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Technology/Recreation: Computer Genius Bjorn Harms Converts His Corvette Into A Full-Sized Remote-Controlled Car (Video)
October 15, 2018
Dude. A full-sized remote control Corvette. Like FULL… you can in and drive, but why? Because it’s REMOTE-CONTROLLED… sized!
– @ojones1
Posted in Human Interest, Lifestyle, Recreation, Technology, Travel, Videos | 
Tags: 2006 Corvette C6, Bjorn Harms, Corvette, full size remote-controlled Corvette, Guy Drives His Car With A Remote Control, Netherlands, Remote Control, remote-controlled Corvette, Ridiculous Rides, Urmond | 
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Food/Travel: Jo Koy’s Filipino Foodie Course Looks Epicly Delicious (Video)
October 10, 2018
You didn’t think Action Bronson was the only rapper that was heavy into foodie-ism, did you? Actually, I kinda get it if you did… what with Bam Bam being the one we see most across that part of the blogosphere. But First We Feast just busted through that crusted wall!
Welcome to the Curry Shop: a new weekly series that explores one of the world’s most misunderstood comfort foods. From Japan to Jamaica to China to Vietnam, every culture has its own spin on a bowl of curry—and Indian-Canadian rapper Horsepowar is here to sample them all.
The first stop on Horsepowar’s quest is the Philippines. To help Horsepowar answer some of her burning curry questions, she’s teaming up with the hilarious Filipino comedian and food philosopher Jo Koy. At Maharlika in NYC, Jo drops some knowledge about Bicol Express—a spicy, coconut-based stew that bears a striking resemblance to some of the curries Horsepowar has sampled in her travels. But the feast doesn’t end there: From remixed chicken and waffles, to 7-Up–cured pork tenderloin, Jo and Horsepowar also explore the cultural roots of Filipino fusion before making a final verdict on Bicol Express. Is Bicol Express truly a curry? Is curry really just a stew? Find out the answers to these existential food queries on the series premiere of the Curry Shop.
– First We Feast
– @ojones1
Posted in Food, Hip-Hop, Human Interest, Lifestyle, Series, Travel, Videos | Tags: Curry Shop, Filipino, Filipino Food, First We Feast, Horsepowar, Jo Koy, Jo Koy Gives a Filipino Food Crash Course, Philippines | No Comments »
Will Smith’s First Time Bungee Jumping (Video)
September 25, 2018
Mannnn!
I’m saying though… Can Will at least LOOK a bit nervous? Dude runs through challenges like a kid who’s never even skinned a knee. Maybe that’s the key to his seeming invincibility when he takes on these ‘fun’ life challenges: He channels childlike wonder and thrill at how awesome the end will be; giving NO power to the travails of getting the ‘means’ (Big Willie gots BREAD) or the time spent in the meantime (don’t dwell, just do)!
– @ojones1
Posted in Celebrity, Hip-Hop, Lifestyle, Recreation, Travel, Videos | Tags: Bungee, Bungee Jumping, My First Time Bungee Jumping, Victoria Falls, Will Smith | 1 Comment »
Final Season For Anthony Bourdain’s “Parts Unknown” (Trailer)
September 18, 2018
Somewhere between numbing pain caused by the loss of Sean Price and the recent demise of Mac Miller lies the feeling of continued mourning for late travel & food enthusiast Anthony Bourdain. Got his final season’s trailer here, featuring his voice. Might wanna grab a tissue and some water before you press play. Things might get emotional hearing his voice one more time…
(Comedian W. Kamau Bell’s comments really bring it home, too.)
Posted in Celebrity, Lifestyle, Series, Television, Trailer, Travel, Videos | Tags: Anthony Bourdain, Parts Unknown, RIP Anthony Bourdain, W. Kamau Bell | No Comments »
Throwback: Mac Miller’s Freestyle For Tim Westwood (Video)
September 11, 2018
Off the top of the dome! Gonna miss you, Mac Miller. This was from 2013.
