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Sunday Link-Off: Sports Night

cris-urena-victoriassecret14-08Good news! Barrett-Jackson is back this week which means we’ll have another Best of Barrett-Jackson post for you soon. We’ll also have a game review at the end of the week along with the other usual features.

Speaking of usual features, today is Sunday so it’s time for the links. Let’s start with Cris Urena.

A biography of Fox News chairman Roger Ailes isn’t looking too good for Roger. I guess that’s what happens when you’re on the receiving end of fair and balanced reporting. (New York Times)

With the Washington Post’s Ezra Klien looking to strike out on his own, is journalism less about the news and more about the person reporting it now? (The Guardian)

Dan Le Batard was the one who gave his baseball hall of fame vote over to the users of Deadspin. He did it for the right reasons. (Deadspin)

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Weekend Geek Links of the Week

The hacker who reopened the Steubenville rape case could face a prison term that’s up to five times longer than the rapists. The law doesn’t always equal justice. [HackRead]

Last weekend, Mega boss Kim Dotcom was the subject of two very different profiles by 60 Minutes and Vice. Interestingly contrasting views of the man. [Warming Glow]

Mashable just raised $13 million to fund an expansion effort. Anybody want to give et geekera even 1% of that to hire some writers, produce more content, move off of WP.com, make the site look better and turn this into a cutting edge operation? No? Just thought I’d ask. [CNN Money]

Apparently a recent episode of Agents of SHIELD quietly incorporated a piece of Mass Effect 3 concept art. Who knew? [Eurogamer]

Which actor is the deadliest in Hollywood? Not as in who has killed the most careers but who has killed the most people on-screen. [Randal S. Olson]
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Wednesday Link-Off: Warming Up Winter

nadine-leopold-victoriassecret14-07You know, I hate winter. I’ve come to this conclusion after my car wouldn’t start even with CAA’s help and my snowblower brake completely in the span of about two weeks. Why does technology hate me so? Maybe why does the weather hate me so.

Anyway, it’s time for the links. It’s a new year so let’s start with a new face. Here’s Austrian model Nadine Leopold.

How sensitive is the pro-gun movement to criticism? One of the top writers of Guns & Ammo was fired because we questioned whether the Second Amendment was really in danger. (New York Times)

What’s the best way to resign from city council in America? In Klingon. (Mediaite)

We all know that drugs have side effects but a new epilepsy drug might actually have the beneficial side effect of reopening the ability for your brain to learn language and music. (Raw Story)

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Sunday Link-Off: Happy New Year!

luana-mourato-moonbasa13-06And here we are for a set of the links and the first set of links of 2014. Well, okay. We had Wednesday’s year-in-review but does that really count? Anyhow, it’s time for the Sunday links. Let’s start a new year off with a new face. Here’s Brazilian model Luana Mourato.

A recent poll says that most Canadians aren’t happy with the direction of the country. The next election is shaping up to be very interesting. (The Globe and Mail)

No one is happy with The Affordable Care Act. The right hates it because they hate the government doing anything affecting citizens. The left hates it because it doesn’t do enough. (New York Times)

Speaking of the political right, 2013 was a big year for shaming women. That’s something that should change. (Al Jazeera America)

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Weekend Geek Links of the Week

I’ll try to restart Caption This next week but until then, have a few geek links courtesy of et geekera.

I don’t think that anyone would be surprised if I mentioned that I was a fan of the doge meme. Now, the meme has an origin story. [Verge]

A lot of people blame the bomb that was Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within for Squaresoft having to merge with Enix to survive. The truth runs much deeper than that. (Note to self: Watch and review The Spirits Within and follow-up with Advent Children.) [NeoGAF]

History tells us that Bitcoin might be popular now but, like other private currencies, it will eventually die off. [Bloomberg]

Did you know that there’s a Guinness World Record for the largest video game collection? A New York man owns a collection of over 11,000 games. [Business Insider]

Metacritic did a roundup of their gaming review scores over the last twelve months. By their metrics, it was a rough year in gaming. [Metacritic]

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Wednesday Link-Off: Goodbye 2013!

nina-agdal-beachbunny13-12Happy New Year! To officially close of 2013 and get us started into 2014, we’ve got a bunch of year-end lists and recaps for you in today’s links. And, as we are wont to do, we start off this post with our scientifically determined link-off woman of the year. This year, the honour goes to Danish model Nina Agdal.

