If there’s one lesson I’ve learned from Grammy it’s that nostalgia rules. Frequently in recent years the winning album has not served to award the hottest new sound but to honor a veteran artist putting in a late-career (and sometimes final) effort.
Herbie Hancock over Amy Winehouse (2007), Ray Charles over Kanye West (2004), Steely Dan [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Current Affairs’
February 10, 2009
$1 winning $1,500.24? Yeah, only here at ToteDaddy
February 10, 2009
NME Awards 2009: Bush “the villain” again?
Noel vs Obama? Gordon Brown vs Pete Doherty? The Jonas Brothers vs Scouting For Girls? It can only be the NME Awards nominations…
This year’s NME Awards nominations prove to be a bit more lively than those for the Brit Awards. In an amusing twist, Oasis are up for both ‘Best Band’ and ‘Worst Band’. What [...]
January 30, 2009
Do Us A Flavour: Find out the new Walkers crisp flavour
Walkers has launched six new wacky crisp flavours in response to a UK-wide competition in which members of the public were challenged to come up with a rival to the nation’s established favourites.
The flavours, chosen from 1.2 million entries, are Cajun Squirrel, Fish and Chips, Chocolate and Chilli, Builders’ Breakfast, Crispy Duck, and Onion Bhaji.
After [...]
January 22, 2009
Lingerie Bowl VI: It’s gonna get bigger, badder, and better
Who’s looking forward to the Superbowl next month? (Dull roar from the crowd) Okay, who can’t wait to see a halftime show, likely featuring a boy band yanking off some chick’s top, or teaming up with a respected coutry singer for a medley of patriotic anthems and bubblegum-pop love hits?
What’s that noise? Oh, that’s the [...]
January 19, 2009
Wanted Husband!
A 107 year old chinese woman who was afraid to marry when she was young because of what happened to some of her relatives has decided to marry after a long journey of being single.
She said, “Getting married was too frightening, all the married people around lived that few rights and low social standing. When [...]
January 19, 2009
You like cheese, eh? Try Cheese Rolling…
The famous “Coopers Hill Cheese Rolling and Wake” is an ancient event which takes place annually on the Spring Bank holiday in lovely Gloucestershire (UK). If you are crazy enough to take part, you’ll surely return with a plethora of scrapes, bruises, grass stains and a grin from ear to ear.
The rules of the game [...]
January 15, 2009
The Pregnant Man and his Second Baby
When I saw this man in the television, I thought this had to be a joke. I thought it was a typical huge belly of a man who drinks beer a lot. But I see the evidence, I have to convince myself that the guy was pregnant with a real primmy baby.
Thomas Beati, 34 from the [...]
January 14, 2009
New 7 Wonders of Nature: Will your choice make the cut?
The New 7 Wonders of Nature campaign is now taking votes on the most spectacular natural sites on the planet. The general public is now choosing from 261 nominees to see which 77 wonders will advance to next stage of the contest.
The nominees that clear this round will be announced on July 7, 2009 and [...]
January 14, 2009
Top Porn Sites War: Why pay when you can get it for free?
I guess it just got embarrassing to have a lack of growth in cyberspace. Oddly, it is actually true to pornography websites. As the saying goes, why pay when you can get it for free?
Paysites such as Vivid Entertainment and the soft-core masters at Playboy are also struggling on the World Wide Web. The culprit? [...]
January 13, 2009
Will Punxsutawney Phil see his shadow?
Just when you thought the whole Punxsutawney Phil phenomenon couldn’t get any odder, ToteDaddy.com now is offering odds – as in betting, that is.
No, we’re not talking about the Pro Bowl, Arena Football or Hula Bowl. This betting is on Punxsutawney Phil, a fat groundhog. Every Feb. 2 the rural Pennsylvania community of Punxsutawney, a [...]
