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Legend eats Chipotle for 153 straight days

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Fast casual restaurants like Chipotle are becoming more and more popular as the years go by. For a myriad of reasons, consumer seem to be prefering slightly more high end food than has been the norm in years past, as Chipotle, Panera Bread, and others begin to soak up more and more marketshare seemingly everyday.

And that popularity has inspired some seriously intense fans of the Chipotle brand. Take for instance, Andrew Hawryluk, a 23 year old man who recently completed a 153 DAY LONG STREAK of eating Chipotle everyday. His meal of choice? Chicken burrito bowl.

And he has the receipts to prove it. (Via Business Insider)

As noted on Mr Hawryluk’s blog, the entire ordeal (likely not the right word) began on the first day of Lent this year, when he gave up eating everything that WASN’T Chipotle for the 40 day span preceding Easter. However, he found the entire thing so enjoyable, that he kept it going for an astounding 113 days more. His thoughts on the whole thing? “If anything, my appreciation for Chipotle has only increased,” he’s been quoted as saying. Check out the source link at the top of this article for more pictures, and an interview with this living legend himself.

Bill Murray to release new book in the Fall

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As first reported by Supercompressor and other sources, a new book detailing the life, career, and exploits of none other than Bill Murray himself will be dropping in September. Excited? You should be.

The man has been a legendary actor for decades now, with a career spanning from the earliest years of Saturday Night Live, to Caddy Shack, Groundhog Day, then Ghost Busters, and all the way to, more recently, even dramatic roles like his award-winning turn in Lost in Translation.

“So I got that goin’ for me.” Classic.

But in recent years, he’s become almost as well known for his good natured, and spontaneous antics, documented in a myriad of internet stories. So the book, which is being touted as ‘part biography, part critical appreciation, part love letter, and all fun’, and which spans the entirety of Murray’s career, including every single theatrical performance, is sure to be a seriously entertaining read. We personally, can’t wait.

Don Rickles rips Jimmy Fallon and The Roots

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Don Rickles is an old school comedian who made a name for himself back in the days when Johnny Carson and David Letterman were the late night TV hosts du jour. He was known as an insult comedian of the finest order, who’s also had a number of dramatic roles over his career, and although he’s getting up a bit in the years now, an appearance he made the other night on Jimmy Fallon shows that the man has certainly still got it. He has some great stuff for Fallon, and even has some good lines for QuestLove as well. Check it out below.

1st Apple Watch sales metrics start to accumulate

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For well over a decade now Apple has seemed to be able to do now wrong. Preceding even the iPod was the legendary series of colorful iMac computers which really put the company back on the map following Steve Jobs’ return after his previous ousting.

Remember these? (Via Creative Review UK)

Then, in 2001, began the reign of ‘i’ products, a reign which continues to this day as the iPhone continues to absorb an ever-increasing share of the smartphone market. The traditional iPod is actually now out of production, but other versions of the product like the Touch continue to be a solid revenue stream for the tech giant.

However, one of Apple’s most recent products may not be joining the legendary ranks of these products that became so successful and popular that they have quite literally changed the way we live our lives everyday. And that entry is the Apple Watch.

While Apple has released no official sales numbers on their watch as of this writing, their suppliers have been releasing data, and it’s not painting the prettiest of pictures for the success of the watch thus far.

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, a Taiwan-based company that packages and produces semiconductors for Apple products, has recently announced that they did not hit their break-even mark of 2 million units per month in the second quarter, and that it also did not expect to hit that mark during the holiday-laden third quarter, either.

In terms of what this means for Apple, there are a few theories. Perhaps wearable technology is still a year or two away from true market integration? Perhaps the functions of the device have not been made impactful enough? Would calling the device an ‘iWatch’ have helped with branding? Either way, the success of any one Apple product does not make or break the company. Not even close.

SO THIS IS A THING NOW: Robbie Maddison surfs massive wave on dirt bike

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You read that headline correctly folks, a man has officially surfed (a truly massive) wave ON A DIRTBIKE. The sheer physics of riding a dirtbike across water are making us a bit uncomfortable at the moment, and the fact that this feat was accomplished at all definitely qualifies as stranger than fiction.

Indeed, legendary Motocrosser Robbie Maddison accomplished the seriously unbelievable recently in Tahiti, a globally renowned spot known best for their massively beautiful waves, which break perfectly to create some of the best surfing known to man.

Maddison, who first made a name for himself doing a backflip across the Tower Bridge in London, among other absurd stunts, has truly outdone himself this time. Two years of efforts led to the moment below, and if nothing else, it is mind blowing in a ‘what am I looking at’ type of way, perhaps more so than anything else we’ve seen recently. Check it out below.

