Adults in New York still play handball. I am envious.
Posted by Simon in Pop Culture, Sports on 02. Jun, 2010 | 0 Comments
Between my Steve Nash and Under Armour posts and Jef’s post-humous tribute to Dennis Hopper via Nike ads, you’d think we’re turning into a sports blog here at the Ashcan. And sure, football, or basketball, or mixed martial arts are all great past-times requiring athletic ability and talent. But if you want to see a [...]
Posted by theashcan in Morning Dump on 17. Apr, 2010 | 1 Comment
We’re always hitting you with the heavy reads, so start this Saturday off with something light. This is the US Weekly version of a Morning Dump link drop: “32 Signs You’re Not A Hipster Anymore”, an article I think is appropriate given the recent calls by Gawker and The Village Voice to just shut up [...]
HBO continues to fetishize NYC with How To Make It In America
Posted by Anupa in Music, Television on 05. Apr, 2010 | 6 Comments
Good looking people live in New York City It’s a fact that almost everyone wants to live in NYC. If you don’t then I’m going to assume you’re either a) soulless or b) boring. Capitalizing on an epoch of NYC-philes (and a grip of hip, upwardly mobile young people), HBO’s new roster includes How To [...]
Show & Tell: Ron D "Toronto Part 2" or is it "Empire State of Mind part 2?"
Posted by jessekg in Music, Show & Tell, Toronto on 06. Nov, 2009 | 0 Comments
Ron D. showing his Canadian pride. Photo courtesy lostinthewillderness.com After hearing Jay Z’s NYC anthem, Empire State of Mind, for the thousandth time this month I finally thought, damn, why doesn’t Toronto have its own epic, sprawling anthems like this one? Now it’s obvious that, as a city, Toronto has little man complex when it [...]
Show and Tell: 50 Cent "Crime Wave"
Posted by Anupa in Music, Rappers, Show & Tell on 26. Oct, 2009 | 0 Comments
Curtis: From partying with Paris to snapping on suckas 50 Cent is one rapper that always blinks on and off my radar. He’s generally impressed me, consistently churning out both club-friendly and hip-hop-friendly radio hits while still remaining an aggressive, lyrically interesting rapper, and managing to rustle up a Hollywood persona. Curtis’ new video for [...]
