Christian Bale look-a-like Homer Bailey tossed the first Reds no-no since 1988 to defeat the Pirates. As we’ve said before, 2012 is the year of the pitcher. It’s the 7th no-hitter of the 2012 season, tied for the 2nd most in an MLB season. The last season 7 no-hitters were thrown was 1991.
It’s amazing to think that when you get outside all the light pollution of New York City (or which ever metro area you live in) there is an absurd blanket of stars overhead. You haven’t lived until you’ve been to the darkest place in America, way far away from the bright lights of Any City, USA and looked up.
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It took nine years and some 35 court battles to build the billion-dollar stadium but finally Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York will officially open on September 28 with the first of eight sold-out concerts by Jay-Z. Although the Nets won’t play their first home game against the Knicks until November 1st we can now take a first look at the arena.
Tilt-shifting is the process of manipulating a photograph so that a life-sized location or subject looks like a miniature-scale model. What better way to launch our new Stadium Tilt-Shift series than with a mecca of baseball, Yankee Stadium? Sure, Fenway or Wrigley may have been logical choices too but check back in the next few weeks because they are on the ole’ to-do list.
Each year The Royal Observatory Greenwich holds the Astronomy Photographer of the Year awards. This free exhibition showcases some incredible images of the sky, ranging from within our solar system to far into deep space. The 2012 awards features the transit of Venus, comets, nebulae, aurorae and more which can be found in on display at the Royal Observatory. This year’s winning entries have come from all around the world in another record-breaking year, with more images entered than ever before. If you can’t afford to plan a visit to the Royal Observatory and check out the winning photographs below.
Oktoberfest kicked off on September 22nd and an estimated 80 million beers are expected to be downed over the course of the 16-day festival that wraps up October 7th. Considered to be the world’s largest fair, nearly 6 million people from all over the world attend the festival. The events are held on a 75 acre fairground called the “Wiesn” that can accommodate hundreds of thousands of people at a time. On Saturday, Munich’s mayor tapped the first keg to kick off the 16-day Oktoberfest, known for its oompah music and traditional costumes. With only two blows of his hammer and a cry of “O’zapft is” — “It’s Tapped” — Mayor Christian Ude inserted the tap into the first keg, opening the 179th Oktoberfest to the cheering of thousands who were waiting to be served their first beer. Only beer brewed within the city limits of Munich, and conforming to strict specifications, is allowed to be sold at the Oktoberfest. The special brand of Oktoberfest Beer is a registered trademark. Although heavy rains soaked the fairground revelers didn’t seem to mind. If you can’t make it out to this year’s festival we’ve got you covered. Here are photos from the more »
With Formula One’s 2011 champion David Coulthard behind the wheel of the 1000 horse power RB7 Red Bull Racing completed their tour of New Jersey and New York City. It all started at Liberty State Park offering spectacular views of the New York City skyline and the Statue of Liberty. Then the RB7 moved to West New York and Weehawken, New Jersey which will be home of the much anticipated Grand Prix of America Formula 1 race in June 2013. It must have been quite a sight to see a F-1 car ripping down the local street at nearly 200 mph. To wrap things up Coulthard flew through the Lincoln Tunnel at over 200 mph into New York City. Save the date, the Grand Prix of American is coming June 2013 to Weehawken and West New York, NJ and it will be an event that New Jersey and New York City never forget. If you’re looking for information on the event check out Everything You Need To Know About Grand Prix of America coming to New Jersey in June 2013.
Let’s take a vacation for your brain to the Morning Glory Rainbow Pool in Yellowstone National Park.
In Turkmenistan, a nation that borders Iran and Afghanistan, there us an amazing geological wonder the locals call “The Door to Hell.” More than 40 years ago geologists were drilling for gas, dug too deep and the ground caved in. They didn’t dare go into the hole to retrieve their equipment because of the poisonous methane gas so instead they decided to set fire to the hole and it hasn’t gone out since. View Larger Map
Winslow Homer is considered one of the foremost painters in 19th century America and a preeminent figure in American art. In 1883, Homer moved to Prouts Neck, Maine and lived at his family’s estate in the remodeled carriage house just seventy-five feet from the ocean. The rustic marine themes inspired his art and is one of the most impressive, manly estates we’ve seen.
