This TED talk has been making the rounds since being posted a week ago and is approaching one million views on YouTube.
It’s very interesting for Lewinsky’s observations on being at the epi-centre of our now common social media world where everyone can voice opinions on the news of the day, often reaching huge audiences, possibly expressing those opinions anonymously or without repercussions, even when they involve death threats and and so on.
As a long-time pro wrestling fan, I can’t decide if this clip is the greatest thing I’ve ever seen (those inside jokes!) or the worst (such a strange way to try to explain the appeal of wrestling.)
But if you don’t want to watch the whole thing, it’s worth watching the last three minutes as that’s where the point of the whole thing is made in very convincing fashion.
Or you can also watch this earlier defence of pro wrestling by Max Landis, son of John and the director of “Wrestling Isn’t Wrestling” which seems like it may have inspired his longer form video and makes many of the same points in a more concise fashion…
After injuries to their top two goalies, third-string Ottawa Senators’ goalie (and possible long-lost distant cousin?) Andrew Hammond was an emergency call-up for the Sens a month ago.
In that short time, Hammond has set his team on fire while tying a record for goalies at the start of their career that stretches back to 1938. In each of his first 12 games, he’s let in two goals or less, a phenomenal accomplishment, even in the lower scoring current NHL era.
His biggest challenge will be the Sens’ next game against the Boston Bruins tomorrow. Hammond’s great run has helped the Sens close the gap with Boston to four points for the last wild card spot in the Eastern Conference. If he wins tomorrow, the Sens close the gap that much more and, as a bonus, Hammond takes the record all for himself!