#RIPMACMILLER
– @ojones1
Posted in Hip-Hop, Performance, Throwback, Travel, Videos | Tags: DJ Clockwork, Mac Miller, Tim Westwood, Tim Westwood Freestyle, Tim Westwood TV | No Comments »
Food: Get Ready To Experience Mac ‘n’ Cheese Mania! (Video)
September 11, 2018
Ooey gooey good! Oh… oh this is so wrong… but oh so RIGHT!! Why hasn’t someone thought of starting an ice cream parlor-type business for macaroni & cheese like this before? Dunno, but I gotta get out there to try this now! You know, for research.
This London restaurant sells six different variations of mac ‘n’ cheese.
– Cheese Insider
– @ojones1
Executive Producer Thandie Newton Presents “Liyana” (Trailer)
September 11, 2018
You know the movie is going to be powerful when the trailer touches your heart and wells your eyes with tears. With animation in it no less. Incredibly compelling film!
Under the guidance of acclaimed South African storyteller, Gcina Mhlophe, five orphaned children from Swaziland collaborate to craft a collective fairytale drawn from their darkest memories and brightest dreams. Their fictional character, Liyana, is brought to life in innovative animated artwork as she embarks on a perilous quest to rescue her young twin brothers. The children’s real and imagined worlds begin to converge, and they must choose what kind of story they will tell – in fiction and in their own lives.
This genre-defying film weaves an original animated hero’s journey with poetic documentary scenes to create an inspiring tale of perseverance. LIYANA is a tribute to creativity, the strength of the human spirit, and the healing power storytelling.
Critically acclaimed, and executive produced by award-winning actress, Thandie Newton, LIYANA has won more than 25 jury and audience awards and screened at more than 80 film festivals around the world including the British Film Institute’s London Film Festival and MoMA’s Doc Fortnight.
Posted in Alternative, Animation, Film, Trailer, Travel, Videos, Youth | Tags: Gcina Mhlophe, Liyana, South Africa, Thandie Newton | No Comments »
Filmmaker And Tech Enthusiast Pete Majarich Gives Us A Look At The ‘Surface Of Mars’… From Utah (Short Film)
September 10, 2018
Uh ohhh. Elon Musk, we have a problem.
There are still moon-landing deniers around who claim that all that video of that American space trip was faked. And this short film “The Visitor” (by Australian filmmaker Pete Majarich) is an even more appealing, amazing, look at a trip to what looks to be a ‘red’ planet.
This was shot in a southern Utah desert. Confirmed (hit the jump and see). So, if we make the Mars trip… proving it… could be a problem!
(But this is a cool tech-driven flick though. No problem with that.)
Posted in Craft, Film, Nature, Science, Science Fiction (Sci-Fi), Technology, Travel, Videos | Tags: active track, astronaut movie, desert, drone, going to Mars, Mars, Mars expedition, Mars exploration, Mavic Air, Pete Majarich, proof-of-concept, THE VISITOR, Utah | No Comments »
South African Western ‘Five Fingers For Marseilles’ Is In American Theaters Now (Trailer)
September 10, 2018
DOPE!
Marseilles was never free, but it will be. Change is coming. #AfricaRising
“Five Fingers For Marseilles” is being billed as a ‘rousing, heroic, original South African Western’ (the existence of such a genre is EPIC enough already). The trailer more than teases a bold & fully engaging story arc, azz-kickery and grit, with just enough modernness (i.e. bicycles instead of horses, guns but not automatics for the shootouts). Watch the trailer and judge for self if you agree it’s worth the upgrade to large popcorn with extra butter!
Posted in Action, Film, Trailer, Travel, Videos | Tags: Abongile Sithole, Anthony Oseyemi, Aubrey Poolo, Brendon Daniels, Dean Fourie, Five Fingers For Marseilles, Hamilton Dhlamini, Jerry Mofokeng, Kenneth Nkosi, Lizwi Vilakazi, Mduduzi Mabaso, Ntsika Tiyo, Qhawe Soroshi, Sibusiso Bottoman, South Africa, South African Western, Toka Mtabane, Vuyo Dabula, Vuyo Novokoza, Warren Masemola, Western, Zethu Dlomo | No Comments »
Food: McDonald’s In Mexico Has Tastier Menu Items Than In U.S. Franchises? (Video)
September 3, 2018
I’m saying though: A lot of this does look good af. Don’t think I would go as gaga over McD’s potato wedges. We can get good wedges in the states, just not at Mickey D’s. And I’m cool with that.
