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Weekend Linkin’
Top 10 Creative Drug Smuggling Operations (The Shark Guys)
7 Totally Ludicrous Subscription Services (Asylum)
9 People You See In Walmart After Midnight (Guysim)
20 Photos of No-Name Hotties (The Chive)
20 Things You Should Think You Know About Tom Cruise (EgoTV)
Charlize Theron in Elle Russa (MTV)
Sex Marathon Tips (AskMen)
Aug 29th
The MANjr Team Is Heading to Rick’s Cabaret in Vegas
The MANjr team is heading to Vegas this weekend, and we’re stoked about our getaway to Sin City. Our trip is going to include a review of world-class gentleman’s club Rick’s Cabaret. Founded in 1983, Rick’s has locations in Manhattan, Minneapolis, Vegas, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Austin and San Antonio.
Fun fact: Anna Nicole Smith met her billionaire husband while dancing at Rick’s Cabaret!
We’re looking forward to getting the VIP treatment from the team at Rick’s in Vegas. They’ve arranged to pick us up from our hotel and show us a good time at the club. Here’s a quick look at what’s in store for us:
Aug 26th
Martin Miller Interview
Martin Miller is a millionaire who knows what he likes. With a gregarious personality and a strong entrepreneurial spirit, Miller set out to make a name for himself. As a business-savvy schoolboy, Miller got into hamster breeding and started a magazine for local teenagers. By the age of 14, Miller put out a mail-order dating book called Success with the Fairer Sex. Miller’s next big venture was a The Lyle Antiques Guide, a mail-order guide for antique buyers that had annual sales of $100,000 within four years. That spawned The Miller’s Antiques Price Guides which led to a series of other publications. After accumulating cash in the publishing game, Miller started investing in property. He opened a series of boutique hotels including the popular Miller’s Residence in Notting Hill.
In 1999, Miller sat down with to friends and mapped out this idea to create a super-premium, extra luxurious gin. After much tinkering and an unbelievably complex distillation and chilling process, Martin Miller’s Gin was born. We asked Miller about his gin, his drinking habits and his various entrepreneurial pursuits. Here’s what he had to say.
CS: From publishing to antiques, boutique hotels and distilling, you’ve been involved in quite a few ventures. Is there a common thread that runs through your various entrepreneurial pursuits?
MM: Well, the first thing I learned to draw at art school was a palm tree, since then I have pretty much planned my businesses around spending as much time as I can laying under one!
Most of my enterprises have started from hobbies or pastimes that, were I not involved in them professionally, I still would do for the pure pleasure of it.
MM: Whether that has been collecting antiques or publishing, owning and running hotels or for that matter gin distilling, I guess the one common thread has been to always do it for the love of it. That way the passion for whatever it is you are doing will shine through. I believe a little naivety mixed with a lack of cynicism can be very useful. The worst thing you can do is jump on a bandwagon thinking you’ll make a million. As they say,”once you spot a bandwagon it’s already passed!”
CS: How often do you sip on the gin that bears your name? More >
Aug 17th
Fantasy Superdraft 2010 Giveaway
With the NFL preseason in full swing, it’s time to start thinking about your fantasy football plans. Are going play in that one league where the commish always changes the rules? Are you doing an online draft from your living room or are you going to meet up at your buddy’s house again? You need to start planning this stuff out.
But what if you want to deviate from the same boring fantasy draft experience? What if you want to party it up at the Palms Casino Resort in Vegas for some live drafting, VIP parties and a tailgate concert with Snoop Dogg?
Well, you’re in luck. MANjr is teaming up with Fantasy Superdraft 2010 to giveaway two tickets to the ultimate fantasy football draft experience. The tickets (valued at $125 each) give you access to the ultimate draft room, VIP parties (hosted by Stacy Kiebler and other celebs), a model search/bikini competition and a live concert with Snoop Dogg. So instead of spending two hours alone on your couch or stuck in your buddy’s basement, you can live it up in Vegas from August 26th to 28th and make this year’s fantasy football draft one to remember.
Here’s how things went down last year:
Here’s how to enter:
- Follow us on Twitter (@MANjrcom)
- Leave us a comment telling us which player you think will be a top fantasy football performer this season
- Winners will be chosen at random
- Contest ends on Friday, August 20th
Good luck!!
Aug 16th
Review – The Edifier Luna5 iF500-Encore All-In-One Audio System
If you constantly use an iPod, iPhone or any other MP3 player, you know there are times when you wish you could quickly turn your device into a home stereo system. You’ll find a bunch of MP3 docking stations out there, but few provide the elegance and performance of the Edifier Luna5 iF500-Encore All-In-One Audio System.
