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Winnipeg Election
winnipegelection.ca — For political junkies, the 2010 civic election has been a pretty bland race so far. Although there are six candidates running for mayor as of now, we haven’t heard much from them — including the front-runners. Both Sam and Judy are playing it safe and neither has clearly laid out their vision for the city. Recently launched, Winnipegelection.ca is a new online resource for Winnipeggers looking to get up to speed before heading to the polls. Along with gathering election news, the site also offers information on candidates for city council, linking you to their websites, email addresses, Facebook pages, Twitter accounts and, in some cases, their YouTube feeds.

Fantasy Football Rankings: Projecting the Top 100 Players For 2010
bit.ly/fantasy_football — With the NFL season right around the corner, fantasy football nuts will be pouring over stats, analyzing scouting reports and preparing their picks. Not sure who you should take in the first round? Bleacherreport.com breaks down the top 100 players heading into the 2010 season.

60 Awesome Works of Skateboard Art
bit.ly/skateboard_art — Graphic design has always been an integral part of skateboard culture. Along with providing a visual identity for the companies, board art helps skaters distinguish themselves. Maxim.com highlights 60 Awesome Works of Skateboard Art.

13 Worst Food Innovations of All Time
bit.ly/13_worst — What do new Coke, The McLobster and Lay’s WOW potato chips have in common? They all made Guyism.com’s list of the Worst Food Innovations of All Time. "Any food product that comes ‘may cause anal leakage’ is a product destined for failure," writes Jeff Wysask, in reference to Lay’s WOW potato chips. "Introduced in 1998, these fat-free chips were manufactured with a fat substitute called Olestra. As it turned out, people loved the idea of fat-free chips. What they didn’t like, however, was the hour spent on the toilet after consumption."

Quick Hits

MP3 of the Week: The Drums – We Used To Wait
bit.ly/we_used_to_wait — Live version of Arcade Fire’s We Used to Wait by San Francisco’s The Drums.

Video of the Week: Arcade Fire Live
bit.ly/arcade_fire_live — Various clips of Arcade Fire performing at Madison Square Garden.

   
Anthony Augustine is a freelance music, technology and pop culture writer. He can be heard every Tuesday morning at 8:55 a.m. on Hot 103 chatting about the web. Got a site you think he should see? E-mail him at anthony.alloneword@gmail.com or follow him on Twitter.com/anthonya.

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