Author: Dr. Zar

This Just In! In February 2015, news broke that singer-songwriter and comedian Rolf Harris would be stripped of his Order of Australia honors amidst revelations that he is still under investigation for alleged sexual offenses.  He has also had his two honorary doctorates rescinded, and he has been removed from the Australian Recording Industry Association Hall of Fame.  These are just some of multiple honors he has been stripped of in the past year. Digging Deeper Just a week ago, we ranked Harris third on our list of “10 More Fantastic Novelty Songs” for his memorable “Tie Me Kangaroo Down…

This Just In! Yesterday, we reminded our readers about mixed-martial artist Bigfoot Silva’s heavyweight main event versus former Ultimate Fighting heavyweight champion Frank Mir.  Well, the results are in, and Mir has emerged triumphant! Digging Deeper On one hand, Mir’s victory essentially saved his career.  Mir went into the bout on a four-fight losing streak, the longest in his career.  On the other hand, the fight was a crushing disaster for Silva.  Not only did Silva lose in his home country of Brazil, he succumbed to Mir’s punches in only one minute and forty seconds into the first round!  Silva…

A Brief History Yes, you read right, Bigfoot is indeed going to battle tonight…Bigfoot Silva that is!  If you were looking for information on the Sasquatch of the same nickname, you may want to read our article on Bigfoot Patty. Digging Deeper Anyway, as for the somewhat more human fighter, a former Cage Rage and EliteXC heavyweight champion, the massive Silva (6 foot 4 inches tall and weighing 264 pounds) faces the almost equally massive former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight champion Frank Mir (6 foot 3 inches tall and weighing 261 pounds) at UFC Fight Night 61 in Brazil…

A Brief History On Tuesday, February 17, 2015, according to Harmonix, two new songs will be made available as downloadable content (DLC) for video game Rock Band 3 on the Playstation 3.  These songs will also be available on the Xbox 360 this week as well.  They are the second batch of songs to be released in 2015, with the first batch having arrived in January. Digging Deeper The new songs are: 1.  “Rise of the Fenix” (2012) by Tenacious D “Rise of the Fenix” is from Tenacious D’s third studio album of the same name.  The album reached number…

This Just In! Over the past month, we have published articles noting failed drug tests of some of mixed-martial arts’ (MMA) legends.  Notable fighters, including fighters who have won and held memorable championship titles, such as Anderson Silva, Jon Jones, and Nick Diaz have sullied their reputations with their actions. Digging Deeper Now, news has come out that Jon Fitch, a fighter who has competed over thirty times in his career, failed a drug test taken before he fought on December 23, 2014 for the World Series of Fighting’s welterweight championship.  The results of the test have only been revealed…