We’re on to day two of the first ever Hottest Canadian. If you thought the competition was fierce (and beautiful) in the Shield Region, you’re definitely in for a treat in the Arctic Region. Among today’s eight competitors are five actresses, one model, one model slash TV commercial star and an Officer of the Order of Canada. Continue reading
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2012 Hottest Canadian: Shield Region – First Round
It’s the first day of competition in the first ever Hottest Canadian bracket competition which means it’s time to open up the polls for the first round in our first region. Our first group of eight Canadian women features three models, three actresses, a singer and a professional wrestling legend. Continue reading
2012 Hottest Canadian Bracket Preview
We’re all for trying something new around here at The Lowdown Blog. Today, we unveil one of those new ideas. In honour of March Madness, we’re doing our own bracket this year. You can find brackets for all sorts of things this time of year but there is a decided and disappointing lack of brackets for Canadians. So we’ve taken it upon ourselves to use some bracketology to determine the sexiest Canadian woman for 2012.
After the jump, we have the bracket and the list of the first round match-ups. Continue reading
Coming Soon: The Hottest Canadian 2012 Bracket
We’re about one month away from the start of March Madness. While we all know about the basketball tournament that got the name March Madness, scads of bloggers also do their own brackets. However, over the last few years, I’ve noticed a shocking lack of Madness brackets dedicated to Canadian women.
That brings us to today. We’re taking charge with our own Hottest Canadian bracket. And we want help from our readers to pick our 64 woman field and rank them. Give us your top five Canadian women and we’ll have a bracket for you for March Madness. Continue reading
The Ten Worst National Anthem Performances In Sports History
I’ve never exactly been sure why but the national anthem of the respective participating nations are traditionally played before major games. Often, these performances are very good and pass by without a batted eyelash. Then, there are those performances that make you wish you were deaf.
In honour of yesterday’s abomination of a performance of the Star Spangled Banner by Steven Tyler, here’s our list of the ten worst national anthem performances at a sporting event of all-time. Continue reading
Uncovering Emmanuelle Chriqui
I’ve never really understood why folks were so high on Entourage and Emmanuelle Chriqui. Then I saw this photo shoot that HBO did with her to promote the show’s seventh season. Now, I’m not one to promote a television show but I’m more than willing to lend a hand to promote a fellow Canadian. And after seeing this shoot, I can understand how she was named AskMen’s Most Desirable Woman of 2010. So after the jump, we have the photo gallery and a video. Continue reading
Lowdown Radio: March 16, 2010
Episode #49 of The Lowdown radio show hit the airwaves earlier tonight. As always with the boys, it was a mix of stuff to make you laugh and make you think. The show starts with a look at the Conservatives plan to change the lyrics of Oh Canada and includes a singing of the fully-revised lyrics. Steve does a quick breakdown of the 2010 Federal Budget. In the news, the boys discuss how silicone breast implants that saved a woman’s life and how they can help society as a whole. Jackie taps a free download as his single of the week and Steve does the same for It Came From YouTube. After the break, basketball, hockey, boxing, and wrestling are topics for a game of Toss Up. It’s all that Lowdown fun and insanity you love condensed into an easy to handle 28 minute package.
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On the Extra, there’s more talk about the anthem and the budget with most of that focused on trying to figure out what the government was thinking and trying to hide. Two strange animal stories are added to the news. The guys discuss this Justin Bieber guy that seems to have taken over Twitter. Trey Songz wins the coveted Worst of Music prize after Steve discovers that he’s already bestowed the honour on the Top 5 of the Billboard Hot 100 already. After the break, there’s a couple of trademark Steve rants and another Jackie story from Australia. More banter is added to sports that had to be cut from the radio version due to time constraints. In all, it’s an added 38 minutes of Extra content this week. As always, the action comes to you uncut and uncensored.
The Humanoids: The Long and Short of It
On this week’s Humanoids, it’s more bang for your buck. Not quite the usual nine targets but as much written about them as if it was nine. It’s been an interesting last seven days in Canada. We threw the biggest party in the history of the world and we even held the Olympics out in Vancouver. Heroes were born, legacies were crafted, and the podium was owned. And after the great Canadian coming out party, it’s back to the status quo. We Canadians will move on with our quiet, self-deprecating lives while the rest of the world ignores us. But for this week, let’s hold onto the fun we’ve had for the last couple of weeks and look back. Continue reading
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