Today’s ballers light up the floor—literally. To go with their spin moves, they wear dazzling sneaks. This Christmas, four of the game’s stars are represented in Nike’s Christmas Collection. LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Kobe Bryant, and Kyrie Irving all have signature shoes in the line. LeBron 13 Futuristic, white with blue trim and speckles, the […]
For years, the philosophy shoe was the sandal. Plato, Descartes, Lao Tzu: all known for wearing sandals. In fact, a spin through many philosophy departments at your local college or university might find quite a few Birkenstocks or others pounding the tile. LeBron James squashes all of that. This philosophy shoe belongs on the court, […]
Lincoln is ready to unveil their 2017 Lincoln MKZ. The MKZ is a midsize luxury sedan that places emphasis on function and ease of operation. The company is proud of features like a push-button gear shift and floating center console. The auto co. seems to be up with the times, sensitive to a premium on […]
Crown Royal is sponsoring a program called “Your Hero’s Name Here” to recognize real heroes. People can nominate those they find deserving, and winners will have their names attached to the 2016 Brickyard 400, as in the Laney Jackson Brickyard 400. Would-be nominators aged 21 and up can go to http://yourherosnamehere.nascar.com/ to nominate someone with an […]
The good people at Livability.com can start a project, but they’re not so much for finishing it. Witness their list of 99 beers in 99 cities. They couldn’t do a hundred? They couldn’t just act like Bumble Falls, Wyoming is pretty cool? They had so little appreciation for Honeycomb Nacho Lager that they said “screw […]
When you’re good at multiple things, it’s hard for people to define you. And when people can’t define you, or worse, fear that you’re more skilled than they are, aspersions are cast. Every NFL fan has an opinion on Vernon Davis. Just the mention of his name will elicit either an eye roll and terse statement about […]
Well, books-on-beverages types, Jim Murray’s 2016 Whisky Bible has just left the printer’s. Crown Royal took home World Whisky of the Year honors with its Northern Harvest Rye. It’s the first Canadian Whisky to snag this distinction. Murray says of the rye, “to say this is a masterpiece is barely doing it justice.” He gave […]
We don’t know who’ll be playing Super Bowl 50, except Coldplay. The British band that broke through in 2000 with the smash hit “Yellow” will help the NFL celebrate its fiftieth Super Bowl with a gala show sponsored by Pepsi. The Super Bowl takes place on Feb 7, 2016, at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, […]
There are two types of men in this world, those that fulfill the status quo, and those that disrupt it. Going against the crowd and following your own path is a trait worthy of respect. Men who take it upon themselves to aspire for greatness are men You Gotta Respect. At Male Standard, we believe […]
Polarizing is OK. Boring is not. That’s what the designers of the Scion C-HR Concept kept in mind when they put pencil to paper. The concept SUV made its world debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November, where people got the chance to see its sleek, modern design to end traditional lackluster SUVs. […]