If I’m not getting the usual fare at the grocery store, I often find it damn well near impossible to find things. For example, this weekend, I was looking for tomato paste. I would have thought it would be next to the crushed tomatoes (kinda necessary for sauce). Instead, it was down at the other end of the aisle next to the pasta sauce. I’m sure there was a reason for why some items in a grocery store are in a particular place. To find out, I found this handy infographic about the science of grocery shopping.
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Amazing Jack-o-Lanterns 2015
It’s time for The Lowdown’s annual tradition. I’m not talking about another anniversary show but tomorrow is actually the 8th anniversary of The Lowdown (our first episode was on October 30, 2007). No, today we do our annual look at some really cool Jack-o-Lanterns to give us all some inspiration for our own. One day, one of us might actually do something cool enough to be featured here. Today, we sit back and watch.
Entertainment Link-Off: Drying by Friction
It’s Saturday, so it’s time for a quick weekly list of entertainment links. In cinemas this weekend, you can catch the hilarious rom-com Sleeping With Other People. I managed to catch this during the Melbourne International Film Festival not too long ago and it was good fun! The jokes were spot on and the supporting cast were simply amazing. Anyway, the flick stars SNL alum Jason Sudeikis and Community star Alison Brie. Let’s kick off the ELO with the leading lady.
After the jump, Marvel might have an issue with Arrow, Apple wants to make original programming, and catch some new music from Pentatonix. Continue reading
The Encyclopedia of Pasta (Infographic)
When you go out to a restaurant, the menu really only has a few different types of pasta. They’re generally your basics like penne, spaghetti, gnocchi, ravioli and lasagna. If you grew up with an Italian family (of all Canadian citizens but still identify as Italian instead of Canadian), you would know that there are many, many, many more varieties of pasta besides your standard restaurant selections.
So to give you a little bit of help outside of the tutelage of an Italian home, we have this handy little absolutely massive infographic for your perusal that has over 150 varieties of pasta that even has cooking and sauce pairing advice.
Flags of the World (Infographic)
Chances are that most of you will recognize most of the flags from around the world but do you know the stories behind their designs? To help you learn the story behind some of the more popular and unique flags of the world, we have this handy infographic that has a few history and culture lessons for you.
Fails of the Week
Every so often, we take a look at the most epic fails from the week that was in the Fails of the Week. This week, we have five pictures, GIFs and videos that we think are the most epic fails of the week.
E3 2015: Bethesda Trailer Roundup
With all the pre-amble prior to E3 finally coming to a close this morning, it’s time to start going through some of the new trailers and games that were unveiled at E3.
We’ll start with the first press conference of the week which means that we start with Bethesda. Their rookie effort at E3 focused heavily on their two biggest upcoming releases. Multiple gameplay and features videos of Fallout 4 and Doom made up the majority of the conference. There were a few reveals too including a new Dishonored and spin-offs of Fallout and The Elder Scrolls.
Around the World in 18 Gestures (Infographic)
Have you ever wanted a way to tell people off without using the typical one or two finger salutes that are common in Western culture? Well wonder no more. Sure, today’s infographic is supposed to be keeping you out of trouble in other cultures where hand gestures mean different things than what you think they mean.
So today’s infographic is a little around the world tour in 18 obscene-ish gestures.
How Will You Die? (Infographic)
We don’t like thinking about the inevitable end of life but we’re on a non-stop course for death. Some of these causes of death are somewhat preventable or manageable if you’re proactive. Others could just happen in a flash.
So what are the most common causes of death and which are most common among people your age? We have a handy (or is it really scary) infographic to help you predict your end.
The Lowdown Annual: 2014
With another year having come and gone, I thought it was time to look back at the best of the past 12 months here on The Lowdown Blog. We had our second major redesign in our six years online. We started integrating more video game and entertainment content. The Man Lab made a bit of a comeback. Jackie killed it with his movie reviews all year long. No, this might not have been our most read year in the blog’s history but I’m quite happy with the content we’ve been putting out.
So let’s look back at the year with our most read posts from 2014 and the most read posts overall in 2014.
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