New Zealand didn’t fight the law but the law won anyway. It turns out that the names of New Zealand’s two main islands were never legally registered with the country’s Geographic Board. Now the government is asking the people of New Zealand what they would name the islands. Continue reading
Author: Steve Murray
Hockey (Last) Night In Canada: The First One Bites The Dust
Last night was the busiest on the schedule so far with five games being played. We also had our first elimination game of the playoffs. Continue reading
Hockey (Last) Night In Canada: Staying Alive
It was a short night on the schedule with only three games being played. Things got closer in two series while the third is now one game away from ending. Continue reading
Detroit Lions Introduce New Logo
I’m not sure whether it’s a late April Fools’ Day joke, a desperate attempt to show that they aren’t a complete farce, or a typical 4/20 brainstorming session but the Detroit Lions have updated their logo. The new logo is the same leaping lion logo but it is supposed to look more fierce. Does anyone actually consider anything remotely related to the Lions “fierce”? Continue reading
Hockey (Last) Night In Canada: Hit, Score, Repeat
If you had access to a TV today, you were in hockey heaven. Sunday’s four games had hard hits, scoring, drama, and loud fans that you had to be asleep not to enjoy it. Continue reading
Hockey (Last) Night In Canada: Shutout and Shutdown
The fourth day of the NHL playoffs sees us with our first afternoon game and all four series on yesterday’s schedule moved closer to sweeps coming to fruition. Continue reading
Weekend Link-Off: When All Else Fails…
Keeping with last week’s theme and going with the best from the week. By request, Eliza Dushku from her recent appearance in Allure magazine. This wasn’t as good as her recent Maxim spread. After the jump, when live TV goes wrong.
Speeding is perfectly alright. Sex while driving is fine as well. Doing both at the same time… Well, the Norwegians won’t look too kindly on that. (BBC)
Your testify moment of the week: Jamie Foxx gives Miley Cyrus some much needed career advice when he finds out that she plans on ruining Radiohead. (Zap2It) He later apologized because he has no marbles. (Major League 2 reference)
Unreality found 20 of the strangest looking USB drives available. (Unreality) Although, I still think that getting a real USB finger is more cool than a USB finger on a keychain. (MacQuarie National News)
A British television personality and automotive journalist decides he’s going to make a garden plot for a major botanical show… out of plasticine. This can only end well. (Daily Telegraph)
An ant species in the Amazon has developed into an all-female species that doesn’t need sex to reproduce. I think I speak for the male gender when I say that this idea has absolutely no merit and should be immediately disregarded by everyone. (BBC)
Experts say that Twitter will cripple you. They’re just jealous that they don’t have any followers. (Daily Telegraph)
The world’s most rediculously famous dog heads to the White House. And people care why? (National Geographic)
The Octomom wants to trademark the name “Octomom.” It’s all yours. Nobody cares about you anymore. (Zap2It)
How not to fire a nurse: A Wisconsin hospital pulls a nurse out of surgery to lay her off. (Wisconsin State Journal)
They should be glad they didn’t have to pay the overdue fine on that one. (CBC) Continue reading
Hockey (Last) Night In Canada: Working Overtime
The third day of the playoffs brought us a little closer to the next round as one team is closer to advancing. Also, we have a new, and catchier, name for the hockey recap. At least, until the CBC’s legal department decides that my homage/pun of a name is a trademark infringement. Continue reading
The Pirate Bay Founders Found Guilty
In a verdict that will send shockwaves throughout the interweb, the four founders of The Pirate Bay website were found guilty of violating Swedish copyright laws. They were sentences to a year in prison and ordered to pay 30 million Swedish kronor ($3.5 million US) in damages. Continue reading
Red Light District: Side Order of Drama
The second day of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs showcased the eight teams not on the schedule Wednesday night. It also featured more close games than night one of the real chase for the Cup. Continue reading
The Lowdown 