It’s been about 11 months since we last saw Ken Block hooning about in his Ford Fiesta in his Gymkhana 3 video. Well, the unquestioned master of viral drifting videos is back with Gymkhana 4. This time, Ken slings his Fiesta around the backlot at Universal Studio. Rather than just speed, smoke and sideways cars, this edition adds explosions, gorilla suits, crashing through brick buildings and even Epic Meal Time. There are even homages to famous movies in there too. It’s a Gymkhana with something for everyone. Continue reading
Wednesday Link-Off: In-Depth
I’m still waiting on G4 HD to show up here in the Western part of Canada (as deemed by the CRTC) so I don’t get to see much of Alison Haislip which is a damn shame.
A perpetual discussion at my 9-to-5 is the correct use of the English language. That’s why I have to link to this list of the nine most misused words in the English language. (Cool Story)
In slightly less happy but much cooler news, here’s a look inside the Essex County Homicide Task Force which tackles crimes, in among other places, Newark. (Star-Ledger)
And speaking of crime, here’s an in-depth look inside the corruption that mires FIFA. (Grantland)
After the jump, what’s not coming to the NHL R&D camp, Warren Buffett wants to pay more taxes and when safety cars aren’t so safe. Continue reading
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 and videos that we think are the most epic fails of the week. And, yes, Kanye makes the cut this week. Continue reading
Worst of Music: Taylor Swift – Lose Yourself (Live)
Feeling counts for so much in music. If you don’t sing a song the right way, you could turn any of the great Lennon/McCartney, Jagger/Richards or Taupin/John songs from epic pieces of musical greatness into steaming piles of shit. And that brings us to this week’s Worst of Music. When you cover the greatest rap song of the 21st century, you have to do it justice to get away without earning a WoM to teach you a lesson. Last week, we heard about country starlet Taylor Swift covering Eminem’s Lose Yourself. It as so bad and soulless that I have no choice but to call it this week’s Worst of Music. Continue reading
Sunday Link-Off: Kick-Off
I don’t watch NCIS:LA but I can’t fault people who do if Daniela Ruah is on the show.
With the NFL pre-season underway, that means it’s time we’re kicking off fantasy football season. Did you know that it’s a billion-dollar industry? (Hollywood Reporter)
Nobody’s asking but it’s not a bad question: How will the recent US economic debt crisis / double-dip recession affect the economics of the NHL? (On The Forecheck)
Bad news for pay-per-view providers: Cable/satellite users are buying less PPV porn. That’s what the internet does for you. (Wall Street Journal)
After the jump, Punk vs. Cena II, baseball’s fake attendance numbers and Brokeback About Nothing. Continue reading
Entertainment Link-Off: All Fired Up
This weekend at the box office, it’s horror flick Final Desination 5 facing off against action/comedy 30 Minutes or Less. Neither film is likely to beat out those apes for the first place spot though. Anyway, leading this off is one of the cast members of Final Desination 5, Emma Bell.
After the jump, a few trailers to start things off, reading spoilers will make you appreciation things more, movie cliches illustrated, Conan O’Brien challenges Jesse Eisenberg to see who’s more self-depreciating and some music friendly videos to wrap things up. Continue reading
Creepy Celebrity Fan Art That Looks Like It’s Made By Stalkers
When I floated this idea out on Twitter, I was half joking. But I thought I should just go ahead and see what sort of weird fan art and images are floating around online. I’m shocked nobody has compiled these sooner because there are definitely some fan artists out there who should be monitored at all times by police. So here are twelve of the creepiest/stalkery-est examples of “fan art” that are on the internet. Continue reading
The Best of Damn You Auto Correct (Part 2)
It’s time for another post in our best of the interweb series. Today, we go back to the internet’s best place to find Apple-caused text messaging errors, Damn You Auto Correct. As we all know, if you have an iPhone, its auto correct feature is likely going to lead to some embarrassing mistakes with hilarious consequences. So today, we have the best auto correct failures on DYAC. Continue reading
Wednesday Link-Off: Up in the Air
It’s Jackie here taking over for Steve as he’s exploring life in the big city this week. I’m not as media savvy as Steve, but hopefully there’s enough bizarre stories here to keep you preoccupied for the day. In celebration of the summer finale of White Collar that just aired last night, here’s Hilarie Burton to kick off the link-off.
After the jump, having sex on the job is probably a bad idea, a marathon can’t get in the way between a man and his alcohol, a tour of the house from Disney/Pixar’s Up and apparently there’s a guideline to accurately depict aliens in film. Continue reading
Lowdown BlogCast: August 9, 2011
To show that we don’t always take months between podcasts, here’s another episode of The Lowdown BlogCast. This edition starts on a serious note as Steve and Jackie talk about the colossal failure that is the solution to the US Debt Crisis. They then debut the new Lowdown Pub Quiz in which Steve and Jackie compete in a battle of inferior intellect. (Well, at least in Steve’s case.) Hockey talk starts up with a quick analysis of the Winnipeg Jets’ new logos. The boys look at Philadelphia’s “Dry Island” policy that allegedly led to Mike Richards and Jeff Carter getting traded and what say should have in their players’ personal lives. Entertainment features Lights as Jackie’s single of the week and a throwback to the guys’ childhoods in It Came From YouTube. Lights also leads the boys to look at the schedule for UWO’s 2011 O-Week and how it’s changed since their O-Week in 2005. They talk about film nudity after news came out that Olivia Wilde’s nudity in The Change Up was CGI’d in. Entertainment wraps up with a discussion of the upcoming Battleship movie and director Peter Berg’s credits. The show wraps up with the return of the Car Wall as the boys break down another website’s list of eight cars guaranteed to pick up women and determine that it’s catastrophically wrong. In total, we have over two hours of great Lowdown action.
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