Louis C.K.

Did you know that his name is Louis Szekely? He calls himself "C.K." because that's kind of how you pronounce his Hungarian last name. He's also Mexican, which is pretty funny for some reason. Maybe because of his demeanor and red hair.

He's been my favorite comedian for years, so I'm happy that he is achieving such success, but also a little disappointed now that it's no longer "my thing." That's kind of lame and hipsterish of me. Whatev.

You've likely heard that he sold his latest special directly to fans, and now that he's made $1 million from it, he's giving about half of it away. He just thinks it's too much money for him to have, so he gave a bunch to charity, a bunch to his staff as bonuses, and then used the rest to pay his production costs and himself.

If only more wealthy people in this world were so un-douchey, it would be a much better place. You won't see this guy buying a gold toilet seat any time soon. That's a good thing. He's a good dude. I'm going to adopt his philosophy that he espoused in that comedy special, as quoted in the New York Times:

“You should act in a way that if everyone acted that way, it would be all right,”

RIP Patrice O'Neal

It's not awesome that he died, but his comedy was awesome. And it'll be around forever, thanks to technology. Please go to the following link to read the news and watch a couple of his clips.

http://www.avclub.com/articles/rip-patrice-oneal,65787/

Bonobos Are Pretty Awesome

Not just the horny primates. The pants. And now they sell other stuff, too, like really expensive bathing suits and scarves. They emailed out a 20% off coupon code yesterday (bananas), so you should try that or look up "Bonobos coupon code" and see what's available. You should really do that any time you buy something on line.

I'd prefer to embed this video, but the Bonobos people probably want visitors to their YouTube page to stay and watch other videos about their pants. Great story about some entrepreneurs who have started a great business, selling a fantastic product in one of the worst economic downturns the U.S. has ever seen. Kudos to these dudes.

Appledy App

These are pretty hilarious.

9 Banned iPhone Apps

BTTF2

If you're a dude and were born in the late 70s or early 80s, you are probably obsessed with the Back to the Future movies. And we've all been hoping for the awesome Nikes that Marty wears in BTTF2 and, up until we could drive, all wanted hoverboards.

I saw Michael J. Fox on Letterman a few nights ago and he was discussing a fundraiser auction thing he's doing for his Parkinson's research foundation. Here's a pretty awesome video about it -

A Much Less Depressing 911

The new Porsche 911 is one of the most beautiful, I mean awesome, things I've ever scene. I am drooling like Homer Simpson.

Freddie Mercury Is Pretty Awesome

And so is this Google homepage that debuted in Singapore.

This Is Pretty Sensible

Pretty damn sharp looking car, that 2012 Camry.

 

 http://www.toyota.com/upcoming-vehicles/camry/

The New Black

Rebecca, that is.

They're the Pointiest

I bet you didn't know that really, really, really pointy boots were popular in a city in Mexico.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/gallery/2011/may/16/pointy-boots-craze-matehuala-mexico#/?picture=374664813&index=0

RIP Nate Dogg

Straight Outta Miami

As a friend calls him, "living miracle" Erik Compton tied for 25th at the Northern Trust Open this past weekend. He also had the lowest round of the entire tournament on the final day. 64. You want to know how you shoot a 64? 8 birdies and only one bogey. And here I'd just like to break 80. This guy is so awesome. "Inspiring" is about the most mild adjective you could assign to someone who just refuses to give up his dream, while life throws him challenge after challenge. Not pretty awesome. Totally awesome.

Check out his scores here -

http://www.pgatour.com/players/02/44/94/scorecards/2011/r007.html

And the leaderboard here - 

http://www.pgatour.com/leaderboards/current/r007/index.html

Some of the golfers you may have heard of whom he bested - 

Phil Mickelson

Matt Kuchar

Jim Furyk

Steve Stricker

Trevor Immelman

Stuart Cink

Rickie Fowler

Jeff Overton

Ok, that's enough. You get the point.

Back In Black

I've been wondering if these all-black Heat jerseys that are shown in billboards and on line would become available to buy. They haven't worn them in a game yet, have they? I suppose they're waiting for a special occasion, like the playoffs or, cross your fingers, the finals.

So awesome.

http://www.miamihoopsgear.com/miami/product.asp?s_id=0&prod_name=adidas+Revolution+30+Miami+HEAT+LeBron+James+Adult+Black+and+White+Swingman+Jersey&pf_id=PACIIDCJJEGOBCIL&dept_id=3092&mscssid=P56E92PX9P348MTQMXNXETF4XBFMAX6F

Right To Privacy

Do we have one? What's your opinion? It certainly seems to be diminishing rapidly. One enterprising American has invented undergarments that provide privacy for one's privates through the use of a dye that shows up blurry on those new full-body scanners. If you don't want jpegs of your junk all over the Net, you might consider investing a few bucks in a pair of these -

http://scannershirts.com/

Kanye's Style Consultant Is Cassius Clay

19 year-old Yale sophomore, Cassius Clay, that is. The dude was shopping at Barney's, when someone tapped him on the shoulder to compliment him on his outfit. That person was Kanye West, who has now hired Clay, forcing him to make the understandable choice to take a leave of absence from New Haven.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/27/cassius-clay-kanye-west-stylist_n_801763.html