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fuckyeahlakers:

Is it possible that Kobe Bryant/Dwayne Wade is the biggest rivalry that no one talks about? Somehow LeBron choking (which he didn’t, let’s be honest. The guy scored about 15 points in the last 5 minutes of that game) is the biggest story, surpassing the events that transpired between #24 and #3.

By now we all know that Wade broke Kobe’s nose on possibly the most non-flagrant flagrant foul in All-Star Game history. During the fourth quarter of the game, Kobe & Wade were going toe-to-toe. On one end Kobe would trap Wade in the corner and cause a turnover. Wade seemed to be a little perturbed at this, and 4 or 5 possessions later would foul Kobe after being beaten on the baseline by a spin move. While everyone else was free to dunk if they were free, Wade chose to foul Kobe. And this wasn’t in the fourth when everything was super intense, this was with 8:46 left in the third quarter. Definitely not a foul fit for the All-Star game.

Malicious? Maybe. Kind of surprisingly he didn’t seem to see if Kobe was alright after fouling, nor choosing to do so after everyone realized Kobe’s nose was bleeding. Then after the game he had some interesting comments about Kobe breaking Jordan’s All-Star scoring record, and his foul on Kobe:

With Kevin Durant in the league, I don’t know how long that’s going to last.

Obviously I didn’t try to draw no blood … but I took a foul. Kobe had fouled me twice in a row right before that.”

This all becomes interesting because as great as Wade is, he’s always seen as second to Kobe when talks of the best SG in the league come up. Eventually you’d have to think this gets to a person, especially as his stats have been better than Kobe’s for the past couple of seasons. In fact, if not for Kobe (and his teammate LeBron) Wade would probably be seen as the best player in the NBA since 2006 when he almost single-handedly beat the Mavericks in the NBA Finals. Oh, and let’s not forget this. It’s like Kobe constantly pwns Wade at every turn.

Much can be said about Kobe’s response too, or lack thereof. No complaining, arguing, expressing anger to Wade. Just went to the free-throw line, shot his free-throws (after receiving medical attention), and then proceeded to play the remainder of the game. No biggie, really. He only had a mild concussion and a broke nose, which no one knew about because he didn’t make a big deal of it.

Possibly the saddest part of all of this is that if this happened to LeBron or Wade, you can be rest assured the game would’ve stopped for 5 minutes, and they likely wouldn’t have played for the remainder. Going to be a sad day when Kobe retires, not many warriors left in the NBA.

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tinycartridge:

The Legend of Zelda series’ timeline revealed in Hyrule Historia (25th anniversary art book), according to reports posted online mapped here by Kotaku.

Apparently the story splits into three branches:

“Note that the ‘split’ is due to Ocarina’s time differences and assumptions based on the different ways that story could have ended and branched off from his two ages.

The Link to the Past split is Link failing, the Majora’s split is Link defeating Ganon and branching off from his boyhood, and the Wind Waker split is Link defeating Ganon and branching from his older years.”

I don’t even follow the Zelda timeline conspiracy theories, but I’m sure plenty of minds are being blown today.

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djzzero:

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djzzero:

Whoa  Zooey Deschanel Sexxxy.

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brenda-makes-things:

My shirt is going on sale at RIPT Apparel on Wednesday!  :D  I’d really appreciate it if you could reblog this to spread the word. 

You can find it at the following link on the 2nd of November. 

http://riptapparel.com/

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tinycartridge:

Youngster Joey shares the adversity he’s faced in these difficult times. What happened to the Johto dream?

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christopher-martin:

In the three years since Coldplay’s last album, the world’s problems have gotten a little more urgent. A cratering economy, riots from Tahrir to Tottenham, the prolonged ubiquity of the Kardashians – these are things that can’t be solved with a lullaby, even from the biggest band to emerge in the 21st century. Chris Martin knows this. But Coldplay’s fifth album–and most ambitious yet–suggests Martin cares too much not to at least try to help.

Coldplay recently entered their second decade together – the same point springsteen made Born in the USA and U2 made Achtung Baby – So it comes as no surprise they’d want a zeitgeist-y, big-statement album of their own. On Mylo Xyloto, the choruses are bigger, the textures grander, the optimism more optimistic. It’s a bear-hug record for a bear-market world.

Aided again by Brian Eno, Coldplay are still dabbling in the kind of cool-weird artiness they truly went for on 2008’s Viva la Vida. But where that album sometimes seemed like a self-concious attempt to diversify their sound, with a world-music vibe and U2-style sound effects, this time Coldplay have integrated the “Enoxification” (as they call it) into their own down-the-middle core: Check out the cascading choral vocals that augment Martin’s soaring refrain on “Paradise.” Prominent elements prop up the sonic cathedrals: Jonny Buckland’s guitar, which is riffier and more muscular than ever, and Euro-house synths that wouldn’t be out of place at a nightclub in Ibiza.

Martin says Mylo Xyloto was inspired by 1970s New York graffiti and the Nazi-resistance movement known as the White Rose- it’s probably no coincidence both were about young people embracing art in times of turmoil. Here, Coldplay rage on their own in their own lovably goofy way. On the rave-thinged “Every Teardrop is a Waterfall,” Martin imagines a revolution powered by dancing kids. “Hurts like Heaven” might be the first Coldplay tune to which you can bust something resembling a move. The lyrics seem to be about fighting The Man – “Don’t’ let ‘em take control!” – but Martin sounds ebullient over a sproingy New Wave beat.

Explicit personal statements aren’t really Martin’s thing; he’s in the uplift business. Mylo Xyloto suggests he’s fully embraced his role as a not-terribly-cool guy who’s good at preaching perseverance, in a voice that’s warm and milky like afternoon tea. By the time he croons, “Don’t Let it Break Your Heart!” over “Where the Streets Have No Name”-style guitar sparkle near the album’s end, you can’t help but think he’s an inspiration peddler who believes what he’s belting.

Oddly enough, the best moments are the darker ones. “Princess of China” is a ballad about loss and regret, co-starring Rihanna. It’s a partnership that probably came together over champagne brunch at Jay-Z’s, but its-fuzz groove is offhandedly seductive. It’s followed up by “Up in Flames,” a minimalist slow jam. Martin sings nakedly about how break-ups with people can feel like the end of the world, or maybe it’s about the actual end of the world. Either way, as end-times lullabies go, it’s pretty sweet.