Tim Hardaway was the first player I remember associated with the phrase “killer crossover”, but Iverson takes the all-time title.
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50 years of Texas football in sparklines.
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I think this genius is impossible to describe,” Pep Guardiola, Barcelona’s manager, said. “That’s why (Messi) is a genius. He has instinct. He loves to live with pressure. He is one of the best ever created.
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(Source: The New York Times)
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Today in Things We Love: The Guardian’s SXSW 2011 Coverage
The Guardian has been doing some of the best, most innovative online journalism out there, and this is one of my favorite things they’ve produced: A page that pulls in all the great SXSW coverage by the Guardian’s reporters on Tumblr into a single, sortable space. Especially nice: Developer Dan Catt’s explanation of how he built this using the Tumblr and Guardian APIs. Definitely worth a look, and worth stealing ideas from. -
I love this idea. I was imagining the other day what it might look like when NFL jerseys took on corporate logos. I pictured Coke for the Atlanta Falcons, for example. These are terrific.
Graphic design student Jimmy Nutini takes NFL teams and re-imagines what their jerseys would look like as sponsor-friendly soccer shirts.
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Very funny spot from Volkswagen. The pint-sized Vader is priceless.
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The less I know about other people’s affairs, the happier I am. I’m not interested in caring about people. I once worked with a guy for three years and never learned his name. Best friend I ever had. We still never talk sometimes.
— Nick Offerman (Ron Swanson - Parks and Recreation)
(Source: thebookofderek)
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First off, a pro is necessarily getting paid to do what he does, and that’s a tough trick these days all on its own. But a pro is also defined by the scope and practice of his operation. A pro has sources. A pro knows how to spot a lie. A pro does the work. A pro gets it right. A pro knows how to hustle the corner, but he also knows his way around a paragraph. A pro does it all, and he does it all well, without vanity or fireworks. A pro doesn’t leave any holes or openings, in his soul most of all. You want to know how to stand out, Andrew? Be a fucking pro.
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Chris Jones, of Esquire, dropping some science on a young writer. (via capitalnewyork)
This so, so crucial, and not just for journalists, but for any job. To be a pro is to be able to do the work, even when it’s not fun, even when you don’t feel like it, and do it well. The highest compliment my old editor would give was “he’s a pro,” and that meant everything.
(via markcoatney)