I mean the thing just looks good. It’s something that you can place anywhere in your home. And it sounds awesome, too. The Luna5 Encore is a 5-driver speaker system (4 speakers, one subwoofer) that’s powered by two separate digital amps. A 30-Watt amp fuels the bass driver and a 22-Watt amp powers the mids and tweeters.
On the performance side, you really can’t ask for more out of such a compact unit. The lows come out clean, the highs and mids are clear, and the convenience factor is off the charts. You can hook up your phone or other MP3 device to this thing in seconds.
The Edifier Luna5 iF500-Encore All-In-One Audio System retails for $299. It’s not all that cheap, but you certainly get what you pay for with this system.
Jul 20th
Beat the Heat With Newcastle Summer Ale
I love Newcastle. Love it. I’ll drink that tasty brown ale with anything. I don’t care if it’s a hot or cold day, daytime or evening, doesn’t matter. Newcastle is one of the best beers of all time. That’s what I think, anyway.
So you can imagine my skepticism when I discovered that Newcastle made a new Summer Ale. Wait a minute. How can you tool around with that classic Newkie Brown taste, I thought? I wasn’t sure what to expect, but the bar was already set so high with the original brown ale. In my mind, there was nowhere to go but down. So needless to say, I was quite reserved when I sampled my first Summer Ale.
First taste – the brew had a bite! I immediately said to myself, this isn’t a Newcastle – this is something else, so I don’t like it! Then I had another sip. Again, the brew had bite! It was brisk, crisp and cut through the palette. I started to get over the fact that this wasn’t a Newcastle I was drinking. I wanted another sip and another and another. This stuff wasn’t like Newcastle at all, but I started to like it.
Newcastle Summer Ale definitely has a hoppier taste, but it’s not overwhelming. Some hoppy beers bite you and keep biting you until you’re well over it. Newcastle Summer Ale has just enough bite. And it’s not too heavy so it’s perfect for summer sippin’.
As a Newcastle purist, I was doubtful that Summer Ale could be anything but a second-class brew. After giving it a taste, a highly recommend that you try this ale while you still can.
Jul 19th
V-MODA’s Crossfade LP Headphones Giveaway
V-MODA is doing a giveaway for a pair of Crossfade LP Headphones. These headphones are no joke, man. They retail for $250 and V-MODA was giving the headphones the push at the MTV Movie Awards last month. The contest includes a grand prize, a second prize and a third prize. You can enter the contest on V-MODA’s Facebook page.
Here are the details:
Grand Prize
One pair of V-MODA Pearl White Crossfade LP over-ear HD headphones, including:
- Crossfade LP over-ear HD headphones
- Exoskeleton hard carrying case featuring V-STRAP storage
- Luxury fabric 3.5mm audio cable and 1/4″ adapter for universal audio device compatibility
- Detachable fabric cable featuring 3-button remote with in-line mic/volume and control features
2nd Prize
One pair of V-MODA Remix Remote in-ear headphones, including:
- Remix Remote in-ear headphones with three-button remote and microphone
- Patent Pending detachable sport earhooks with Active Flex technology
- Four pairs (XS,S,M,L) of silicone ear fittings in clear and black
- Premium black carrying pouch
3rd Prize
One pair of V-MODA Remix Audio in-ear headphones, including:
- Remix Audio in-ear headphones
- Patent Pending detachable sport earhooks with Active Flex technology
- Four pairs (XS,S,M,L) of silicone ear fittings in clear and black
- Premium black carrying pouch
Prize Eligibility
Only persons residing in United States who are at least 18 years of age can enter.
Sweepstakes Starts
July 01, 2010 @ 12:01 am (PDT)
Sweepstakes Ends
July 31, 2010 @ 11:59 pm (PDT)
For more info, check out the office rules.
Jul 16th
Every Man Jack Giveaway and WANTED Contest
Every Man Jack and MANjr are teaming up to give away a free Every Man Jack Six Pack Grooming Kit to one lucky dude. The giveaway is part of the 2nd Annual Every Man WANTED contest. There’s only two more days to enter the WANTED contest, and if you’re a dude who likes quality grooming products, you should get on it! The contest gives you a chance to win a bunch of Every Man Jack products, a trip for two to Vegas or even a spot in the brand’s upcoming national print ad campaign.
“Every Man Jack embodies the guy who takes pride in his appearance, but doesn’t want to spend a lot of time or money on his grooming routine,” says Ritch Viola, founder and CEO of Every Man Jack. “The campaign reflects this mentality, and we hope that this fun, interactive contest engages more guys to take a few small steps towards feeling and looking their best.”
