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...look at the whole GTA series as a sustained fictional inquiry into the myth of the great American badass - the criminal, the gangsta, the made man, the outlaw. It's a loving inquiry, but it has a consistent critical distance, an outsider's point of view. And no wonder: the games aren't created by Americans at all. Houser, a Brit, is based in New York City, but most of the work gets done by Rockstar North, a team of Scots based in Edinburgh...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Grand Theft Auto's Extreme Storytelling | 2/12/2009 | See Source »

...stunts at the X Games are clearly dangerous, but those that don't result in injuries can make a competitor's career. Case in point: Freestyle motocross rider Travis Pastrana's mid-air double back flip in 2006, one of the X Games historical highlights. Risky? No doubt. Totally badass? You be the judge...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The X Games | 1/22/2009 | See Source »

...They buy IM shirts, give everyone matching Under Armor, black, tight, uniforms to look “badass and intimidating,” even though it just emasculates them all the more...

Author: By Walter E. Howell, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: WALLY WORLD: The Line Must Be Drawn in IM Play | 12/8/2008 | See Source »

...slain the killer and drops the knife right next to him, take a shot. This truly is the cheesiest and most irritating action that is later ripped off. 9. When Michael disappears in the final scene after taking multiple bullets on top of multiple stab wounds. Only a true badass could do that and still be up for another eight movies...

Author: By Edward F. Coleman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: SCREENSHOTS: 'Halloween' | 10/31/2008 | See Source »

...know you’re busy being a badass varsity athlete, with your practices and games and exercise. But you’re not so busy that you don’t have an extra 20 seconds to change out of your DHAs into acceptable attire. I understand that if you’re going to get termbilled $10 per piece of DHA paraphernalia, you’re going to want to rock those bad boys as often as possible. Just do us all a favor and wear one item at a time: sweatshirt or sweatpants. Your dignity is worth...

Author: By Meaghan E Lyons, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: BAD TREND ALERT: DHA Tuxedos | 10/15/2008 | See Source »

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