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Crooked Straight's most passive-aggressive blogger, TJ, has been on fire with the links today. He threw this fantastic Grantland post by Justin Halpern at me a little earlier this afternoon, and the tears of laughter on my keyboard have yet to dry.

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Cuttin' Up with Barry

Aziz Ansari gives the world a glimpse of President Obama behind the scenes. This honest, starstruck commentary on meeting someone more famous than yourself is why I love Aziz. And this unpretentious, unaffected affability is why I love Barack.

The Kobe System

The Kobe System ads have been okay so far, but this one is quality, thanks to Aziz Ansari.




TJ with the assist.

"30 Minutes or Less" Trailer

This flick has been building buzz over the past several months, and with all of the big time acting and comedy names involved, you can understand why. And this two minute trailer will surely do little to kill that buzz. Aziz Ansari looks like he's going to steal the show.

More 30 Minutes or Less Videos

ArseniOwned

Here's a clip that I somehow missed during the years of the Arsenio Hall Show: Arsenio goes off on several gay rights activists from the group "Queer Nation" when they stage an ambush protest during taping of his show. Instead of trying to ignore them or simply signal for security to remove them, he confronts them head-on and dismantles their arguments. This is great.

(Spotted on Aziz Ansari's blog, "Aziz is Bored".)

Stand and Deliver: Aziz Ansari

Been a long time since I've posted one of these. Don't know why. But here's a great clip where Aziz talks about hanging with Kanye West and Jay-Z.