Then and Links

Let's take a long look at Alex Morgan's golf swing. It's a link to an instagram video of Alex Morgan in yoga pants swinging a golf club and doing a little dance. I'm going to go ahead and start counting my google bucks right now.

Oh look, I have enough to replace the sliding glass door burglars smashed when breaking into my house! And here I thought I was having a shitty day...

Seattle's LEGO Superstar: Alice Finch Goes 'Beyond the Brick'. Having seen Alice Finch's work in person I feel like I'm qualified to say "holy crap she makes good Lego things". The Rivendale build is even better than the Hogwarts one she did. The amount of detail in setting up all the scenes and getting all the geography to look right is amazing. Plus the cool stuff like the tide of horses is just crazy. Even after reading this interview I have no idea how she does it.

Panni World Cup Stickers: Then and Now. Simple premise.. let's laugh at how soccer players looked in 2006. Clint Dempsey in particular. Seriously Deuce, wtf?

Confessions of a serial reality TV star. I'm not sure there will ever be a day where I'm not fascinated by what goes on behind the scenes of MTV's The Real World (or any spin-off). This behind the scenes look from Susie Meister is a bit dry and at times self congratulatory but it's an interesting read none the less. I wish she had named more names... like I need to know that Wes is even more of an a-hole in real life. I need to know it!

'Twas The Night Before Links

The NRA Breaks Silence On Newtown Shootings, Resulting In Sadly Predictable And Impossibly Dumb Statements. Two things here, yes the press conference by the NRA was as bad as you could imagine. Classic NRA, saying that this needs to be the "start of a serious conversation" and that they will be taking no questions. However, the game the gun manufacturers are playing here is crazy smart. Everyone is going to be talking about the NRA now and not the millions of extra guns they're going to sell by whipping everyone into a frenzy. Imagine if the tobacco industry had been that smart.

Chris McQuarrie has Ideas for the X-Men Universe. I'm pretty much down for anything Chris McQuarrie wants to do. Gambit is Deadpool's father now? Sure, why not Chris? You had me at The Way of The Gun.

Marvel's Christmas-Themed House Ads From The '80s Are Bizarrely Jolly. I loved these ads, I swear I remember them better than any Christmas of my youth. Except maybe the Christmas I got thrown out of the First Class cabin because I was wearing sneakers. Merry Christmas to you too United Airlines.

Alex Morgan Went Paddle Boarding in Hawaii, Wore a Bikini. It's Christmas. Give the people what they want, right?