In this short documentary about The Tragically Hip, director David Battistella uses a split-screen and acid-etched colours to distil the iconic Canadian band’s essence. After decades together, through hotels, highways, gigs and recording sessions, The Hip’s members have forged a powerful brotherhood. "These guys are my life partners,
Here are some great fake Irish blessings. [via Incidental Comics]
This is The Pogues with The Dubliners performing "Irish Rover". Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Nathaniel D. Hale a.k.a. Nate Dogg was 41. He was part of an extended family of rappers known as the Dogg Pound Gangsta Crips (DPGC). You likely know him best from Regulate with Warren G.
I first wrote about ESPN's 30 For 30 series back in July. I had just watched Barry Levinson's The Band That Wouldn't Die and loved it. I'm happy to report it only got better from there. As I type, I've seen 28 of the 30 sports docs in the series.
We're all familiar with the story of Julius Caesar's death. On this date in 44 B.C., he was stabbed to death in the senate house. A soothsayer had warned Caesar to "Beware the Ides of March". Today is the Ides of March, but what the heck does the Ides
The Fab Five was my adopted NCAA basketball team. Ask my brothers. I lived and died by that team in the early 90s. Here's something I wrote about The Fab Five 8 years ago. I just filled in my March Madness bracket for an office pool, and I still find
Rick Martin was 59. He was the first ever 50 goal scorer for the Buffalo Sabres and a member of their famed “French Connection” line.
The Leafs beat the Sabres last night in a very intense game that felt awfully playoffy, but I'm not going to write a word about it. There will be no reference to the fact we're only four points back of 8th. I'm not even going to mention the fact we're
A magnitude 8.9 earthquake hit Japan today, unleashing a tsunami that swept debris miles inland. Dozens of nations are under a tsunami warning. Use the comments of this entry to discuss this massive quake, or anything you want. This is your space.
Felicia “Snoop” Pearson from The Wire was arrested earlier today during a drug raid in Baltimore. When Snoop hits the news, it's a great excuse to revisit her trip to the Hardware Barn to buy a nail gun. I love that scene.
I love this. From Retrontario: To celebrate the 3rd anniversary of Retrontario, I've pulled out some dusty 45s and made a thirty minute mixtape of sun-stained Ontario floor fillers with the odd vocal sample thrown in for good measure. Listen out for cameos from Retrontario luminaries like John Delazzer, Mark
Just last year, I complained that the Shamrock Shake had disappeared from McDonald's. From the comments of that entry, I learned that the Shamrock Shake was still being sold in other parts of North America, but not in Ontario. The folks at McDonald's Googled 'toronto shamrock shakes' and ended up
Like you, my primary motivation to follow the NBA this season is my passionate desire to see the Miami Heat fail. The Heat have lost five in a row. I repeat, the Heat have lost five in a row. FIVE IN A ROW. Adding to the good news is this
Marc Weisblott just wrote about Blockbuster and HMV in his Daily Brew blog. Both Blockbuster and HMV are facing uncertain futures resulting in a sudden wave of store closings. As a teen, there were only a few stores I gave a shit about. Both Blockbuster and HMV appeared on this
On the heels of our "which baseball team to root for" flowchart is this handy "Which Leafs Jersey Should I Get" flowchart from Maple Leafs Hot Stove. Click the image below to see it full-sized. According to this, I should get a Joey Crabb #46.
Here's a great flowchart if you're looking for a baseball team to root for this season. It's from pcaputo1 on Flickr. Click the image below to see it full sized. You should join me as a Blue Jays fan if you'd answer yes to the following statement: If a foul
She calls herself Guelph Gal, and she recorded a bunch of CFNY audio from the 1990s. She's now in the process of uploading the audio to YouTube, and she's happy to have me spread the love here. This is 13 minutes of The Thursday 30 with the late great Martin
It's a rainy weekend here in the big smoke, and the weather is screaming for an Open Mike. Use the comments of this entry to discuss anything you want. Get something off your chest, start a debate, or simply rant away.
I tweeted a five year old collection of rain songs earlier on this rainy Saturday, and I wish I hadn't. A playlist this important needs to be fresh. Here's a fresh filter in my iTunes of all songs with the word rain in the title. I had to manually remove
I loved last night's Leafs game. An overtime win against the Penguins got me out of my seat, screaming like it was a playoff game. Tonight, when Boyce scored late in the third against the Flyers, I did it again. Throw in a James Reimer game saving stop and it
Here's a fun game if you're looking for a distraction. It's Famous Objects From Classic Movies. You get an object like the one below and you guess the movie it's from. That one was easy.
About five years ago, I wrote a thank you letter to Degrassi. As a kid, I watched "The Kids of Degrassi Street", "Degrassi Junior High" and "Degrassi High". It was appointment viewing for me and I watched every single week. When "Degrassi High" was done, everything was wrapped up in