Ferrari set to file for IPO

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Even if you can’t quite afford one of the legendary Italian supercars, you may soon still be able to own a piece of Ferrari itself. No, there’s not some new supercar-crowdfunding/crowdsharing app (dibs that idea) set to debut, but in fact, the legendary automaker is set to become a publicly traded company for the first time in their illustrious history. Let’s take a look at some of the facts on Ferrari ahead of the IPO.

The question investors ponder with Ferrari is simply, is this a good investment? Or is this simply an investment everyone is going to WANT to make. Or does that fact that everyone is going to likely want in on the Ferrari action make it a good play in itself? Indeed, there is a lot to consider.

Ferrari is a relatively unique automaker. They produce at an incredibly low volume compared to many other automakers (shipping just under 8,000 cars last year, as compared to over 36,000 shipped by Maserati), which makes their main customer base of serious collectors, enthusiasts, and actual performance and race car drivers incredibly loyal. But of course, low output can also put a limit on profits, although the company has always performed more than solidly in the past.

This IPO deal is interesting for another reason as well. It is mainly being done to decouple Ferrari from FCA, which currently owns 90% of the company, the other 10% being owned by Piero Ferrari, son of the company’s founder. After the deal, roughly 80% of equity will be in the hands of shareholders. What do you think? Is Ferrari a good long-term stock pick? Or would you be better off simply saving up for one of the gorgeous vehicles?

FINALLY a real-life hoverboard is set to debut

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As one astute comedian recently observed on Twitter, “They should go back and remake Back to the Future except instead of having hoverboards in 2015, everyone’s just offended by everything.”

That iconic movie sees Marty McFly travel ahead to 2015 (or was that Back to the Future 2?), where he uses, amongst other awesome things we don’t have yet, a hoverboard. But it appears that fact has finally caught up to fiction, and a real-life hoverboard will be arriving soon. Developing by Lexus, not too much is known about the device as of this writing. But, a new teaser video dropped online ahead of the products August 5th launch, which we have here for you below.

1stDibs is a website with an awesome name; even cooler purpose

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Filling in a digital space unfulfilled by eBay, Amazon, or any other online marketplace, website 1stDibs was created all the way back in 2001 to serve a different purpose; replicate the finest art gallery or auction house experience all online. Connecting art dealers with clients seeking their wares all across the globe seemed like an obscure mission a decade ago, but now, 1stDibs is uniquely, and excellently positioned to almost exclusively serve a huge market. How exactly did they do it?

Via: Sparkcapital.com

Indeed, as was previously mentioned, the company started all the way back in 2001; and from the get-go, the site sought to replicate the legendary Parisian Marche aux Puces; open air markets filled with art of all kinds. And now, close to 15 years later, the company has evolved into the leading online market place for fine art, furniture, jewelry, and other treasures; all listed by some of the best-known, and most reputable dealers in the world.

The company, now guided by CEO David Rosenblatt, removed dozens of pain points that kept both art dealers and collectors from having access to collections around the world, whether they are on the buying, or selling side. It is an area with a lot of demand, and not a lot of direct competition for 1stDibs, making them an incredibly interesting company to keep an eye on.

Colin Cowherd latest controversial figure to leave ESPN

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It’s been an up and down year for the Worldwide Leader in Sports, as a number of trends, and industry movements, seem to have created a tough set of circumstances for the now close to 40 year old company. And the latest symptom of these interesting and evolving times at ESPN is the departure of Colin Cowherd, the controversial but popular radio host who helps anchor their national morning lineup.

Radio host Colin Cowherd formerly of ESPN

Joining the likes of Bill Simmons and Keith Olbermann amongst the recently departed ESPN ranks, Cowherd finally was let go last week after a series of controversial remarks about Dominican people, which he did not apologize for. He was set to leave to company a week later after contract negotiations failed to produce a new deal between Cowherd and the company anyway, but the entire situation comes as somewhat of a surprise to fans of his 12 year run at the company.

But what do all these departures mean for ESPN? The company has undoubtedly led the way in cable sports coverage for the past few decades, a market area which has become increasingly valuable as almost everything beyond live sports is consumed along viewers own schedules; on demand, or via streaming online. Cable cutting is proving to be an issue for ESPN as people rely less and less on traditional cable packages, and more competition means more landing places for on-air ESPN personalities, even if in these cases, they only made Cowherd an offer to stay, and not the other two journalists.

Very principled (and strong) cyclist moves car out of bike lane

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In a video that is quickly going viral, an absolutely massive dude single-handedly moves a car out of the bike lane, and then subsequently continues on down the road. Could the guy have just pedaled around the car? Absolutely. But did he definitely prove a point (and delight a decently large crowd in the process) by simply lifting the entire thing out of the path before he continued on his way.