To enter the contest, visit www.EveryManJack.com/WANTED, create a quick profile and upload some photos. of yourself. You’ll get a free Every Man Jack product just for entering. The deadline to submit is July 16. For the rest of July, the public will vote for 10 semi-finalists. Every Man Jack judges (including last year’s WANTED winner) will then select four finalists. Each finalist will get a trip for two to Vegas and participate in a photo shoot. Here’s a full list of prizes:
Grand Prize Winner
- Featured in an Every Man Jack ad
Final Four
- Trip for two to Vegas that includes:
- Two nights at the new Planet Hollywood
- Entry to the Planet Hollywood spa and health club
- Dinner for two at a restaurant in Caesar’s Palace
- Two show tickets for select Vegas performances
- Roundtrip transportation to and from Planet Hollywood
- Free Every Man Jack products for one year
10 Finalists
- Free Every Man Jack products for one year
All Entrants
- One free Every Man Jack product at Target
So make sure you visit www.EveryManJack.com/WANTED and enter the contest!
To win your free Every Man Jack Six Pack Grooming Kit from MANjr, follow us on Twitter (@MANjrcom) and leave us a comment with your Twitter name so we know who you are. Here’s what’s included in the kit:
- Every Man Jack Body Wash
- Every Man Jack Body Bar
- Every Man Jack Pre-Shave Face Wash
- Every Man Jack Shave Cream
- Every Man Jack Post-Shave Face Lotion
- Every Man Jack Pomade
We’ll select a winner next week and notify you via email.
Good luck!
Jul 14th
ASFX Wants You To Get Down…Safely
ASFX, the Association for Safe Fun Sex, wants you to have sex. Lots of sex. As long as you use a condom. ASFX has launched a national campaign to increase safe sex awareness in order to decrease STDs and unplanned pregnancies.
“Condoms have a bad wrap and we want to change that.”
Condoms are the most common form of protection for couples, but they’re usually perceived as an inconvenience and a nuisance. Condoms that are ultra thin, ribbed, flavored, glow in the dark, you name it, have been trying to make it cool to use protection.
So what’s ASFX’s revolutionary take? Keep the condom and add an o-ring. They’re hitting up colleges, Spring Break parties, and your backyard barbecue to give away their Screaming O Condom Pack which consists of one condom and a vibrating condom ring. It’s a disposable, one-time use product, so grab more than one if you’re planning on hitting it twice in one night.
ASFX kicked off their tour with a sexy bash at the flagship Hustler Hollywood boutique in LA and they’ll be hitting up Hustler stores across the country. This ain’t no 5th grade sex ed class with outdated videos and Ben Stein-like teachers . They go all out with their hot Scream Team, DJs, prizes and games like the Screaming O Competition where girls fake orgasms by screaming their asses off in front of a crowd. So there you go. If you’re gonna get down, might as well use a condom with an added o-ring.
NOTE: ASFX will not be at your backyard barbecue. However if your BBQ is so crazy that ASFX has to pass out condoms at your home, INVITE ME TO YOUR BBQ.
Jul 7th
Critics Take Out Rage on E3
E3 2010, in all its booth-babe-filled resplendent glory has ridden into the twilight, meaning it’s time for the Game Critics Awards!
Leading the charge is Rage from id Software (those crazy kids who brought Doom, Wolfenstein, Quake, etc.) with five nominations.
Here’s Rage’s unique premise: it’s a post-apocalyptic world and you need to run around killing everyone who gets in your way.
Now, I’m not going to say they stacked the deck or anything (Game Critics Awards Best of Show in 2008? Fallout 3), but in the time that I spent at E3, I didn’t see anything about Rage. Not only didn’t I see anything, but I didn’t play it, no one tried to woo my vote…heck, no one even tried to give me some worthless t-shirt with the game logo on it.
This leaves me with only one conclusion: id Software must have had an amazing behind-closed-doors, game-critics-only kinda deal going. Seriously, it’s enough work to pry these guys (and gals) out from behind their cubicles from playing games all day, we don’t need to give them extra special treatment to try and secure their votes do we publishers?
Some notes on a few of the nominees:
- I imagine the 3DS is cool, but waiting 5 hours to play something for 10 minutes wasn’t worth my time.
- Epic Mickey’s booth was impressively Epic, including a DJ spinning and a neo-artist working some magic — plus, Disney artists!
- Bulletstorm: buy it. (No seriously, preorder it now.)
- The Move is the Wii, except suckier.
- Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood, there’s no better way to spend time with your friends than by sticking a blade in the back of their head (digitally of course).
- Gran Turismo 5, it’s exactly what you would imagine.
After the break, check out the complete list of the nominees. More >
Jun 29th
