Topics: sports

Skateboard decks for design lovers

So what if you can’t skate, these decks will look killer on your living room wall. Better yet, glue them together and bam, you’ve got yourself a badass coffee table. Even your dinner party guests with clipped-on cell phones will say “rad.” Available online from Science Skateboards.

World’s largest skateboard

This summer, California Skateparks brought The World’s Largest Skateboard to Camp Woodward PA. Hell yeah, campers and staff took the enormous skateboard out for a ride. It appeared safe and fun until California Skateparks owner, Joe Ciaglia decided to take his creation for a solo ride. Watch the video and you’ll see the outcome.  [via likecool]

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The best part about the Lakers being champs

Surprisingly, the best part about the Lakers winning it all isn’t that Adam Morrison has two rings and LeBron still has none. It’s that it allowed Kyle Mooney and Good Neighbor to create a sequel to last year’s Lakers Parade video. This is awkward comedy at its finest.

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Nike Tennis Classics

These kicks encourage me up pick up the old tennis racket and make really loud grunts every time I smack the ball. So fresh and so clean. More pics on High Snobiety.

We are all dumber for having listened to this

I’m a huge fan of anything Ricky Gervais, so much so that I’m not really even sure what I like best anymore – The OG UK Office, Extras, his vulgar standup or podcasts that attempt to discuss serious subjects and end up as mindless drivel. Lucky for me, he’s kept the podcasts with Stephen Merchant and Karl Pilkington going – the latest of which is a guide to the World Cup. Here’s an excerpt, and if you fancy what you hear you can catch it all on Pilkipedia.

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Let’s take a trip back in time

I’m not sure how I missed something this awesome, but my buddy Rob just sent me a link to Andy Gray’s SI Vault Twitter feed. It’s the funniest collection of pro athlete photos I’ve ever seen. This could seriously keep me entertained for hours.

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