– @ojones1
See How Replica Sneakers Made In China Make It Into The Hands Of U.S. Buyers (HBO)
August 29, 2018
Wow! The fiends NEED the latest Yeezys and Jordans like this bad? The fake kick market is kicking this hard. Gotta be if there is a black market with movers in it like Chan, right? Let VICE News tell it…
After the sun sets in Putian, thousands of bikes carrying fake sneakers hit the streets.
The lace-up black market is no secret in Putian, and it’s where you can find Chan, a vendor with a knack for getting high-quality pairs off the streets and into the hands of hypebeasts on the other side of the globe.
– VICE News
Posted in Business, Cover Story, Fashion, Film, Investigation, News, Product, Series, Television, Travel, Videos | Tags: Chan, China, Fake Sneaker Capital, HBO, Made In China, Putian, Replica Sneakers, VICE, VICE News, We Went To The Fake Sneaker Capital Of China | No Comments »
See Some Hardcore Parkour On Abandoned Hotels (Video)
August 28, 2018
They are wilding out! Free running, cray or dangerous… whatever you wanna call this parkour dudes are doing on here… This is it. The moves and music will get your heart rate up (whether you are an active participant in the sport or not).
We traveled to Croatia to film parkour on the rooftops of five abandoned hotels. Using slow motion cameras, we captured three of the UK’s best free runners reclaiming the space through movement. The hotels were bombarded during the Croatian War for Independence, and you can still see the impact hits on the walls there. They have since been abandoned for twenty years. Kupari is set to be demolished and rebuilt in 2019, so the vacancy might not be for much longer.
– Ampisound
Posted in Action, Sports, Travel, Videos | Tags: Ampisound, Croatia, free runners, free running, Kupari, Parkour, Parkour on Abandoned Hotels, United Kingdom, VACANCY | No Comments »
Soaring Sex Toy Sales In South Korea (Documentary)
August 22, 2018
Hmm. Surprising that this is just starting to blow up as an industry over there. Sex and all things naughty-naughty sell and sell well. The level of regulation and societal taboo to counter it must have been tremendously stifling. Still likely is, but looks like things are loosening up (insert your own ‘dirty jokes’ here).
Sex toy stores are opening up all over South Korea and customers have been flocking to them. In the past, the few adult stores that existed were hidden behind tinted glass and filled with dirty or outdated toys. Now times are changing and sex is becoming more visible to the mainstream.
But more access to sex toys doesn’t negate South Korea’s many sexual taboos and the lack of sex education and industry regulation.
– VICE
N.O.R.E. Eats ‘On the Run’ In Atlanta (Video)
August 21, 2018
N.O.R.E. and his squad are NOT professional at all. Hahaaaa! But they have their priorities straight in ATL. ‘First We Feast’ then we hit Magic City (for the wings… and thighs… and…) with them. You ain’t scared, are you? C’mon maaan. You gotta relax!
– @ojones1
Posted in Celebrity, Food, Hip-Hop, Honeyz, Interview, Lifestyle, Recreation, Series, Travel, Videos | Tags: Atlanta, Big Boi, CeeLo Green, Eats Like a King, First We Feast, N.O.R.E., NORE, NOREAGA, On the Run Eatin' | No Comments »
Sneaker Shopping With Cristiano Ronaldo (Video)
August 16, 2018
Started from the bottom, and you know the rest! He’ll talk about thata bit… but yo, Cristiano’s showcasing him some cleeeannnnn sneaks in this ep though. CLEAN!
Cristiano Ronaldo goes Sneaker Shopping with Joe La Puma at Honor 23 in Beijing, China in his first interview since joining Juventus, and talks about his humble beginnings growing up in Madeira, Nike making new sneakers for Juventus, and his son, Cristiano Jr., wanting to dress like his dad.
