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Man Lab: Arcade Fire 101

I’m a huge fan of the Canadian band Arcade Fire. I’ve been one since roughly 2007 but a lot of folks are only now discovering them thanks to that Grammy win (and subsequent Twitter love from Kanye). Since then, everyone has jumped on the bandwagon. That includes women. I’ve had this discussion once or twice before. Music is a good icebreaker with women and a good music recommendation that’s a bit off mainstream will make you easy to remember. And a strong music opinion will spark a memory of you the next time they hear a song by that band.

So for our first post in a hopefully ongoing series of advice columns for the single man, I help you talk about the Arcade Fire so you sound like you know what you’re talking about and without sounding like you’ve never heard any of their albums from start to finish. Continue reading →

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Worst of Music: Britney Spears – Till The World Ends

I never thought I’d say this but I’ve actually missed Britney Spears. Her albums are basically Worst of Music anthologies. If you ever need an easy target to pick for a bad song, Britney is a good place to go. That’s well illustrated by the fact that Till the World Ends is the second single off Britney’s new Femme Fatale album that I’ve named the Worst of Music. Continue reading →

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Sunday Link-Off: A Profile

Since we’ve got a lot of people searching the blog for her, let’s start with Jennifer Lawrence.

I think I’ve mentioned this before but this year is the five-year anniversary of the creation of Twitter. So here’s the behind the scenes story of how Twitter was founded. (Business Insider)

And on that Twitter note, Simon Pegg tells the story of how he ended up on Twitter. (New Statesman)

The NBA playoffs started this weekend. Instead of your typical video game based simulation, though, SB Nation is using crappy 1990s video games to pick each series winner. (SB Nation)

After the jump, the history of SNL celebrity jeopardy, the story of Chris Kanyon, and Norm MacDonald’s return to TV. 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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F1 Power Rankings: Chinese Grand Prix

It’s the second half of our first back-to-back race weekend of this still young 2011 Formula One World Championship season. In the first two races, we’ve seen Red Bull and Sebastian Vettel dominate by scoring two wins and two poles. In fact, Vettel has been so dominant that a win at the Chinese GP would give him five straight dating back to last season. With that level of dominance, can anyone match Vettel’s pace this weekend? Continue reading →

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Wednesday Link-Off: In Charge

Time for another edition of the Wednesday links. Let’s kick off with Genevieve Morton.

Charl Schwartzel may have won The Masters but people were only talking about Tiger. Why were we back on the band wagon anyway? (Simmons)

Now that WrestleMania has come and gone and we can forget about wrestling for the next nine months, let’s look back at the good old days of the 1980s WWF. (Gunaxin)

A 59-year-old Florida man tried out for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. He didn’t make the cut but it’s a fun story. (55-Yard Line)

After the jump, the FBI opens up on aliens, the latest addition to the Phallological Museum and the return of Wally Backman. Continue reading →

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Worst of Music: Black Eyed Peas – Just Can’t Get Enough

A day late and a dollar short, it’s time for us to declare another piece of musical crime as the Worst of Music. This week’s WoM winner isn’t exactly a stranger to the award. I’ve mentioned before that their song Boom Boom Bow was part of the inspiration behind the creation of the WoM. Their last two albums, The E.N.D. and The Beginning, have basically guaranteed them a place in the WoM Hall of Fame. But that’s not going to stop us from naming BEP’s latest single Just Can’t Get Enough as this week’s Worst of Music. Continue reading →

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2011 Name of the Year Bracketology

I’ve never been much of a bracketologist (as anyone that’s ever taken my money in a March Madness pool will confirm) but I feel compelled to give it a go for this. Somebody has put together a Name of the Year bracket and it’s sweeping the internet. But with all the talk about it, I haven’t actually seen anyone go through the bracket matchup by matchup to predict who will take home the top name of 2011. After all, if people can go this crazy over 68 college basketball teams, why not over 64 crazy names? Continue reading →

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2011 Name of the Year Bracketology (Part 2)

I’ve never been much of a bracketologist (as anyone that’s ever taken my money in a March Madness pool will confirm) but I feel compelled to give it a go for this. Somebody has put together a Name of the Year bracket and it’s sweeping the internet. But with all the talk about it, I haven’t actually seen anyone go through the bracket matchup by matchup to predict who will take home the top name of 2011. After all, if people can go this crazy over 68 college basketball teams, why not over 64 crazy names? Continue reading →

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Sunday Link-Off: Go Big

I know we’re still some weeks away from the premiere of Fast Five but here’s Jordana Brewster who is the only reason to watch it near as I can figure.

The gang at MLB Trade Rumors had one of the biggest finds of the year when they published a Major League Baseball contract. Here’s a look at the more fascinating points found on a standard contract. (Business Insider)

It looks like the Big Four North American sports leagues are going to go global sooner or later. But just how will they look when they go worldwide? (Unathletic)

Sex and politics haven’t really gone together since the political administration. That isn’t stopping one ex-staffer from telling all in an upcoming book. (Washington Post)

After the jump, all about cricket, Rick Rolling Oregon and NBA lockout attack ads. Continue reading →