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Lo! Circle your calendars friends, it’s looking like May will mark the first big boxing match of 2009, when Manny Pacquiao takes on the Manchester brawler Ricky Hatton. Bob Aram says it’s a done deal, and when he says it, it hath been written.

It should make for an exciting fight, two good styles, though Hatton had better train for speed, and learn from De la Hoya’s mistakes.

Apparently both of these fighters have grand plans to retire early. Pacquiao wants to finish 2009 and then become president of the Philippines or something (ugh), while Hatton wants to beat Pacquiao and then win a rematch against Mayweather, going out at the top of his game.

The likelihood that either of them will retire when they say? Slim to none. And that would be the best thing we fans would want to see happen.

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It’s not just the vast, deep collection of photography that drew me to the Joseph Bellows Gallery, it was the presentation of this vast, deep collection on their website. Broken into four groups (contemporary, 20th century, 19th century, and Featured) the images are something to behold.

With photographers ranging from Ansel Adams to Thomas Allen, from Eadweard Muybridge to Michael Mulno, it’s easy to get lost in the variety and quality of these images.

Now it’s your turn to enjoy.

The National Fist, aka Manny Pacquiao, turned The Golden Goy into a paper weight with a left hand De La Hoya couldn’t answer, and speed the Mexican warrior couldn’t fathom. By the second round Oscar’s face was red from the Manny’s sharp left-hand lead, and by the fifth The Golden Boy was a purple ghost ready for pac-man to chomp.

De La Hoya’s trainer encouraged Oscar to stop fighting in between rounds eight and nine, to which Oscar gave a simple, sorrowful reply: “Si.”

Looking forward to seeing the Pretty Boy come out of hiding I mean retirement to face off against The National Fist (see post title). It makes you wonder, if Oscar went 12 rounds easily against Mayweather, and Pacquiao made Oscar look this slow, what would happen if he stepped into the ring with Manny?

Oh, a matchup with Ricky Hatton is possible for Manny as well, at 140, and I think that would be a good match (though as much as I like “Walking in a Hatton Wonderland,” he is no match for Manny).

2009 is looking bright.

p.s. I love when the oddsmakers get it wrong, as I knew they had. De La Hoya as a 2:1 favorite? Come on guys, you should know better than that.

Note, the URL on the poster is not valid. I don’t know if there’s irony in that? Probably.

If you’re a horny inmate, I think the answer is yes. Boy George was found guilty of falsely imprisoning a male escort in his flat. Apparently he handcuffed the poor innocent creature to his wall and beat him with a whip for not sleeping with him. Sentencing as yet to be determined.

Good Luck in Prison, Boy George.

A high fantasy series on HBO?

Well well well. I’m a couple weeks behind on this one, but HBO has ordered a pilot for a new series based on the epic high fantasy series called A Song of Ice and Fire, by author George R. R. Martin (who has committed to writing at least one episode per season).

The first season will span the length of the first book, A Game of Thrones. Each season thereafter will also span another book (it is a seven books series, four of them already writ, book five on the way).

But don’t get bogged down in the details, just get ready for some violence, romance, dragons, direwolves, sex, wights, knights, dwarves, bastards, tragedies, victories, kings and sellswords…..all on HBO!!

Move over, Xena. Step aside, Conan.

Okay okay, I have to go now, I’m 600 pages into book three (A Storm of Swords) and smiling at the prospect of seeing some of fantasy’s most interesting, flawed characters coming to my living room soon.

I missed this one over the summer, but still wanted to share it, since it’s pretty marvelous.

WindFire Cursor.
By WindFire Designs.

In case you missed this . . .

For a making-of, check out their Flickr set.

Surfer Kerby Brown dropped in on a 41′ monster wave about 9 miles off the western coast of Australia. A wave that got him a nomination in the Oakley Surfing Life Big Wave Awards.

A wave that nearly killed him.

“Usually the wave never steps out or goes evil like that one, but it just went dry – the hardest wave I’ve ever had to surf. I went straight over the lip and did about 10 backflips. It felt like I ripped my arm out of its socket, my leggie snapped and then I felt like I was the deepest I’d ever been.”

Some things don’t need words. Thanks Nic.

I don’t know whether to laugh or cry at this. All I know is that when I was twelve years old, I didn’t know the difference between a democrat or a republican or a communist for that matter. These children know about McCain and Obama’s tax plans apparently. Maybe they could get us out of this economic crisis?

