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Wednesday Link-Off: Those Guys Have All The Fun

I’m back to cover the Wednesday links after taking Sunday off. Let’s make up for my absence with Adriana Lima.

The ESPN book called Those Guys Have All The Fun drops next week. As a teaser, an excerpt about ex-SportsCenter anchor Keith Olbermann dropped early. (GQ)

Speaking of books, KSK and Deadspin’s Drew Magary has a novel dropping this August. Here’s an interview with the author/blogger about books/blogs… And swearing. They also talk about Drew swearing. (Son of Bold Venture)

Did you know it’s been 10 years since the XFL closed up shop? Here’s a look at how Vince McMahon’s foray into football influenced today’s NFL. (Sports Business Daily)

After the jump, the World Beard Championship, the best Bin Laden porn titles and the greatest Arnie lines. Continue reading →

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Man Lab: Sleep Like an All-Star (Infographic)

Did you know that one of the most important things that a man can do is sleep? They say that we sleep for an average of a third of our lives. I used to think that sleep is for the weak and informed friends of that on several occasions. Turns out that I was wrong all along. According to the following infographic, a couple more hours of sleep can make a world of difference. Continue reading →

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Worst of Music: Glee – Rolling in the Deep

Last week in the Lowdown Blog Man Lab, I dissected British singing sensation Adele. I mentioned that I wasn’t a fan but that didn’t mean I wished harm upon her. Unfortunately, last week on Glee, harm is what found her as the Glee cast got a hold of her #1 song Rolling in the Deep. The result is enough for us to call for the cancellation of Glee. Continue reading →

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The Best of Damn You Auto Correct

I think it’s time for us to add a new site to our ongoing best of the interweb series. Today, it’s the internet’s best place to find Apple-caused text messaging errors, Damn You Auto Correct. As we all know, if you have an iPhone, its auto correct feature is likely going to lead to some embarrassing mistakes with hilarious consequences. So today, we have the best auto correct failures on DYAC.

(All stories contained in this post should be considered sic’d.)

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Man Lab Link-Off: We’re Not Faking It

After a week off, it’s time for the return of the Man Lab’s linkdump to help the modern man. To make up for our absence, here’s Kate Upton.

The latest fad in scientific studies is on the health benefits of sex. Good news: Sex is good for you. Bad news: None of these studies are looking for test subjects in my neck of the woods. (Wall Street Journal)

After the jump, the pros and cons of groping at sports events, money advice for first dates and Kate Upton. Continue reading →

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Fails of the Week

Every so often, we’re going to take a look at the most epic fails from the week that was in the Fails of the Week. This week, we have five videos and pictures that we think are the most epic fails of the week. Continue reading →

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Wednesday Link-Off: In The Gallery

In what could go down as the worst Maxim shoot ever, here’s Cameron Diaz. Cam, your best days are behind you. Be content to live off the residuals from There’s Something About Mary and Charlie’s Angels.

Sean Avery is making waves in the hockey world again but this time it’s for a good cause. Avery has publicly come out in favour of same-sex marriage. (Puck Daddy)

Coming soon is the behind-the-scenes book about ESPN. Well, the first excerpt has leaked and it’s pretty good… Even if all the names have been redacted. (Deadspin)

In not at all shocking news, reports say that the FIFA officials who hand out hosting rights to the World Cup are corrupt. Wait, did I say shocking? (The Big Lead)

After the jump, terrible new Scrabble words, scads of photo galleries and Jack Sparrow. Continue reading →

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Man Lab: Adele 101

Not to make it seem like the Man Lab is a glorified music review service but our theory is that it never hurts to know about the music that women seem to love. Our last Man Lab music primer was about Arcade Fire. This time, we take a look at British singer Adele. I heard about Adele only a couple of weeks ago from listening to women talk about how much they like her music. Knowing how much common interests help you make an impression with a woman, here’s what you need to know about Adele. Continue reading →

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Esquire’s SEO Excellence (with Paz de la Huerta)

When I think of websites that trade largely in page views from Search Engine Optimization (SEO), I think of news aggregator websites or corners of the web best avoided like Bleacher Report. One website that I wouldn’t expect to have gone hard on SEO to drive page views was Esquire.com. But I found some interesting URLs for their latest “Me In My Place” shoot with Paz de la Huerta. Turns out that they’re using some pretty neat words in their URLs to act as SEO keywords.

After the jump, I use some craptacular SEO to show off Esquire’s great SEO URLs with bonus pictures of Paz de la Huerta. Continue reading →

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Worst of Music: Jeremih – Down On Me

Normally, Worst of Music winners are people who I’ve heard of. But I guess that’s why I use the Billboard Hot 100 to help me find WoM winners. For example, I haven’t heard of Jeremih but apparently he’s good enough to get 50 Cent to feature on his latest single called Down on Me. Continue reading →