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• The Science of Urinal Body Language

  In Entertainment, Originals / 22 April 2013 / 0 comments

  

  Do you remember in elementary school there was always that kid- probably named Stevie or Tommy – that dropped their pants all the way down to their ankles to take a leak at the urinal not realizing this was fairly awkward behavior? Later in life these oddballs began to adapt though they didn’t quite make it all the way, stopping just short of not sticking out. We had a lot of fun with this and got Vincent Harris, M.S., a body language expert and author of the bestselling book “The Productivity Epiphany,” to comment on some of more common yet awkward stances we see and let us know how they might be interpreted. 

• Top Top Fives: Our Favorite Website This Week

  In Originals, Uncategorized / 5 February 2013 / 0 comments

  A single website to search or create ‘best of’ lists of anything is a simple concept we’ve all wondered why it didn’t exist yet. We’ve found one and I’m addicted.

• 20 Things Everyone Thinks About the Food World But Nobody Will Say

  In Food / 8 January 2013 / 0 comments

  

  There is a subtle brilliance to this article that’s not due to being written so well or being so right: it’s the spot on take-down of the current state of food-snobbery (“foodie-ism”) that could have only been written by a hardcore food snob themselves.

• The Dread of Building A Wedding Invite List

  In Originals, Weddings / 2 January 2013 / 0 comments

  

  I used to be mildly offended when I didn’t get invited to a wedding. Never again. I get it. I understand now.

• How to Fine Tune Your Office Wardrobe

  In Lifestyle, Originals, Shoes / 2 October 2012 / 0 comments

  

  Our second article on how to dress for work will focus on what to do after getting the basics down and onto how to fine tune the details. In the movie Crazy, Stupid, Love, Ryan Gosling’s character gives fashion advise to Steve Carrell: “Be better than the Gap,” he tells him. I have no quarrels with the Gap to be honest but I like the speech. Don’t settle, reach further, and be better when you can. 

• 14 Dead Give-aways You Dress Like an Office Amateur

  In Gear, Lifestyle, Originals, Uncategorized / 22 September 2012 / 0 comments

  

  Dressing for the role is a big part of doing the role. People need to take what you say seriously and credibility tends to sink with each mustard stain on your mismatched tie. Just because you can’t judge a book by it’s cover doesn’t mean people won’t try.

• Make July National NASA History Month – Sign The Damn Petition Now!

  In Space / 10 August 2012 / 0 comments

  

  Space, so hot right now. It’s a good time to be a NASA loving geek. We landed Curiosity on Mars and the pictures are starting to flood in. Follow our gallery “How The Weather On Mars Today?” on Facebook as we post the latest pictures as they get released. If hot dogs can get a month long holiday then it’s about time that NASA and space got their own special month too. Make July National NASA History Month: Sign The Petition Now!

• How To NOT Cheat On Your Girlfriend

  In Lifestyle, Originals / 7 August 2012 / 0 comments

  

  I think we’ve all heard the fabled belief that we as humans aren’t meant to be monogamous – that it’s unnatural and goes against our biological instincts. I don’t know if it’s true or not because I’m not a scientist and you probably aren’t either. My point is that even if it is true, the people who say this are still full of crap.

• Successful NYC Restauranteurs at 26 with No Experience? Done.

  In Food, New York City, Originals / 30 July 2012 / 0 comments

  

  Paul Abrahamian and Jon Sherman were both 26 when they decided to open Sticky’s Finger Joint in Manhattan, just north of New York University in Washington Square Park. It’s only been open since April (three months at this writing) and already they’ve been featured on a Bobby Flay’s Food Network hit show 3 Days To Open, (see the episode here) turned down a 7-figure offer for their brand, and have entertained multiple investors interested in their expansion.

• What is the 1992 Dream Team Up to Now?

  In 2012 London Olympics, Basketball, Sports / 18 July 2012 / 0 comments

  

  The Dream Team from the 1992 Olympics is regarded as the best basketball team ever assembled.  The team, which beat it’s opponents by an an average of 44 points that year, was inducted in the basketball Hall of Fame.  One would assume nothing but great success and fortune would follow them. Did it? Let’s find out.

• This Nike LanceStrong Commercial is Still My All-Time Favorite

  In Sports / 17 July 2012 / 0 comments

  

  Did he or didn’t he use steroids. We’ll probably never know but one thing is for certain, this Nike commercial of then 24-year-old Lance Armstrong‘s 1996 press conference announcing he has cancer and will be taking a break from cycling is just as powerful now as it was almost 16 years ago when it came out.

• GQ Says Swedish Girls Are DTF

  In Travel / 17 July 2012 / 1 comment

  

  The July issue of GQ has a travel section on Scandinavia (loosely known as Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Denmark…but you knew that) which includes the spicy little excerpt below written by a Swede who knows a thing or two about a thing or two. 

• 32-Year-Old Man Has a Conversation with His 12-Year-Old Self

  In VIDEO / 6 July 2012 / 1 comment

  

  In 1992, Jeremiah McDonald used a VHS recorder to videotape himself giving a mock interview to his future self.  It’s 20 years later and Jeremiah, now 32, has taken the footage and spliced himself in.  It’s actually better than expected.

