Whole Foods Hova: JAY Z Announces Plans To Go Vegan For 22 Days

Earlier today, JAY Z took to his Life+Times site to announce his (and wife Beyonce‘s) plans to go vegan for the next 22 days. The change in eating habits can be attributed to Hov turning 44 tomorrow and the 22 days of healthy eating results from the couple’s obsession with the number 4 (2+2=4). Jay also happens to believe in the psychological theory that if a person does something repeatedly for 22 days then they’ll make or break a habit. Read Jay’s comments on the matter below. What do you guys think, will the couple benefit physically and spiritually?

Psychologists have said it takes 21 days to make or break a habit. On the 22nd day, you’ve found the way.

On December 3rd, one day before my 44th birthday I will embark on a 22 Days challenge to go completely vegan, or as I prefer to call it, plant-based!! This all began a few months back when a good friend and vegan challenged me to embrace a “plant-based breakfast” everyday. It was surprisingly easier on me than I thought…

Why now? There’s something spiritual to me about it being my 44th birthday and the serendipity behind the number of days in this challenge; 22 (2+2=4) coupled with the fact that the challenge ends on Christmas day…It just feels right!

So you can call it a spiritual and physical cleanse. I will post my progress… Any professional vegans out there that have any great food spots please help out! Please ha. I don’t know what happens after Christmas. A semi-vegan, a full plant-based diet? Or just a spiritual and physical challenge? We’ll see…

Best of luck and health!

P.S. B is also joining me.

BroBible’s ’50 Types of Booze Everyone Drinks in College’

Drinking is one of the more essential parts of college as everyone indulges (sometimes too much but yet again, I don’t know if “too much” of anything exists in college) in alcohol on Thirsty Thursdays and the weekends. Alcoholic drinking happens in dorms, parties, and sometimes even classes if you can’t wait until after class. Drinking is as essential to the college experience as study sessions and textbooks. Read Bro Bible’s 50 Types of Booze Everyone Drinks in College. All types of alcohol ranging from malt liquor to beer are placed on this list, beautiful. What college student doesn’t love a good 40 oz. of O.E? Cheap and smooth.

Ill Shit: Frozen Foam Keeps Beer From Getting Hot for 30 Minutes

In an effort to appease their loyal fans, the Los Angeles Dodgers organization recruited Kirin, a beer company based in Japan, to develop a frozen foam product to keep alcohol from warming during the Dodgers’ long, sweltering-hot baseball games. The foam covers the beer at a temperature of -5 degrees Celsius and reportedly keeps the draft beer cold for thirty minutes. So…when is this concoction coming to sports stadiums and arenas nationwide? Hopefully, pronto! This foam would also come in handy for BBQ’s and summer cookouts. Keep this is mind for Summer 2014!

[Courtesy of Larry Brown Sports]

American Beau’s Summer Alcohol Guide (Written by Alex Andrews (@TerriblyDope))

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The middle of the summer…not sure if it’s the heat, boredom, unsatisfying internships or all of the above; but this point of the year signals the height of decadence and debauchery. To aid your turn up during this time that ushers in the start of the semester, here is our tested and proven alcohol guide. *Insert Please Drink Responsibly Here*

Beer: The bro choice. Whether you prefer it on tap, in a mug, bottle, solo cup, or a 40oz, there is no wrong way (nix warm or with a straw) to enjoy the nectar of the gods. In the wise words of Common, you’ll be straight as long as you have beer.

Likely to make you feel: Awesome
Best on a college budget: Yuengling
American Beau suggestion: Gulden Draak

Whiskey: Yet another manly drink of choice. If you’re hoping to grow some chest hair or mimic Don Draper, this is a drink for you. Best consumed on the rocks or mixed with Coke, the water of life is bound to make you feel like you’ve made it in life.

Likely to make you feel: Like a Jet-Setter
Best on a college budget: Jack Daniel’s
American Beau suggestion: Jameson

Wine: If you’re offered a glass and you’re as uncultured as I: just swirl it around in the glass and put your pinky up. That outta work. And ask for cheese, too.