Thanks for this, Vince.

Ron Clark Academy “You Can Vote However You Like“

This would be the type of motorcycle I would drive. Oh, and I would also be a multi-millionaire in this alternate version of reality. It’s undeniable how beautiful these Confederate Machines are, however, so enjoy (if you haven’t seen them before).

This is too awesome not to post. The two presidential nominees go toe-to-toe roasting one another at a recent dinner. This is the best debate we never saw.

MCCAIN: “Maverick I can do, but Messiah is above my pay grade.”

 

OBAMA: “‘Barack’ is actually Swahili for ‘That One’.”

Thank you David for bringing these to my attention. No-one ever told me this, but apparently BMW has been commissioning artists since the 70’s to give their classic models custom paint jobs. Looks like they’ve trailed off as of late, but this is definitely worth checking out.

What i think is most intriguing is how the cars, if you lay them out in a timeline, are a great reflection of the state of art/design over the years (the 90’s specifically stick out as particularly terrible). After 1982, I’d say these cars started to look worse and worse. Look for yourself.

Here are my six favorite, of the 15 they have done so far (they also happen to be the first six) . . .

1975

 

1976

 

1977

 

1979

 

1982

 

1986

First-time feature director of the film Bolt, Chris Williams, has also completed a short-film called Glago’s Guest which apparently will screen before Bolt. I have to say that this one looks much more appealing than John Travolta as a talking dog.

Here is a :40 clip online, which looks strange, sparse, stark and super cool.

I find the idea of children singing a song about Obama in the spirit of Sunday School songs about God extremely disturbing. I wonder if Obama finds it slightly creepy as well?

A random fact: The Fall of a Nation, a 1916 film directed by Thomas F. Dixon, Jr., was cinema’s first sequel ever. It was a follow up to the film, conversely titled The Birth of a Nation. Both of these films unfortunately glorify the KKK, despite the notariety of being such landmarks in cinematic history.

Deshawn Jackson outdid himself last night.

I’m not one to throw stones, but this is too unsettling to let fly under the radar. For those in the industry of design and film, namely film titles, you’ll know that Digital Kitchen (a place I once worked) has racked up more Emmy’s than most can boast to have. Six Feet Under, Dexter, Ghost Whisperer (that’s another story entirely), and so on.

And now Digital Kitchen has been solicited by Alan Ball to create the titles for his latest television series, True Blood, due this fall on HBO.

Which is fine, I wish them the best. But when the best their creative director can do is come up with a thin concept which relies largely on the imagery and compositions already put out by a documentary, “Searching for the Wrong Eyed Jesus,” I have to raise my hand in protest. Have a look at the following image comparisons, then watch the two respective clips, and decide for yourself.

The ole’ abandoned vehicle in the woods trick. I get it.

At least they chose baptists instead of evangelicals.

Props for using the Friday Night Lights art direction (red key, string lights in background.)

UPDATE. This one is actually ripped from a Chris Cunningham video. Undercranked nude contortionists tightly cropped. Wow.

I don’t know how this is even remotely permissible. Is it that hard to come up with your own idea?

 

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View Copy.

Nike has finally found a name for their product not directly targeted for on-the-field activity. But Nike Sportswear is something more, it rises above the Nike Town, Sportsmart classification, and is the limited, higher end niche they’ve carved from their established stock-and-trade. Whether reissues or new releases, the collection is looking pretty sharp.

And if you’re interested in spending over $200 for your hoodie, I highly recommend finding the Loopwheeler collection of tops. There’s a nice video giving you a glimpse into the Loopwheeler Factory, further proof that you still need thread and a loom to make a sweatshirt.

When you’re a Jet…

I was 14 years old when Brett Favre took over for the injured, and mediocre Don Majkowski. Now I’m 30, and for the first time in my adult life I get to see a new, young quarterback take over for an uninjured, hall-of-fame quarterback.

Here’s to hoping the Packers didn’t just do something really, really stupid.

Sigh . . . . . . . . .

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1995

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Virgin Galactic is getting ready for its maiden voyage with its mothership, the White Knight 2. The flight will last about 2 and a half hours, and spend about 5 minutes in space. The tickets are going for $200,000 a pop, and I don’t think you’ll have to pay a surcharge for checking luggage.

If you get a ticket, look forward to sharing your seats with Sigourney Weaver, Bryan Singer, Moby, Stephen Hawking, Paris Hilton, Philippe Starck, and Dave Navarro, amongst others.