– Complex
Posted in Celebrity, Fashion, Interview, Lifestyle, Product, Series, Travel, Videos | Tags: Beijing, China, Complex, Cristiano Ronaldo, Joe La Puma, sneaker shopping | No Comments »
Two Wrestlers Speak On ‘Life After Sumo’ (Documentary)
August 15, 2018
The glamor and prestige of being on top of the sumo game in the Land Of The Rising Sun… if you can get to the top. And even if you do, being ‘about that life’ comes at a price. Watch VICE SPORTS tally up the bill in this documentary episode.
Sumo wrestlers enter training stables, or beyas, as young teens and dedicate their lives to the sport until they retire. Training involves incredible food intake, heavy beer consumption as a means of weight gain and daily full-contact sparring. Along with the health impacts, most wrestlers leave the sport with little education and less money. In this VICE Sports exclusive, we visit with two retired rikishis to get their take on life after sumo.
– VICE SPORTS
Posted in Film, Investigation, Sports, Travel, Videos | Tags: ANDERE SPORTARTEN, Beer, beyas, CHANKO-NABE, CHANKONABE, Japan, Japanese, KAMPFSPORT, LIFE AFTER SUMO, RIKISHI, Sumo, SUMO FOOD, Sumo Wrestling, TOYKO, Wrestling | No Comments »
SlamBall, Born In The USA, Has Been Reborn In China (Documentary)
August 9, 2018
Just to review, or introduce… SlamBall is a bouncy-bouncy version of basketball played on floors with embedded trampolines to facilitate super-high leaps and bounds. As described in the above doc vid, the game is pretty ‘video gamish’ and due to business and sports culture trending downfalls, SlamBall got ‘slammed’ in the U.S. However, it has found life in China.
“We never left, we just needed to take the best path for us,†says SlamBall’s creator Mason Gordon. After years with little exposure other than showcases and bar conversations between nostalgic fans, Slamball is now experiencing a resurgence in China. With a focus on bringing programs to universities before securing any TV rights, the sport is finding a foothold in a basketball-obsessed nation. VICE Sports traveled to China to check out the nation’s first facility and take in the scene.
– VICE SPORTS
Posted in Film, Investigation, Series, Sports, Travel, Videos | Tags: China, Mason Gordon, SlamBall, SlamBall is Alive in China, VICE, VICE Sports | No Comments »
The M.I.A. Documentary Comes To The U.S. September 28, 2018 (Trailer)
July 26, 2018
No one on the Billboard has a story like this. Wow! Just looking at the teaser will let you know this movie will cover some profound ground in the life of pop artist M.I.A. First of all, she is the daughter of a revolutionary. That gunshot sample at the start of “Swagger Like Us” has a different feel considering that tidbit, right?
Check out the trailer.
Posted in Celebrity, Film, Trailer, Travel, Videos | Tags: Biography, M.I.A., Matangi, MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A., Mathangi Arulpragasam, Maya, MIA | No Comments »
Discovery Channel’s Cage Match: Shaq Vs. Sharks (Video)
July 25, 2018
He thought it was ‘Shaq Week’ but nah, son, it is “SHARK Week” on Discovery Channel… every year. But props to the Big Shaqtus for leaving the land and braving the depth to do a face-to-face the potentially vicious fishes, mano y (um) shark-o.
Shaq faced his fears and conquered them. Turns out that there wasn’t much to fear… until A SHARK GOT INTO THE CAGE THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO PROTECT HIM!!
Yeah. That happened. Hit the jump and see.
Travel: Good Times In Rio de Janeiro (Video)
July 19, 2018
Party at Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro. That’s what’s up. And footage like this, showing in less than one minute how wonderful a time such a party can be… That’s why my homie Ralph is Da Man With Da Plan! Check out more after the jump.
– @ojones1
Posted in Honeyz, Travel, Videos | Tags: beach party, Brazil, Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro | No Comments »
