Category: Linklog

ESPN come up with their list of top ten NHL Enforcers. I’m shocked there is no mention of Tony Twist, Stu Grimson or even Rob Ray… Twist and Ray fights were legendary, hell, Twist broke Ray’s helmet and orbital bone with a few punches once and Ray’s method of shirt removal was infamous… At least they included Bob Probert, Claude Lemieux and Tie Domi.

A Texas grand jury on Wednesday charged Rep. Tom DeLay and two political associates with conspiracy in a campaign finance scheme, forcing the House majority leader to temporarily relinquish his post. “The criminal indictment of Majority Leader Tom Delay is the latest example that Republicans in Congress are plagued by a culture of corruption at the expense of the American people,” said House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-California.

Kirsten Dunst blows Spider-Man 3 villains… Talk about a misleading headline… What they actually mean is she gives away a factoid about Thomas Haden Church playing Sandman and Topher Grace playing Venom (sweet!) in the next installment of Spider-Man

Problems with the recently launched iPod Nano are emerging as owners complain of broken or scratched screens. And this is news why? Everyone knows that if you so much as look at an iPod the wrong way it’ll get all scratched up, it’s been like that for years and years…

Fernando Alonso became the youngest ever Formula One champion with a third-place finish behind Juan Pablo Montoya in the Brazilian Grand Prix. Finally something newsworthy in the world of Formula One, is the days of Ferrari dominance over? It certainely looks that way with Michael Schumacher 57 points behind in the standings…

Water is pouring over a patched-up levee in New Orleans, increasing fears that rains brought by Hurricane Rita could flood the city again. A stream of water at least nine metres (30ft) wide was reported to be spilling into the low-lying Lower Ninth Ward.

Up to 24 people are feared dead after fire engulfs a bus carrying elderly evacuees from Hurricane Rita. It’s not even hit land and already it’s claimed 24 lives…

The iPod Nano stress test. What does it take to destroy an iPod nano? Well… Apparently a lot…

A chartered jet carrying 289 Gambian soccer fans pretended it needed to make an emergency landing so they could watch their team compete in the FIFA Under 17 World Championships, officials said Wednesday. Thats amazingly hardcore…

“Greedy” record companies are pushing for an increase in the price of music downloads, Apple’s chief executive Steve Jobs has said. Jobs also said companies already made a bigger profit through iTunes than in CD sales.

One of the top priorities for the Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales is committing FBI agents to investigate and harass the pornographic community, not child porn, or other such badness, but regular, consensual, adult based normal porn. This administration has its collective heads up its own asses far deeper than anything you see in porn…

Tim Burton’s “Corpse Bride” has a surprising choice of camera for feature cinematography, the Canon EOS-1D Mark II, a commercial digital SLR camera designed for still photography. Not only that, but they used Nikon lenses too…

Prime Minister Tony Blair believes BBC coverage of Hurricane Katrina is “full of hate” for America, media tycoon Rupert Murdoch has claimed in a speech. Because Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation is well known for “fair and balanced” news reporting…

Most of the cast of Serenity have signed on for two more movies if the film version of Joss Whedon’s canceled Fox TV series Firefly is a hit. Sweet, that’s almost as good as a second season of Firefly… [via]

Oscar-winning actress Renée Zellweger and country singer Kenny Chesney are seeking an annulment after four months of marriage. Four whole months, that’s like a lifetime in celebrity marriages, and to thicken the plot somewhat Zellweger listed “fraud” as the reason for the break-up but did not elaborate.