It’s a tough week here on The Humanoids. A lot of serious things are happening. Mel Gibson exposed himself (well, was exposed) as racist waste of blood and organs. Prince abandoned the internet. And the government spent a million dollars to bring a TV show to PEI for a couple days. On the flip side, we have John Daly’s paisley pants. And who doesn’t paisley… besides anybody with sight. Continue reading
Author: Steve Murray
Video Game Review: Green Day: Rock Band
The fifth installment in the Rock Band series and second in the band-focused editions of the game feels like the series is getting back to its roots. After producing a family oriented game in Lego Rock Band and one about one of the greatest bands of all-time in The Beatles: Rock Band, Harmonix is going back to rock music with Green Day: Rock Band. Continue reading
Wednesday Link-Off: Boss
A couple of weeks back, I had the return of Danielle Hilliard. Today, it’s the return of UWO cheerleader Ellyn D’Uva.
Did you ever hear about the man who made a perfect big on a Showcase on The Price is Right? Here’s the behind the scenes story from contestants’ row and behind the camera. (Esquire)
As you’ve likely heard, George Steinbrenner died yesterday. Here’s the New York Times’ obituary of the famed Yankee owner. (New York Times)
And here’s a more personal remembrance of The Boss. Here’s the tales of a former Yankees intern who met Steinbrenner. (Sparty & Friends)
After the jump, some World Cup followup, Canseco’s return, and more Ellyn D’Uva. Continue reading
Not News of the Week
It’s that time of week again. It’s all the news that’s not fit for print. It’s time for the Not News of the Week.
Ask any guy and they’re likely to tell you that they’d rather die than watch a Twilight movie. A man in New Zealand took this a bit too literally. A 23-year-old man was found dead following an evening screening of the new Twilight movie, Eclipse. Police aren’t immediately sure what the cause of death is but a check for fang marks, clawed scratches, and glitter turned up nothing. With any luck, they’ll ring up the producers, writers, and cast on murder charges. After all, the last two movies are definitely worth fraud and larceny charges for taking everyone’s money. Continue reading
F1 British GP: Something Old, Something New…
The old wedding adage seemed to fit perfectly for yesterday’s British Grand Prix. The irony of that statement is that the marriage at Red Bull is quickly disintegrating. But something old was Silverstone, host of the first ever round of the Formula One World Championship in 1950. Something new is the Arena Circuit layout which was designed for Moto GP and used for this year’s F1 Grand Prix. Something borrowed was Mark Webber’s front wing which was borrowed by Sebastian Vettel. And something blue was Mark Webber’s Red Bull as it streaked across the line as he took his third win of the season. Continue reading
Soccer Night in South Africa: Spain Rules The World
One game to rule the world. Spain and the Netherlands played to stand a top the world of soccer for the first time. The Netherands have missed out on two previous opportunities to win the title. Spain, the defending European champions, were in their first final at a World Cup. But only one team could raise FIFA World Cup Trophy. Continue reading
Sunday Link-Off: Unpredictable
Leading off today’s edition of the SLO is Alessandra Ambrosio.
Heading into today’s World Cup final, it looks like the players won’t be the gamebreaking factors. Adidas’ “Jabulani” football has been proven by NASA as being unpredictable. (FanHouse)
I’m not a fan of all these crazy stats invented by eggheads that try to tell us who the best players are in every sport. Fortunately, David Berri is far more eloquent in dissecting what’s wrong with these ridiculous stats. (MGoBlog)
Need a new vacation spot? Have you thought of going to lovely Lake Jonathan Toews? (Puck Daddy)
After the jump, scads of baseball links, more on King James, and Kristen Stewart is a gifted actress. Continue reading
Soccer Night In South Africa: Battle For Bronze
The sixty-third game of the 2010 World Cup may have technically been for third place in the tournament but having come so close to the title, that wasn’t the real motivator for Germany and Uruguay. This match was solely for pride. One last game and one last chance to end the tournament as a winner. After a month of pouring your heart out, pride will be all that you have left to go with the bumps and bruises. Continue reading
The Humanoids: Won’t Get Fooled Again
Welcome back to an increasingly rare feature on the blog. It’s another edition of The Humanoids. I’d call it our signature piece here but more people come by to ogle the women in the Link-Off posts than read this. Actually, if I didn’t know better, I’d say our blog is a glorified picture book. Mind you, my post last week on reasons to love Canada sure didn’t help. And why is the most popular post of the week an April Fools’ story. Should people not be tricked by it three months on? Granted this week’s Humanoids targets have pulled the wool over our eyes so maybe that’s appropriate. Continue reading
The Best of Texts From Last Night (Part 3)
A few months back, we looked at some of the greatest hits of TextsFromLastNight.com. Well, the fun and partying never ends so neither do the stories. So in our continuing look at the best of the interweb, here are more quick stories about drugs, alcohol, debauchery and sometimes all of the above. Continue reading
The Lowdown 