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Sunday Link-Off: In the News

elisha-cuthbert-maxim13-01It’s the end of another week which means it’s time for some of our favourite links from around the interweb. Let’s start today’s link with Elisha Cuthbert. Maxim just named her the hottest woman on TV (or something like that). Score one for Canada.

You might think that the Russian meteor suggests that we need a better meteor impact detection system but that’s just not possible. (Wired)

When CBS dropped the Early Show for This Morning, the idea was to give hard news a spot on morning TV. It’s not gaining traction against the fluff on ABC and NBC but I like the idea. (Los Angeles Times)

Speaking of fluff, for the February 14th broadcast day, CNN dedicated 758 minutes to the stranded Carnival cruise ship. That’s 52% of all minutes of that day. If you use a low estimate of only 25% of the day being dedicated to commercials, that’s about 70% of actual broadcast time dedicated to one non-story. (BuzzFeed)

After the jump, a goalie gets his revenge, the NYT profiles Mrs. Coach and yippee-ki-yay, motherfucker. Continue reading →

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The Best of Zero Punctuation

If you ask people who watch video game reviews on the internet who their favourite reviewer is, the answer that you’re most likely to hear is Yahtzee. They’re not talking about the board game that involves a plastic cup and dice. They probably mean Ben “Yahtzee” Crawshaw, video game developer tuned snarky video game critic.

His video review series, titled Zero Punctuation, are the most popular videos on The Escapist Magazine’s YouTube channel and among the most popular games reviews on YouTube. So for today’s best of the interweb, we have Yahtzee’s ten most popular reviews. Continue reading →

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Creepy Fan Videos Of Celebs That Look Like They’re Made By Stalkers

A couple of years ago, I took a look at some of the internet’s creepiest fan art of celebrities. Well, if you thought the various collages and drawings that fans put together were creepy, they have nothing on what the folks on YouTube have cooked up. There are some almost disturbing videos that fans create and post.

So as a follow-up to my post on the creepiest fan art of the internet, here are some of the creepiest/stalkery-est fan videos on the interweb. Consider yourselves lucky that you didn’t have to watch a pile of these videos to make this list. Continue reading →

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Valentine’s Day Around The World (Infographic)

Today is Valentine’s Day. At least, that’s what the majority of you reading think. Not every country has Valentine’s Day on February 14th. Fortunately, if it’s not today for you, you’re not late. Unless you’re in Wales. If you’re Welsh, start looking for a new girlfriend, you’re too late.

To find out a bit more about Valentine’s Day in various countries around the world, we have a handy infographic for you. Continue reading →

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Wednesday Link-Off: State of the Union

kate-upton-si13-17Alright, the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue came out yesterday and Kate Upton was on the cover. That means that we are sort of obligated to feature her today.

A day after I give Esquire a hard time over its content over on et geekera, they turn around and do a pretty good profile of the man who shot Osama bin Laden. (Esquire)

One of the big stories to come out that Esquire profile is the state of benefits for veterans. Regardless of what the truth is for the shooter, Obamacare is still a good deal. (Wonkblog)

Last night’s GOP response to the State of the Union was made by Marco Rubio. Is he the future of the Republican Party? (Washington Post)

After the jump, was the Battle of Hoth a strategic blunder, how to find Matt Damon in Morocco and zombies invade Montana. Continue reading →

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Facebook Fails of the Week

Every so often, we look at the most spectacular fails that the internet has to offer. Well today, we look at the most spectacular fails that Facebook has to offer. This week, we have five of the best fails Facebook has to offer. Continue reading →

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Formula One: 2013 Jerez Test Recap

Formula One is back in action for another year with the start of pre-season testing. The first of 2013’s tests was at Spain’s Jerez Circuit which doesn’t host a race on the Grand Prix calendar so the teams and drivers weren’t putting much stock in the results. In fact, Fernando Alonso couldn’t even be bothered to show up to this test. That didn’t mean that Ferrari wasn’t fast last week, though. Continue reading →

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Sunday Link-Off: What If…

nina-agdal-aerie13-11Well, it’s official. I was wrong about this year’s Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover. I thought SI would pass on Kate Upton for the second-straight time because she might have been overexposed and they could make waves and bigger headlines with a fresh face like Nina Agdal. Turns out that I was wrong and they think that Kate will sell more copies than the other options. So, for no particular reason, including bitterness, here’s Nina Agdal.

We’re less than a year from the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi and it sure looks like the Russians have been taking some liberties with their workforce while trying to get venues ready. (The Economist)

One of the most unexpected big topics in American politics this week was who the President can order to be killed. If Nixon was alive, he would certainly be an expert on that. (The New Yorker)

Speaking of Presidents of the United States, in his retirement, George W. Bush has become a bit of an artist. (Gawker)

After the jump, the what ifs of sports, a look at the greatness of Community and the President does Pokemon. Continue reading →

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Caption This: February 2 – 8, 2013

Inspired by the Globe and Mail’s caption writing person, we waste our time writing funny picture captions for some of the more interesting photos we come across when blogging. So here are some of the best pictures from the past week with a funny (-ish) caption. Continue reading →

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The Best of Epic Meal Time (Part 2)

It’s been almost one year since we did the original best of Epic Meal Time so I thought now was a good time to look at the best of this year in EMT.  It’s no secret to regular readers that we’re big fans of food and cooking. But we’re nowhere near as big fans as the crew at Epic Meal Time. Their tales of cooking, drinking and gluttony are legendary (though divisive) throughout the internet. So today, we take a look at another set of the best episodes of EMT based on the number of views they’ve received. Continue reading →