DISTILLERY Aberlour TYPE Single Malt ALCOHOL 43% REGION Speyside COLOR Dark amber NOSE Surprisingly potent, singed my nose hairs a bit.  Not a lot of aroma though.  Just alcohol. PALATE Salty sea spray, green apple and a hint of toffee. FINISH Doesn’t really have much of one to be honest.  You get an alcoholic aftertaste but its not particularly flavoursome. ...

Terra Nova One of the lasting legacies of JJ Abram’s show Lost is that it reversed a trend from the early 2000s that saw free-to-air America television networks being dominated by reality tv shows.  Reality tv programming was cheap to produce and easy to make – it wasn’t reliant on the consistency or quality of a group of writers to ...

It’s that time of year again.  Both Konami and EA Sports have released playable demos of their yearly iterations of Pro Evo Soccer and FIFA.  We all know the story: for a decade Konami ruled the roost with the best football video game in town until EA spectacularly stole the crown back with FIFA 10.  2010 saw a FatWeb football ...

Maid In Mississippi

  Australia 67 USA 5 After the surprise loss to Ireland last week, Australia bounced back with a comfortable victory over the USA but their run of bad luck continued with yet more injuries.  As it stands Digby Ioane, David Pocock, Anthony Faingaa, Adam Ashley-Cooper, Pat McCabe, Wycliff Palu and Rob Horne are all carrying injuries.  What the hell.  Pocock ...

For today’s Youtube Friday clip, a motivational exit speech from a reality tv show contestant that comes straight from the heart. Have a good weekend everyone.

  New Zealand 83 Japan 7 The first major blowout of the tournament.  The problem with All Black games in recent tournaments is that during the Group Stage, opponents have completely given up before the opening whistle and stopped even the pretense of having a competitive game.  My brother-in-law recalled paying a hefty sum to watch the All Blacks play ...

Hanging With Friends

Good luck to Japan against the All Blacks. Have a good weekend everyone!

Let’s face it, although there are plenty of perks with being the leader of a nation state, it’s been a rather hellish year for the prime ministers, presidents and dictators of the world.  You might be a world leader who’s dealing with a major natural disaster affecting your country like in Brazil or New Zealand.  Have some sympathy for the ...