The proverbial fat lady is warming up. After picking up his seventh win from 12 races, Sebastian Vettel extended his championship lead to 92 points. At 25 points for a win, that’s nearly a four-race lead with only seven races to go. With the championship all but sewn up, the focus turns to the battle for second place. Four drivers are within 21 points of second spot in the World Drivers’ Championship. Something tells me that race will be a bit more exciting than the battle for the championship. Continue reading
Man Lab: Back to School 2011
Four months of summer break have wrapped up and now the denizens of universities are back to classes tomorrow. Well, that’s if you go to our alma mater, the University of Western Ontario. To ease the pain of having to sit through the pointless introductory lectures that waste time this week, here is a gallery of women dressed in the school girl outfits and other school related outfits. Continue reading
Wednesday Link-Off: Summer Catch
It’s Wednesday which means we’re finally halfway through the week. Let’s kick this set of links with Amber Heard. We seemed to miss the news of her becoming a Guess model but let’s make up for that now.
Steve Stamkos is a $7.5 million per year hockey player. So how does he spend his summers? Playing beer league baseball. (Toronto Star)
Speaking of millionaires in odd places, most people know Mick Foley (AKA Mankind, AKA Cactus Jack, AKA Dude Love) as a wrestling star. But now he’s doing double duty as a stand-up comic. (ESPN)
The NFL is officially back tomorrow for the first game of the season. Almost as important as who’s playing is who’s calling the action. So here’s the breakdown of this year’s NFL broadcasting teams. (Sports Illustrated)
After the jump, New Zealand is gearing up for the World Cup, forgotten TV subplots and Chuck Norris vs. a stormtrooper. Continue reading
Worst of Music: David Guetta – Little Bad Girl
We’re a day late and a dollar short but it’s now time for this week’s Worst of Music. Surprisingly, I haven’t given a WoM to this week’s winner on the blog before but I know he’s won the WoM on the podcast. It has been well established that I hate what people currently refer to as dance music and autotune. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise that this week’s WoM is a dance song by David Guetta called Little Bad Girl. Continue reading
Lowdown Monthly – August 2011
It’s time to once again take a look back at the past month here on the blog with Lowdown Monthly. It’s a recap of our favourite and most popular posts from August in one handy spot. If we did a Best of The Lowdown Blog, this would be it. Continue reading
OUA Gameday: Week 1
Today is the start of another season of OUA football action. Last year, we saw the season conclude with a final second field goal giving the Western Mustangs the Yates Cup at the hands of the Ottawa Gee-Gees. This year’s OUA battle looks to be wide-open but the picture will become a little clearer starting this afternoon with the first slate of OUA football games for 2011. Continue reading
Sunday Link-Off: Summer Sizzler
It’s time for the Sunday links right before Labour Day. And since you can’t wear white after Labour Day (or something like that), here’s Kate Winslet wearing white.
Last week, we looked at how to pair wine with food. Well, you can also pair beer with food. (Wall Street Journal)
If you want to watch the next Yankees/Red Sox game, I’d think about skipping the beer and go for coffee instead. These two teams officially play baseball’s most inexplicably long games. (New York Times)
Fred Taylor signed a one-day contract with Jacksonville so he could retire a Jaguar. But how exactly does a one-day contract work? Barry Petchesky investigates the answer to a question I’ve never heard anyone ask. After reading this, you’ll wonder why nobody asked before. (Deadspin)
After the jump, who you’ll meet in university, how Vince McMahon’s money can actually save wrestling, and Clarkson talks about Halo. Continue reading
Entertainment Link-Off: Blockbusted
Uh oh. I’ve drawn in on the entertainment beat for Jackie. We’re all in trouble now. To make up for my interpretation of an entertainment linkdump, here’s Angela Sarafyan who stars in A Good Old Fashioned Orgy which debuts this weekend.
Writer/blogger extraordinaire Drew Magary (who is regularly linked in my linkdumps) gives his take on movie star and director clichés and how they’re always trying to seem higher brow than they actually are. (The Projector)
After the jump, the summers biggest flops, Mr. Kim Kardashian meets the man who made her famous and Captain Planet is back, bitches. Continue reading
The Humanoids: Guide to O-Week 2011
It’s that time of year again for the soon-to-be denizens of The University of Western Ontario. Time to load up the overly expensive SUVs and move into residence for their first year at UWO. That means Frosh Week is here again. Of course, the frosh don’t have much of an idea of what they’re in for over the next stretch. Having done this once before and witnessing it on three more occasions, I think I have a handle on what’s important for the frosh to know as they head to London and UWO. Continue reading
Man Lab: Labor Day Barbecue Cooking
It’s Labor Day weekend here in North America. That means we have one last chance to fire up the grill before cold weather sweeps in. So we’ve turned to the crew at the Man Lab kitchen to help you out with your Labor Day barbecue. Sometimes, food isn’t about getting you laid. It can also be about good eats. So here are some Man Lab approved recipes for Labor Day. And, yes, you can make dessert on the grill. Continue reading
The Lowdown 