Sunday Link-Off: Macho Madness

elisabeth-moss-gq13-03Normally, I’m in good shape when it comes to planning and writing each week. This week, not so much. I have an idea what I want to do. Tomorrow, will be the IndyCar race recap. Later this week, Jackie and I will be talking superheroes. With Injustice coming out next week, we’ll be looking at the eternal Superman vs. Batman battle and run a quick demo impressions post. Okay, so I have a plan for next week. I just haven’t written anything yet.

Anyway, since Mad Men is back this weekend, here’s Elisabeth Moss.

Temporary college football powerhouse Auburn was up to no good in its glory days. That’s not much to anyone’s surprise but the extent of the corruption might be. (Roopstigo)

But in the sake of fairness, I should point out that damn near everyone is denying that Auburn story. (SB Nation)

You may not have heard of Ed Felten but he’s one of the most influential computer scientists slash hackers of our time. Now, he’s turning his attention away from customer software and onto the so-called automated selection algorithms of the likes of the TSA. (Wired)

Just for fun, let’s do a little news. The age limit on the morning after pill has been struck down in America which means that its available to anyone over the counter. Suck on that, religious right. (New York Times)

A new poll by Pew Research says that the majority of Americans support the legalization of marijuana for the first time ever. See what happens when you listen to facts and not fear mongering? (Salon)

Bill O’Reilly is almost coming out in favour of gay marriage. What sort of world do we live in when Bill O’Reilly is a voice of reason. (Media Matters)

The Rock has a movie to promote so he’s at WrestleMania this weekend. Okay, he’s also the WWE Champion… because he has a movie to promote. Anyway, he’s come a long way from a hot college recruit who never made it to wrestling’s biggest crossover star. (The Masked Man)

One of The Rock’s greatest opponents was Mick Fokey, AKA Mankind, AKA Cactus Jack, AKA Dude Love. He’s gone through a bit of a change in career too. (SB Nation)

Did Vince McMahon and the WWE revolutionize modern sports? (Cracked)

And I couldn’t have links about wrestling without including Stroud at least once. Here’s the best and worst of WrestleMania 2. Fair warning: It’s mostly worsts. (With Leather)

So how did the infamous nameless hockey rumour folks fare at the NHL trade deadline? About as poorly as you’d expect. (NJ.com)

Machinima and Kevin Pereira’s new Gamers vs. Pain series has quickly been dubbed one of the worst gaming videos of all-time. Can gaming industry leaders stop trying to make everyone involved look like morons and troglodytes? (Insert Coin)

There’s a new episode of Game of Thrones on this weekend and it’s not up against a craptacular episode of The Walking Dead. Come for the nudity but stay for the swearing. Sorry, this video is about the swearing.

I don’t care what people think, Dive Kick looks absolutely awesome and I will buy the shit out of this… Unless, they’re willing to give me a free copy to review.

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