Here's to the only workweek of the year I don't stick out for not doing any work.

How Cute Are These Boots?

Merry Christmas!

Alan Jackson - "Little Bitty"

The Evolution of the Hipster 2000-2009

Link: The Evolution of the Hipster 2000-2009 | Paste

The Facts About Bottled Water

If you’ve ever wondered what the financial or ecological costs of a bottle of water really are, then check out this great infographic detailing the facts of bottled water. Some of the things are really interesting, like the fact that 40% of all bottled water companies just get their water from tap water. | The Facts About Bottled Water via Neatorama

Sports Illustrated's Top NFL Games of the Decade

Sports Illustrated has a list of the top 10 NFL games of the decade. Superbowl XLIII between the Steelers and Cardinals, the last Superbowl of the decade, grabbed the number one spot.



This one had it all: great players, great plays and so much drama that you thought twice before running to the bathroom. Steelers linebacker James Harrison punctuated his Defensive Player of the Year season by returning an interception 100 yards for a TD to end the first half, and Cardinals wideout Larry Fitzgerald scored twice in the fourth quarter to establish receiving records for catches (30), yards (546) and touchdowns (seven) in a single postseason. His 64-yard catch-and-run with 2:37 to play gave the Cardinals their first lead at 23-20, but Steelers wideout Santonio Holmes stole the MVP award by snaring a 6-yard touchdown pass from Ben Roethlisberger with 35 seconds to play. It is our game of the decade.

-Matt


Link: 2000s Top 10 NFL GamesSI.com

Snowflakes

Vampire Weekend - "Cousins"

I am Tiger Woods

Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland: Teaser Trailer

See also: 10 Things You Didn't Know About Alice in Wonderland | mattmaison

When You Look At Your Cell Phone

New York Magazine's Reasons to Love New York 2009

This may not have been the city’s most lighthearted year, but when it came time to produce our fifth annual “Reasons to Love New York,” we had no difficulty enumerating the countless ways New York earns our undying affection. (The problem, as always, is limiting our list to those that will fit in our pages.) In fact, recessionary gloom aside, New York in 2009 felt looser, freer, more interesting even than it has in recent memory—a little grittier, perhaps, but more resourceful, too.

Link: Reasons to Love New York 2009 | New York Magazine

Perdidos - La Partida Empieza y Termina

New Jersey's Finest

Vote for Amar'e 2010

Crocodiles - "Summer Of Hate"

See also: Crocodiles | mattmaison

Straight Outta' Compton as a Word Cloud

Link: N.W.A's Straight Outta Compton: The Word Cloud | LA Weekly

New Poster for Tron Legacy

Three is a Magic Number

Vampire Weekend - "A-Punk (LEGO Rock Band)"

Phoenix: December 2, 2009 at Hammerstein Ballroom

XARM

I started a new league this week with the guys from my softball team. It's called XARM (Extreme Arm Wrestling). It's a mix of MMA fighting and arm wrestling. Here's a video from my fight last night (that's me in green on the right).

-Matt

Where is Rob?

For Improve Everywhere's latest mission, Agent Lathan pretended to get lost during a Knicks game. Throughout the second half he kept appearing further and further away from his assigned seat with a confused look on his face. After a while, entire sections of people started calling out to him.

Link: Where’s Rob? | Improv Everywhere via Boing Boing

See also: Rob gets lost at a Yankee game | Improv Everywhere