In December of 2006 the Guinness Book of World Records recognized the swimming pool at the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Algarrobo, Chile as the largest swimming pool by area. The pool is 1,013 meters (3,324 ft) in length with a total area of 8 hectares (19.77 acres) and holds a staggering 250 million liters (66 million gallons) of water. This is the equivalent to about 6,000 8-meter long pools.
This high quality aerial photo was taken by NOAA’s Cessna Citation Jet on Sept. 23, 2001 from an altitude of 3,300 feet using a Leica/LH systems RC30 camera.
If you’re looking for an adventurous hike this could be the one for you. Lewis Mine in Telluride, Colorado is above Bridal Veil Falls in the Bridal Veil basin. The Lewis Mill was built in 1907 and is said to be one of the most intact examples of historic mining sites in Colorado. Since it is so remote and only accessible by foot (4 miles from the trailhead), most everything has been left alone up there. It is on the National Register of Historic Places. In 2001, the mill was restored by a State Historical Fund grant and the materials used were flown to the site by helicopter. The elevation at the mine is 12,448 feet above sea level.
On the eve of the 11th anniversary of the September 11 attacks on New York’s World Trade Center we take a look at photos shot by American Frank Culbertson who was aboard the International Space Station. As the ISS orbited the earth, it passed over New York City and captured the smoke trail from the smoldering rubble.
The Orda Cave, located near Orda village in Russia, is the largest underwater gypsum crystal cave in the world. The water in the cave is very cold, near 32° and is crystal clear which allows for some impressive photo opportunities. Famous underwater photographer, journalist and dive-instructor Victor Lyagushkin led a team of cave divers and took the stunning images of the cave you see below.
Some of the following imagery is pretty shocking but we made the decision to include these images in the photo set because it is the sad and shocking part of history. The term “Never Forget” has become semi cliche over the last decade but September 11, 2001 is a date that we must never lose sight of. September 11th was one of those days that everyone who was old enough to experience it will never forget. 9/11 also happened in a time of transitioning media. There was no Youtube, Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. It was one of the last major world events before the rise of citizen journalism.
The week leading up the the September 11th attacks on the United States was just like any other week. While most people will never forget where they were on that day, it can be difficult to recall what else was happening in the days just before. I was entering my senior year at Randolph High School but I don’t really recall the events taking place around the world during the week of September 3 to September 10, 2001. Some of the photos are directly related to the upcoming attacks, or the fallout that resulted, many have nothing at all to do with the attacks, but simply show glimpses of what was happening at that time. Gathered here is a time capsule of images taken during the week before everything changed.
Windows Phone + The Roosevelts said sayonara to summer by taking in one last night at the ballpark. We kicked back in the Delta Club Suite with a few cold brews and enjoyed the last few days of NYC heat as the Mets took on the Atlanta Braves. Thanks to our friends KFC and Brendan (BarstoolSports NYC), Z (CollegeHumor), Charlie (Men’s Fitness), Rob (BustedCoverage), Joseph (Radar), Aimee (BleacherReport) Javier (MKTG), and Chris (KineticSocial) who joined us. A massive rain storm rolled through during the 6th inning so we got to head inside for an extended open bar during the delay. After the game started back up Jason Heyward hit a foul ball into our box and it was scooped up by Javier.
It’s the show we’ve been waiting for since June, Imagine Dragons‘ long anticipated return to New York City. The guys released their debut album Night Visions on September 4th and now sit atop the iTunes chart with the #1 album in the U.S. We’ve been raving about Imagine Dragons for months and although the bros from Vegas are blowing up in a huge way their record label Interscope Records hasn’t forgot about lil’ ole RSVLTS.com. Tonight they hooked us up with free tickets and a photo pass that we put to good use.
You’re about to meet a group of the most badass athletes in the world. Professional cliff divers hurl themselves off of 80 foot cliffs, do a few tricks on the way down and land with little to no splash. That’s if the dive goes right. Unlike the Olympics where a belly flop might knock the wind out of you there is no margin for error in professional cliff diving. One slipup and your is big big trouble. Just take a look at this girl who failed, and that was only like 50 feet. Below you’ll see 22 high quality photos from the Red Bull Cliff Diving Championships that is taking place September 7-8 in one of my favorite places in the world, Pembrokeshire, South Wales just outside of a really interesting town named St. David. Word to the wise, do not try this at home.
