It’s the end of the week so it’s time for links. Before we get started, don’t forget that there’s still time to sign up for the Lowdown Blog Hockey Pool. Well, Breaking Bad is ending tonight. I don’t watch that so I don’t have to worry about replacing it. But if you’re looking for something new, Alan Sepinwall says that Masters of Sex, starring Lizzy Caplan, is a good watch. Sepinwall is a bit trolly, though, so take that recommendation with a grain of salt.

Qatar’s efforts to run the 2022 World Cup has been nothing but controversial but this takes the cake. An investigation had found that the Qatari organizing committee has been using what amounts to slave labour to get ready for the World Cup. (The Guardian)

Did video games drive Aaron Alexis to his shooting at the Navy Yard? Not even close. The FBI found a note from Alexis saying that low-frequency radio waves drove him to it. (Talking Points Memo)

Reuters’ Next was supposed to be a big consumer offering from Reuters but was cancelled as a result of just one person leaving. (BuzzFeed)

Barilla pasta company has come under fire after the company’s chairman said that he would never use a gay family in advertising and wouldn’t mind if gays didn’t buy his product. (The Independent)

Cory Booker has been caught in the middle of a non-controversy after chatting with a stripper on Twitter. Bill Clinton finds your idea of a scandal hilarious. (New York Post)

My old broadcast colleague David Alter referred to D2: The Mighty Ducks as the best movie ever made. I wonder if he’s seen this analysis of how far the Ducks rollerbladed in the movie’s famous rollerblading scene? (Battle of Cali)

Former world #1 tennis player Martina Hingis teamed up with her mom to beat up her husband. It’s not just Hollywood starlets who are going off the deep end (allegedly). (The Big Lead)

The romantic comedy is dead. It’s been dying for a while but even the occasional hit can’t keep the genre from being filled with a series of terrible movies that caused it to die. (The Hollywood Reporter)

Rush has been scoring a lot of critical acclaim but just how real is it? It’s surprisingly pretty accurate. (History vs. Hollywood)

Does anyone else find this 300 sandwiches a marriage proposal thing a bit weird? (Gawker)

Miley Cyrus has a new music video about Jordan brand shoes. It’s awful. (Uproxx)

Jimmy Kimmel is in a feud with Kanye West. It’s probably another prank but you just never know.