Oh! They’re back!
I used to write this Links of the Week blog every week, but found myself running out of time in the week to scour and pillage the internet for the best links that are safe enough to run on ValpoLife.com and Portagelife.com. For those of you new to the blog, it's simple: I go out and find the best of the best on the web each week, and in return, you read. Enjoyment all around!
It's been roughly 5 1/2 years since my last blog (all numbers approximate), so the return of the Links of the Week article has been a long time coming. The good news? The links are better! Better sources, better articles, photos, videos - everything is better.
And now, since it's been so long, here are your Links of the Week:
The difference between professional and amateur photographers is simple: the pros can get this shot. [@sivault]
Daily Beast columnist Touré (sweet one-name, by the way), put together a great article on the mythical Dave Chappelle’s random one-off stand-up appearances, which supposedly no one knows about before the act. Can you believe its been five years since the seminal Chappelle Show was on the air? Where will Chappelle, one of the funniest people alive, be in five years? [The Daily Beast via TheBigLead]
When internet asks, “If ESPN was a movie, who would play the anchors and key figures?", someone needs to have an answer. The SportsGrid obliges. [SportsGrid via @ESPNBook]
Wanna read a long NY Magazine article about the nation’s youth being too self-involved (which reads like a long-form version of an old man shaking his fist on his front porch saying “Kids these days!”)? Yeah ya do! [NYMag via @LongReads]
Crazy read in GQ about a basketball scandal in Arkansas. Allegedly, a 22-year old pretended to be 16 in order to star on the high school basketball team and get his career back on track. OR DID HE? [GQ]
Weekly motivation time! Read "Ten Principles to Live on in Fiercely Complex Times", whydontcha? [HBR.org]
Chuck Klosterman wrote a piece for Grantland this week about the elevated quality of television in the past decade. Among the four shows most commonly referred to as the greatest, Breaking Bad may end up topping The Wire, The Sopranos, and Mad Men as the best show (read: drama) in TV history. On a related note, BREAKING BAD IS NEW THIS WEEK AND YOU SHOULD WATCH IT AND SHOULD HAVE ALWAYS BEEN WATCHING IT. [Grantland]
Speaking of Mad Men, I present the greatest flow chart ever, with the title of “What Would Don Draper Do? [The Oatmeal via @drewmagary]
And for your Video of the Week, I give you Jimmy Fallon (in the guise of Neil Young) singing "Whip My Hair" with Bruce Springsteen.