Project Gemini (1962-1966) was the second human spaceflight program of NASA and is where most of the learning and engineering was perfected before the United States headed to the Moon. The Gemini program is absolutely fascinating and is often overshadowed by Mercury (because it was first) and Apollo (because, you know, moon.) Here are some beautiful and fascinating photos from Project Gemini featuring many of the men who would one day go to the Moon.
On April 27th 2012 the six man crew of Expedition 31 began their 62 day trip aboard the International Space Station (ISS). While in space the crew experimented with long exposure photography and the results are mesmerizing.
To the naked eye Vitry-sur-Seine is just another suburb of Paris. But the town of 86,000 has a little known secret. It is home to over 100 of the top street artists in the world. London was in the news this summer for putting a strict ban on this form of art but Vitry-sur-Seine actually ENCOURAGES their creative spirit allowing the artists to use the city as a canvas and bringing them in as faculty to teach workshops in the public schools. Embracing art like a boss. Well done Vitry-sur-Seine.
TBWA Italy, a Milanese ad agency, used 6,500 CDs to create pictures of Bob Marley, Elvis Presley, Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, Michael Jackson, James Brown, and Freddie Mercury. It took artists Mirco Pagano, 29, and Moreno De Turco, 25, 200 hours and, in each case, they even used the musicians’ own CDs.
Maintaining residence in Buffalo, New York — the same city in which it was founded in 1920, New Era recently welcomed HypeBeast into their headquarters to witness a glimpse of the interior and creative spaces from which it operates.
Happy Travel Tuesday! Mykonos, Greece is literally one of the most beautiful places on Earth. This is no exaggeration. Just this year U.S. News & World Report said Mykonos is the #2 best vacation destination in the world! The word is out on Mykonos in a big way. Bar Refaeli, Maxim’s #1 most beautiful women of 2012, was spotted frolicking in the turquoise waters this week so if you’re in the mood for world class nightlife mixed with the treasure of natural beauty and rich history you’re in luck! Let’s take a visual tour through the island of Mykonos.
The Sanding Ovations Master Sand Sculpting Competition is currently taking please at a beach behind the Bilmar Beach Resort in Treasure Island, FL. Dan Doubleday and Meredith Corson, two master of the art of sand castling, recently created an impressive sculpture of the White House made from 40 tons of sand. The White House includes a clever touch. “We left the front door open because we don’t know yet who will occupying the house come January,” said Corson. The castle took six days to complete are on on display until September 3. This is, unless Hurricane Issac has anything to say. We are unsure if the castle was able to handle the 90 MPH winds of Hurricane Issac but luckily someone snapped pictures of the brilliant creation before it was presumably wrecked by Mother Nature like the aliens from Independence Day.
On July 20, 1969, three human beings – Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin E. “Buzz” Aldrin Jr. - with the help of many thousands of others – left our planet on a successful journey to our Moon, setting foot on another world for the first time. The entire trip lasted only 8 days, the time spent on the surface was less than one day, the entire time spent walking on the moon, a mere 2 1/2 hours – but they were surely historic hours. Scientific experiments were deployed (at least one still in use today), samples were collected, and photographs were taken to document the entire journey. Collected here are 40 images from that journey four decades ago, when, in the words of astronaut Buzz Aldrin: “In this one moment, the world came together in peace for all mankind”. (40 photos total)
It’s been a wild week for Roger Clemens. In less than 7 days 50-year-old Clemens signed with the Sugarland Skeeters of the independent Atlantic League, warmed up by playing in a over-50 year old softball game in Houston, joined the team, signed a few autographs & kissed some babies and tonight it culminated with his first professional start since September 2007. The Rocket says his weekend start in the minors shouldn’t be viewed as a prelude to a big-league comeback but it’s good to see him back on the mound. As we did with his old friend Andy Pettitte, here is a look an insiders looks at The Rocket’s comeback to baseball.
A brilliant composer is only as good as the studio he works in and Hans Zimmer has built a custom lair that is almost as incredible as his work for The Dark Knight, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Lion King, Gladiator, Sherlock Holmes, and many more. Custom everything. Dark and somewhat ominous. A perfect setting to get the creative juices flowing and produce music that has been inspiring the world for decades.
Photographer Aaron Durand used his brilliant photography skills to shoot these spectacular photos of trains with streaking lights. Taking photographs with a slow shutter-speed, these amazing images show the streaks of light that emanate from the lights of trains and their carriages.
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