Links of the Week

Crystal Castles, 'Crystal Castles (II)': This band out of Ontario produces some great lo-fi electronica, and recorded their new album in such sentimental locales as a church in Iceland, a self built cabin in northern Ontario and a garage behind an abandoned convenience store in Detroit. If that's not enough, you simply have to root for a band that named itself after She-Ra's secret castle in the sky.

What the Fantasy World Needs Now: Introducing the next great minor league prospect, Mike Stanton of the Florida Marlins, and the legend of his monstrous 500+ foot home run. Look for a mid-June call up on this kid that once signed to play football for Pete Carroll at USC (he was a stand-out tight end in high school).

The Next Next Big Thing: Refusing to be outdone on the hype meter, high-school phenom Bryce Harper has showcased all the skills necessary to be the presumptive #1 pick for the Washington Nationals in the upcoming MLB draft. No explanation is given however to the Steve Lattimer style facepaint from the movie the Program.

Egos Never Slump: A creative ad director preys on the egotism of ad executives to land himself a job, assuming (correctly) that executives can't help but Google themselves to relive their successes. Brilliant, really.

I Wonder Who Was Cast For the Role of "Like Button"?: Aaron Sorkin has penned a movie called "The Social Network" digging into the origins of Facebook from a 90210 perspective. The infamous late night drunken coding session scene has already got the Razzie world abuzz.

Happy Meal Birthday To You: This post about what a McDonald's happy meal looks like one year after purchase will make you cringe (and also likely crave some hot, non-biodegradable french fries).

Are There Intentional Walks in Slow Pitch Softball?: As predicted, Eric Byrnes is simply mashing in his local slow-pitch softball league. No word yet on how this will affect the rising number of softball fantasy leagues across the country.

At Least This Didn't Happen in Cleveland: Supporters of a German soccer club team riots against its team's loss and relegation to a lower tier. Cavs fans could learn a thing or two from these fans how to properly rage against depressing sports results.

Jay-Z + Eminem = Baseball Hilarity: This video makes for a pretty funny back and forth between two of music's biggest stars. After this and his performance in Funny People, I'm starting to think Eminem is a closet comedic genius.

LEGO Star Wars: If only this video could have been narrated by the late James Earl Jones. LEGO stop motion anything is pure eye candy, it's only a matter of time before we get a LEGO style Pixar feature film.