Likely to make you feel: Like Drake
Best on a college budget: Any Trader Joe’s wine under $5
American Beau suggestion: Intentionally left blank

Tequila: Could be the way in which it’s consumed: in a smoke show’s belly button after licking salt and a lemon… But something about it makes all parties involved very drunk and very horny. Known for consumption on Cinco de Mayo, feel free to enjoy it this summer.
If you dare to take shots, make sure to have chasers. That’s several.

Likely to make you feel: Like reproducing
Best on a college budget: 1800 Silver Tequila
American Beau suggestion: Patron

Vodka: The freshman favorite. Thinking about the plastic bottled vodka that frequents college dorms is making me cringe. We’ve all done it, and we’ve all regretted it: immediately after taking shots and upon waking up. Yet, we keep going back. Whether it’s in jungle juice, a mixed drink, or straight- a sip of this drink will bring back repressed but great and euphoric memories.

Likely to make you feel: Turnt UP
Best on a college budget: Svedka
American Beau Suggestion: Ciroc (Yes, with the hype)

Gin: Gin is very similar to the hooptie you drove in high school: very reliable and under-appreciated. The Taylor Gang drink of choice goes very well with lemonade, which is too clutch for the summer. And if you’re a Martini or Gin and Tonic person, it’s good for that, too. Sippin’ on gin and juice.

Likely to make you feel: *inserts Snoop Dogg crip walking GIF*
Best on a college budget: Tanqueray
American Beau Suggerstion: Bombay Sapphire

Never Drink Crystal Pepsi

A middle-aged gentlemen thought it was a good idea to down a 20-year old bottle of Crystal Pepsi, which was a soft drink that existed under the Pepsi brand in the early 90’s but quickly went under after bad sales. Watch the man vomit a waterfall above after chugging a bottle of the vintage soft drink. Bruh is wearing a “Swag, Swag, Swag” shirt, so he deserved it. Warning: this video is not for the squirm-ish. LMAO.

Drinking a Can of Soda of a Day Can Increase Risk of Prostate Cancer in Men by 40%

Soda = Cancer?

A Swedish study by Lund University recently published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition has found that drinking a can a day can increase a man’s chance of getting prostate cancer by forty percent. Isabel Drake, a senior researcher at Lund University, led the study as he and his fellow colleagues followed 8,000 men aged 45-73 for an average of 15 years, and found that 40 percent of those who downed barely 12 ounces of soda a day were likely to contract a disease that kills a million of them a year. Is there really anything surprising here? Soda has zero nutritional value so the threat of developing lethal diseases due to continuous consumption is quite obvious to me. Soda is one of the leading causes for the rising rates of obesity in America. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported in 2012 that 35.7 percent of adults and 16.9 percent of children age 2 to 19 are obese in America. Scary. Read the full article here.

[Courtesy of AlterNet]

Like Shortbread Cookies? Peanut Butter Sandwiches? Learn How to Make Your Own Girl Scout Cookies

Learn How to Make Girl Scout Shortbread Cookies

It’s Girl Scout Cookie Season and you would be crazy if you said you didn’t like at least one form of the dessert goodness. If you are tired of having to wait for Cookie Season every year, then you will be excited to learn that Michelle Jaworski of Daily Dot has blessed us all with a guide to make your favorite variation of cookies. Click here to see the full list of recipes and videos. YOU ARE ALL WELCOME!!!!

[Courtesy of Daily Dot]

Hostess Being Shut Down After Filing for Bankruptcy

 

Hostess’ Iconic Label

The maker of Twinkies, Honey Buns, and Wonder Bread has been ordered to file for liquidation after shutting down all 33 plants around America. Hostess has 565 distribution centers and 570 bakery outlet stores, as well as the 33 bakeries. The company filed for bankruptcy in January for the second time since 2004. Click here more information.