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Editor's Bike Commute Caught on Video (Eat Your Heart Out, Michael Bay)
Cell phones have clearly taken any remaining magic out of videotaping your life, but there is still one area that may still hold some of that excitement. I will call it the Michael Bay Moments (although Peter Berg may be stealing his thunder). If you ski, snowboard, cycle, or skateboard—do anything involving action, really—you've probably at least once thought: Wouldn't it be cool to videotape this?
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Sports
Linsanity Returns: But Can Jeremy Lin Sell Cars?
Back when "Linsanity" first descended on New York City, the breakout star was inundated with sponsorship deals. Then, after a dispute with the Knicks management over money, Lin packed up and left the country's number one media market for Houston, Texas. Will he prove to be a good "Linvestment" even though he's no longer playing under the bright lights of Madison Square Garden? Volvo thinks so. This month you'll start seeing Lin's face nationally on cable and broadcast TV, especially on ESPN and programs such as Dancing with the Stars and The Mentalist.
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Fashion
Cycling Through Footwear to Find the Perfect Bike Shoes
Serious bikers know the value of a good pair of shoes. Commuter cyclists, on the other hand, tend to ride wearing whatever they happen to have on their feet when they leave the house. I'm that guy. I've ridden in Asics running shoes, A. Testoni dress shoes, Blundstone boots, Chuck Taylors, flip-flops, even (forgive me, fashionistas) Toms. But nothing ever felt right. Then one day I spied a long-lost pair of Tsubo sneakers in the back of my closet. I tried them once and I was hooked.
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Sports
Federer and Djokovic's Fashion Face-off at the U.S. Open
The fact that Roger Federer is the No. 1-ranked player in the world at the age of 31—quite old in professional tennis—is nothing short of amazing. This week he tries to win his sixth U.S. Open title, and with it, $1.9 million in prize money. Of course, that's just a drop in the bucket for Federer, who made $45 million over the past year from endorsement deals with brands such as Credit Suisse, Rolex, and Mercedes-Benz.
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Sports
6 Bizarre Sports You Won't Find at the Olympics
As the summer Olympics winds down, sports enthusiasts everywhere may need a new hobby. With that in mind, we've uncovered some of the most obscure traditions in "sports"—none of which (we hope) will ever be eligible for inclusion in the Games. If you thought some of this year's events were weird, just wait: It gets a lot more bizarre beyond the Olympics.
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Sports
Culture Quiz: 1908 London Olympics Trivia
If the Olympics bring out the best in individuals, they also arguably bring out the worst. And, as Mitt Romney can tell you, not everyone can expect to look his or her best under the Union Jack. Just ask the people at the first London Olympics in 1908, who, believe it or not, didn't sour everyone on the Olympic Games forever.
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Sports
5 Extinct Olympic Sports
Practitioners of dubiously athletic sports, be warned: While the summer Olympics currently awards medals in table tennis, there's no guarantee it'll stand the test of time. Here are five events eighty-sixed from the Games of the Olympiad.
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Sports
Designer Baseball Gloves From Coach
It was beautiful this past weekend in New York City, and I partook in that generations-spanning cliché of having a catch in the park with my son. Almost as tear-inducing as this Normal Rockwell moment was just how perfectly broken-in my decades-old baseball glove is.
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Sports
Object of Desire: Ducati Diavel Cromo Motorcycle
Maybe you thought you needed racing leathers or, worse, chaps. Or maybe you worried about looking like you belong in a Vin Diesel movie. But most likely, if you haven't drooled over and dreamed about a motorcycle, there's a simple reason: You haven't met the right mount. Ducati Diavel Cromo, ducati.com That changed for me when I laid eyes on Ducati's Diavel Cromo, which just made its first appearance on American soil at the New York International Motorcycle Show. The Diavel has become one of the company's hottest sellers since its introduction in 2010, and while the new Cromo has
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Sports
Everything You Need to Know About 3-D TV
How does it work? What happens if you don't wear the glasses? And why isn't the Super Bowl broadcast in 3-D? Tech maven Tobey Grumet answers these and other questions. Aviator-style 3-D glasses by Gucci. How does 3-D TV work? All 3-D TVs are also regular old 2-D TVs—with a feature designed to recognize 3-D content and automatically switch to that mode. The two most popular (and affordable) types for large-screen TVs are generically known as Active and Passive, which simply refer to how the 3-D effect is created. Active glasses use liquid-crystal shutters (and batteries) that rapidly sync each
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