in recession can’t help but indulge in a bit of “poverty porn,” so most people found it heartwarming and fascinating. Thanks to popular support, Slumdog Millionaire is my bet to win Best Picture and probably Best Director since none of the actors themselves are nominated.

2. Forrest Whitaker’s lazy eye will go head to head with a nip slip for most distracting moment of the night, and my psychic abilities tell me that we can count on Read the rest of this entry »

There’s been a considerable amount of buzz surrounding The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and its chances at winning multiple Oscars this award season. Thanks to a little bit of free time and the influx of DVD screeners flooding the net, I was able to catch the movie from the comfort of my couch. After watching the film, I’ve formed a hypothesis: F. Scott Fitzgerald turns over in his grave every time someone watches The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Read the rest of this entry »