Another week, another set of links. Normally, this is the day I would remind Canadians to file their taxes but they until May 5th to file their taxes because Revenue Canada fell victim to the Heartbleed Bug. And even with that extra five days, I still have relatives who aren’t going to file on time. Figures.
Anyway, it’s Wednesday which means that it’s time for the links. Let’s kick things off with Lake Bell.
The so-called Fair Elections Act might have gone through some revisions but it could still use some work. (The Globe and Mail)
You’d think that the death of Net Neutrality would be a big deal. Naturally, it was ignored by the big US news shows. (Media Matters)
Donald Sterling’s lifetime ban from the NBA is surprising because it’s a much more stern move from new Commissioner Adam Silver than his predecessor would ever make. (Yahoo Sports)
Even Fox News hosts think that Fox News shouldn’t have given Cliven Bundy’s racist comments the time of day and definitely should have distanced themselves from him. (Talking Points Memo)
Speaking of which, Cliven thinks he’s a modern-day Rosa Parks… except for the whole being a racist part. (Mother Jones)
So it turns out that face transplant surgeries are relatively safe procedures. It’s just the standard transplant compilations that are issues. (New York Times)
Before they bought YouTube multichannel network Maker Studios, Disney was trying to buy BuzzFeed. Maker was literally a fallback plan. (Fortune)
It’s not looking good for newspapers. Newspaper ad revenue in 2013 hit an all-time low since it had started being tracked in 1950. It doesn’t look like that drop is going to stop any time soon. (AEI Ideas)
Good news for Toronto mayoral candidate Olivia Chow. She’s been endorsed by The Iron Sheik. (Toronto Sun)
Former major league pitcher Dirk Hayhurst has a new video game about a minor league ballplayer who turns to PEDs to make the show. That’s the closest thing to a baseball sim that video games will ever have. (Sports on Earth)
In news that shouldn’t surprise anyone, with Stephen Colbert getting Letterman’s gig, Craig Ferguson is going to leave CBS and the Late, Late Show. That’s a shame because I love his show.(EW)
Do you like roller coasters? Then you’d love the world’s fastest elevator that can reach speeds of 45 MPH. (The Independent)
Move over soccer’s World Cup. Brazil is also holding the pole dancing world cup. (BBC)
Arnold’s Epic Meal Time episode has finally aired. It’s an Epic Meal Tank.
I haven’t watched wrestling for years but I’ll be damned if Bray Wyatt isn’t just the best thing in the sport for years.