• 10 of the Year’s Most Amazing Science Photos

  In Art / 6 July 2012 / 1 comment

  

  We at The Roosevelts troll the internets for stuff so you don’t have to. (as much at least)  This sweet find is brought to you by the Wellcome Image Awards which “celebrates the most informative, striking and technically excellent images acquired by the Wellcome Images picture library. This year’s winners have used techniques ranging from medical photography to scanning electron microscopy encompassing a breadth of topics across medicine and the life sciences.” There are currently no prizes for the alternative caption contest in the comments section though superior efforts may change my mind.

• Somehow, The Miami Heat Are a Profit Losing Organization

  In Basketball, Sports / 6 July 2012 / 1 comment

  

  The Miami Heat have just won the NBA championship.  They have one of the most powerhouse teams ever assembled (feel free to debate this below) that have helped them sell out their second straight season. Oh yea, and they haven’t paid rent on the building. (fancy loopholes of course)  All of this and yet they still expect to have lost money this year.

• 6 Awesome Trippy GIFs to Get Lost In

  In Entertainment, Gif / 4 July 2012 / 1 comment

  

  Here’s something to destroy the next 10 minutes of your life.  Matthew DiVito is a 2008 college grad with a gift for GIFs.  Working under the name mr. div, DiVito spends his free time posting his own creations on his Tumblr page (here) while not working as a freelance graphic designer in Boston. You can check out more of his work on his page as well as this interview on Co.Design.

• What It’s Like to Be a Professional Snitch

  In Lifestyle / 3 July 2012 / 0 comments

  

  In a true-life storyline that seems straight out of an episode of The Wire, a New York Times article tells the story of Alex White, a professional snitch for the Atlanta Police Department. In 2006, Atlanta police kicked down a door of a suspected drug dealer who began to shoot as they entered. Police returned fire, shooting the suspect dead. Several officers were hit though none life-threatening. There was a big problem though…the dead drug dealer was actually a 92-year-old woman with no drugs on her.  While she did have a gun for protection, the bullets that hit the officers were actually from other police.  The intel they received was from a street dealer they had pressed for leads and he pointed out a random home. The cops did what any other dirty cops would have done; called their #1 snitch, Alex White, to pick up some crack to plant on her.  Dave Chappelle has a standup skit about sprinkling crack on a dead people to make it an open-and-shut case. You would have never thought how close to the truth this could be. Balancing the prospect of the police eventually pinning the whole fiasco on him if he complied or more »

• Unemployed? At Least You’re Not a Law Grad

  In Lifestyle / 2 July 2012 / 1 comment

  

  What’s the difference between a regular unemployed college graduate and an unemployed law school grad?  About an additional $100k in debt. A new report by the Wall Street Journal of figures released by the American Bar Association show that only 55% of the 2011 law school class were able to land long-term, full time jobs requiring a law degree.  That description is important given law schools will often inflate their figures by just using employed; ie if you got a job as a TGI Friday’s busboy you were technically employed.

• The New Trailer for Total Recall Looks Legit

  In Movies / 2 July 2012 / 1 comment

  

  Take a look at the trailer for the remake of 1990′s Total Recall.  I’ve got a good feeling about this one. Colin Farrell fills in for Arnold Schwarzenegger (we’ll see), Kate Beckinsale for Sharon Stone (Yes!), and Jessica Biel for Melina. (Yes!!)  No word yet on who places the three boobed midget. By the way, who is the new Arnold Schwarzenegger of today?  I can’t think of anyone closer than Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson or Vin Diesel which is sort of depressing.  Arnold could make corny seem badass in a way these guys consistently fail at.  Who would be able to do Kindergarten Cop?  I’d take Diesel for that one but I feel dirty saying it.

• The NBA Finals for Statisticians

  In Basketball, infographic / 12 June 2012 / 0 comments

  

  Here’s a ridiculous set of graphs from the NY Times on the shooting patterns of NBA championship contenders Miami Heat and Oklahoma City Thunder as well as the individual starting players. Apparently everyone stinks at 3s from the left corner except Shane Battier who’s on fire there and Dwayne Wade who just stinks from the entire arch. See: Where the Heat and the Thunder Hit Their Shots

• Fight Bite Is A Real Injury

  In Originals, Uncategorized / 11 June 2012 / 1 comment

  

  While reading this surprisingly well written piece on fighting I learned there’s an actual term for getting an infection from punching someone in the mouth: fight bite. I can imagine someone hearing this predicament for the first time wondering how often people get punched while yawning. Not me. I’m just ashamed to know there’s an efficient term to describe my $1,200 hospital bill and a one inch scar on my knuckle. This is why blogs exist: so people can tell ridiculous stories for others to laugh at. Trust me when I say that despite my daily urges, I tend to believe that fights should be reserved for neanderthals. Read and learn, Friends.

• Nina Conti’s Brilliant Ventriloquism Routine [Video]

  In VIDEO / 11 June 2012 / 1 comment

  

  Typically speaking, the one thing all ventriloquists tend to have in common is that they’re not funny. Despite this, Jeff Dunham somehow continues to hold the record for most watched broadcast on Comedy Central.  I try not to think about it because it hurts my brain.  There is hope though: one Nina Conti hailing for the UK manages to pull off ventriloquism and quasi-puppetry with a pleasing result.