Sunday Link-Off: The Cold of Winter

Now that football season is over, we’re stuck in the middle of nothing right now. No good movies are going to come out for the next three months. We’re left with NBA to fill Sundays. And the racing season is still a couple of weeks away. But at least we have Reese Witherspoon to warm things up here.

The legendary William Shatner is bringing his one-man show to Broadway. He talked to Rolling Stone about his new show but sadly didn’t sing… yet. (Rolling Stone)

The FBI released their file on Apple founder Steve Jobs. It turns out that a lot of the man’s supposed friends thought he was a bit of a crook. (Gawker)

George Lucas just doesn’t get it any more. He says that Greedo always shot first but it was confused because of close-ups in the 1977 version. (Badass Digest) Not only does he not grasp dialogue but he doesn’t really understand his own characters. Now Han isn’t a badass but lucky that Greedo is the worst shot in the galaxy.

After the jump, why the Nielsen ratings system is broken, more Phantom Menace stuff and how to really remove ads from YouTube videos.

Want to know why Community is on hiatus? It’s because the ratings system is broken. Only 0.0217% of all households in America matter for ratings. (Warming Glow)

Since we talked Jobs earlier, here’s an idea of what to expect from the new iPad 3 when it’s announced during the first week of March. (Gizmodo)

A new study says that Canada can support up to nine NHL franchises. Don’t give Jim Balsillie any ideas. (Conference Board of Canada)

Kenny Motherfucking Powers has some advice for Tim Tebow from one phenom to another. (Grantland)

Rosie O’Donnell fancies herself a bit of a matchmaker. She tried to set up Tim Tebow with Jenny McCarthy. I’d rather Tebow hooked up with Kim Kardashian. (Sportress of Blogitude)

Looking for the dumbest sport in the history of the world? Then you’re looking for Ultimate Tazer Ball. (The Big Lead)

Since this is our last linkdump before Valentine’s Day, I feel obligated to link to this list of ten TV relationships that mustn’t ever happen. (Warming Glow)

The Phantom Menace is back this weekend in 3D. It’s a necessary evil because if we don’t suffer through these in 3D, we won’t get the good movies in 3D. Anyway, here are some Episode 1 posters that are better than what Lucasfilm is pushing. (Unreality)

It’s every NFL logo featuring Manningface. It’s funny because we may need every one of these logos for the inevitable spring of Manning speculation. (Dave’s Art Locker)

There’s a better way to remove ads from YouTube videos than clicking a bunch of Xs.

Sports car racer Joao Barbosa has a funny idea of romantic. Ask his wife who got a 200 MPH tour of Daytona International Speedway.

Meet Tom Murphy whose weather reports are the talk of more than just northeast Michigan.

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