Toby Howell

It is wildfire season in Canada once more, triggering mass evacuations from Manitoba to Alberta and leading to degraded air quality in parts of the U.S. as well. Health alerts have been issued in Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan, as well as parts of the Northeast as the smoke drifts into U.S. territory.

It is wildfire season in Canada once more, triggering mass evacuations from Manitoba to Alberta and leading to degraded air quality in parts of the U.S. as well. Health alerts have been issued in Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan, as well as parts of the Northeast as the smoke drifts into U.S. territory.

Drought conditions have led to over 200 fires burning as of yesterday, with over 100 already out of control, affecting nearly 2.5 million acres. In terms of area burned for this time of year, according to Axios, that is second to only the record 2023 wildfire season, which turned Skye's Blade Runner orange in parts of New York City.

Drought conditions have led to over 200 fires burning as of yesterday, with over 100 already out of control, affecting nearly 2.5 million acres. In terms of area burned for this time of year, according to Axios, that is second to only the record 2023 wildfire season, which turned Skye's Blade Runner orange in parts of New York City.

Drought conditions have led to over 200 fires burning as of yesterday, with over 100 already out of control, affecting nearly 2.5 million acres. In terms of area burned for this time of year, according to Axios, that is second to only the record 2023 wildfire season, which turned Skye's Blade Runner orange in parts of New York City.

The Canadian Climate Institute noted that wildfires are getting bigger, hotter, and more frequent in Canada, with this year's wildfire season already shaping up to be one of the most intense on record.

The Canadian Climate Institute noted that wildfires are getting bigger, hotter, and more frequent in Canada, with this year's wildfire season already shaping up to be one of the most intense on record.

The Canadian Climate Institute noted that wildfires are getting bigger, hotter, and more frequent in Canada, with this year's wildfire season already shaping up to be one of the most intense on record.

The history of this is just so steeped in internet lore as well. Part of the reason why it became such a big thing was back in March of 2007, This feels like a copy and paste of modern times. The trailer for the highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto 4 game was released on Rockstar Games' website, but the viewership was so high that it actually caused the site to crash.

The history of this is just so steeped in internet lore as well. Part of the reason why it became such a big thing was back in March of 2007, This feels like a copy and paste of modern times. The trailer for the highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto 4 game was released on Rockstar Games' website, but the viewership was so high that it actually caused the site to crash.

The history of this is just so steeped in internet lore as well. Part of the reason why it became such a big thing was back in March of 2007, This feels like a copy and paste of modern times. The trailer for the highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto 4 game was released on Rockstar Games' website, but the viewership was so high that it actually caused the site to crash.

So a lot of users started pitching in and hosting their own websites, saying like, hey, come click this link. Watch this video. But then another cohort of internet users said, wouldn't it be funny if we just started doing this Rick Rowling thing where we pretend that it's one link and it actually links to Rick Astley's song here.

So a lot of users started pitching in and hosting their own websites, saying like, hey, come click this link. Watch this video. But then another cohort of internet users said, wouldn't it be funny if we just started doing this Rick Rowling thing where we pretend that it's one link and it actually links to Rick Astley's song here.

So a lot of users started pitching in and hosting their own websites, saying like, hey, come click this link. Watch this video. But then another cohort of internet users said, wouldn't it be funny if we just started doing this Rick Rowling thing where we pretend that it's one link and it actually links to Rick Astley's song here.

So this bait and switch is tied back to a Rockstar Game Grand Theft Auto trailer, which is something we're still talking about to this day. But also, after millions upon millions and now billions of views and streams, how much money has Rick Rowling actually created for its star performer? As of 2010, Rick Astley said it hasn't been much. It's been $12, actually.

So this bait and switch is tied back to a Rockstar Game Grand Theft Auto trailer, which is something we're still talking about to this day. But also, after millions upon millions and now billions of views and streams, how much money has Rick Rowling actually created for its star performer? As of 2010, Rick Astley said it hasn't been much. It's been $12, actually.

So this bait and switch is tied back to a Rockstar Game Grand Theft Auto trailer, which is something we're still talking about to this day. But also, after millions upon millions and now billions of views and streams, how much money has Rick Rowling actually created for its star performer? As of 2010, Rick Astley said it hasn't been much. It's been $12, actually.

And part of that is because he didn't write the song, so he only gets the performer share of the recording copyright. So that's not exactly the figure that you'd expect for such a popular song. That was back in 2010, so maybe it's doubled. Maybe he's made $24 since then. But he's not necessarily raking in the dough from this very funny internet prank.

And part of that is because he didn't write the song, so he only gets the performer share of the recording copyright. So that's not exactly the figure that you'd expect for such a popular song. That was back in 2010, so maybe it's doubled. Maybe he's made $24 since then. But he's not necessarily raking in the dough from this very funny internet prank.

And part of that is because he didn't write the song, so he only gets the performer share of the recording copyright. So that's not exactly the figure that you'd expect for such a popular song. That was back in 2010, so maybe it's doubled. Maybe he's made $24 since then. But he's not necessarily raking in the dough from this very funny internet prank.