While 2013 might not have been a perfect year for everyone, the team at Think Progress believes that this is the best year in human history. (Think Progress)

We’ve featured a lot of stories on our link-off posts but we haven’t covered them all. So here’s a list of 50 of the best long read stories on the internet last year. (Longreads)

Are you looking for something on paper to read? Then check out the best books of 2013. (TimeOut)

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Sunday Link-Off: The Calm Before The Storm

emily-ratajkowski-fredericks13-01We’re just a couple of days away from New Year’s Day and we’re going to do the year in review links then. Until Wednesday, we have a normal set of links. Let’s start with Emily Ratajkowski.

You may not have heard but the world’s newest country is on the brink of civil war. So what’s happening in South Sudan. (Al Jazeera)

Noam Chomsky thinks that America has become a plutocracy. Considering that political interests are driven by donors and lobbyists, he’s probably not wrong. (Raw Story)

Have all the hoaxes on the internet that have been reported as real news broken the internet? (Esquire)

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Weekend Geek Links of the Week

I didn’t actually do the Geek Links of the Week over at et geekera this week but I still have one for you guys here this week. At some point, Caption This and the Entertainment Link-Off will be back. Just not this week.

How broken is YouTube’s Content ID system? A YouTuber had his video claimed by multiple music publishers for having the audacity to sing an a capella version of Silent Night. [Consumerist]

Solid State Drives will eventually be cheaper than Hard Disc Drives but don’t expect that until the next decade. [Network Computing]

According to a German insurance company, gamers cause about $130,000 of in-game damage per minute playing Grand Theft Auto V. [ShortList]

Square Enix might be open to the possibility of making Final Fantasy X-3 if the demand for the X/X-2 Remastered is high enough. [Siliconera]

Canadian StarCraft pro Scarlett came up just a bit short in the biggest show match in SC2 history. [et geekera]

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Sunday Link-Off: ‘Twas the Weekend Before Christmas

jocelyn-chew-adoreme13-06We’ve almost reached Christmas. It’s the final weekend before Christmas and I’m having to scramble in a last-minute Christmas present because of a shipping snafu. The perils of online shopping. Apparently the thing I bought sold out weeks before I bought it but the site didn’t bother to tell me even though it said sold out when I went back last week to find a contact email. Bunch of amateurs. That’s why people try only to deal with the major retailers. At least they have their shit in order.

Anyway, it’s time to do the links. Let’s start with Canadian model Jocelyn Chew in her Christmas finest.

The Supreme Court of Canada struck down the country’s prostitution laws as unconstitutional. People would have you believe this will lead to the downfall of society but ending the prohibition of alcohol didn’t lead to the streets being filled with drunks and alcohol 24/7. (Global News)

Maybe Obamacare isn’t a bad thing. The vast majority of hospital administrators think Obamacare will make health care better. (Washington Post)

I don’t know if you heard but that guy from Duck Dynasty was suspended for likening homosexuality to bestiality, among other things. Of course, this isn’t a perversion of the First Amendment. It’s not like he was imprisoned for what he said. It’s just business working as the free market that is championed by the political right works. (The New Republic)

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Weekend Geek Links of the Week

Let’s do something a bit different today. While I didn’t have a chance to do the Entertainment Link-Off in time for today, I do have a few geek-themed links for you to peruse this weekend.

The UK’s new internet porn filter isn’t just stopping people from accessing porn. It’s blocking access to websites about sexual education, sexual health and porn addiction. This is why you shouldn’t be censoring the internet. You only screw it up. (BBC News)

The list of my favourite games of 2013 is coming up soon. To warm you up for that big reveal, here’s The New Yorker’s list of the best games of 2013. (The New Yorker)

Daniel of NerdCubed fame did an informal AMA about the current state of YouTube and what he’s planning to do given the terrible state of YouTube’s Content ID system. (/r/Games)

Mark Zuckerberg is selling $2.3 billion of his Facebook stock but nobody panic. (Mashable)

A full-sized air-powered Lego car? A full-sized air-powered Lego car. (Uproxx)

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