Month: August 2011

Leave a comment Posted on August 7, 2011August 6, 2011 by Steve Murray Link-Off

Sunday Link-Off: Holy Mackinaw

I’d like to say there’s a theme to today’s Sunday links but there really isn’t. For example, there’s no real rhyme or reason to kicking off with Miranda Kerr.

Last week, I linked a New Yorker story that looked behind-the-scenes of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden. It turns out that it might have been too good to be true. (Registan)

I haven’t gotten to the part of the ESPN Book about the feud between Michelle Beadle and Erin Andrews but it looks like it might be getting out of control. Take the ESPYs after parties, for example. (Awful Announcing)

There’s a Joe Bowen rap? This beats the hell out of those Harvey’s and V-Tech commercials. Are we sure it wasn’t Young Offender but DGB that made this? (Down Goes Brown)

After the jump, how the pros flirt on Twitter, the McGangBang and the greatest card trick ever. Continue reading →

1 Comment Posted on August 6, 2011August 7, 2011 by J Entertainment, Link-Off

Entertainment Link-Off: Go Ape!

So there was a lot of doubt with regards to Rise of the Planet of the Apes, but given the certified fresh status on Rotten Tomatoes right now, it might just be better than what the trailers were revealing. Kicking off this ELO is one of the stars of the film Freida Pinto.

After the jump, a small explanation of keep you up on Planet of the Apes, Harrison Ford takes on Papa Smurf, find out what the rest of the world thinks of Captain America, Final Destination 5 meets Saved by the Bell and a tribute to Harry Potter in song. Continue reading →

1 Comment Posted on August 5, 2011January 3, 2012 by Steve Murray Humour

The Best of Animals Being Dicks

It’s time for us to add a new website to our ever-growing Best of the Interweb series. This time, we’ve got one of the hottest Tumblr blogs in the world right now. It’s a Tumblog that collect hilarious animated GIFs of animals being dicks called Animals Being Dicks. If you think it’s funny to watch animals be jerks to humans and other animals, then this 21st century equivalent to America’s Funniest Home Videos is for you. Continue reading →

1 Comment Posted on August 4, 2011July 17, 2011 by Steve Murray Man Lab

Man Lab Showdown: Megan Fox vs. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley

Technically, we’re a month late for the epic Transformers showdown of Michael Bay’s two pieces of constantly-in-peril eye candy. The original Transformers girl was Megan Fox who shot to fame in the role of the girl who inexplicably hooked up with Shia LaBeouf’s character. Then she got fired because Michael Bay and Steven Spielberg didn’t like the idea of an actress who had a mind of her own. So they hired Transformers 3 girl Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, a model who’s acting experience was limited to pretending to be attracted to Jason Statham.

More photos and the poll after the jump. Continue reading →

Leave a comment Posted on August 4, 2011August 1, 2011 by Steve Murray Man Lab

Man Lab: Breakfast In Bed Recipes

At the Man Lab, we’re huge advocates of the adage that the way to a woman’s heart is through her stomach. I’ve never met a woman who wasn’t impressed with a man who is a decent cook. You don’t have to be a Michelin star calibre chef to impress a woman with your culinary prowess. All you need to do is cook something that doesn’t make her want to vomit.

So in today’s Man Lab post, we have three breakfast recipes to try cooking for your girl. After all, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Continue reading →

1 Comment Posted on August 3, 2011August 2, 2011 by Steve Murray Link-Off

Wednesday Link-Off: The Must Reads

We’ve loaded up on interesting and high-quality articles for today’s linkdump. I’m not sure there’s one here that you want to skip. Anyway, let’s balance that out with Sandra Vergara (Sofia’s younger sister) who is in Fright Night which you probably want to skip.

Here’s this year’s absolute must-read story: It’s an insider look at the mission to kill Osama bin Laden from the planning phases through to the mission. (New Yorker)

Good news for people like me who are often accused of being alcoholics: About two-thirds of people in a study say they drink to cope with stress. See, I don’t have a problem. I’m just an average guy. (Daily Telegraph)

Spoiler alert for the next season of Two And A Half Men: Chuck Lorre is a fucking idiot. Rather than prove he’s the bigger man by letting Charlie Sheen’s character drift off and hope he’d come back for a highly rated comeback episode, he’s going to kill off Sheen’s character. Chuck, the cancellation bear is coming for you! (Deadline)

After the jump, more bad coming TV series, IE users are statistically proven to be morons and exploding F1 cars. Continue reading →

2 Comments Posted on August 1, 2011July 29, 2011 by Steve Murray Entertainment

Worst of Music: Hot Chelle Rae – Tonight Tonight

Before checking this week’s Billboard Hot 100 charts, I had never heard of the band Hot Chelle Rae. I half expected it to be a woman and almost thought the Dude Looks Like A Lady at the very start of the video was HCR. Turns out that it’s a band who have an album, an EP and three singles to their credit. One of those singles just happens to be this week’s Worst of Music winner. It’s Hot Chelle Rae’s song Tonight Tonight. Continue reading →

Leave a comment Posted on August 1, 2011July 29, 2011 by Steve Murray Randominity

Lowdown Monthly – July 2011

It’s time to once again take a look back at the past month here on the blog with Lowdown Monthly. It’s a recap of our favourite and most popular posts from July in one handy spot. If we did a Best of The Lowdown Blog, this would be it. Continue reading →