The 105th Annual Santa Claus Parade is next Sunday, so I just made my annual visit to http://www.thesantaclausparade.ca/ to make sure the route and starting time hasn't changed. I haven't missed a Toronto Santa Claus Parade in several years, and I don't plan to miss it next
Son of Rambow: 6.5 out of 10. Much like Where the Wild Things Are, which I saw the previous day, Son of Rambow is about the wonders of a child's imagination. It's a very cute and charming little British film about a sheltered boy who is shown a pirated
Where the Wild Things Are: 6.5 7 out of 10. I've been looking forward to this Spike Jonze adaptation of Maurice Sendak's book since I first saw that great trailer featuring Arcade Fire's "Wake Up". But luke-warm reviews removed the urgency. Yesterday, on a rare afternoon without kids to
Now that was fun. We didn't just beat the Red Wings tonight, we annihilated 'em. For the first time this season, we have ourselves a winning streak. Not only have we won two in a row, but we've secured points in seven straight games. I'm now legally obligated to present
A little over a week ago, I suggested your personal decision to not get the H1N1 vaccination was selfish. That's right. I think those who reject science and prefer to buy into silly conspiracy theories and urban legends and reject the free H1N1 flu shot are selfish. They're selfish because
Billed as The Battle For The Basement, the Leafs finally secured their second win of the season in their 14th game. As bad as that sounds, there's a sliver of hope. We've earned points in our past five games. While we're on the subject of hope, isn't it great having
Now that we have Portable People Meter (PPM) technology, we have a better grasp of true Toronto radio ratings. Mondoville just tipped me off that David Bray has published the latest Toronto PPM figures for September 2009. Toronto % Share of Hours Tuned (Mon.-Sun, 5a-1a)StationA12+W25-54M25-54 PPM Oct ‘09PPM
The Globe and Mail is writing an article about fellow Toronto blogger Raymi and they had a few questions for me about her and her recent breakup. I know that sounds ridiculous, but it's true. The article should appear in tomorrow's Globe and we'll see if any of my quotes
YouTube user Retrontario frequently uploads fantastic retro-Toronto-centric gems. These clips never fail to bring back a ton of memories for me, so I feature them from time to time. We chewed Big League Chew gum because it looked like chewing tobacco. In the early 80s, when I enjoyed Big League
Congratulations are in order for the members of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Toronto Raptors. They're all expecting! I assume they're pregnant, because I know they're over the age of five, and they've all received their H1N1 vaccinations while the shots are reserved for high-priority groups. It's miraculous to consider
Hoop Dreams is one of the best documentaries I've ever seen. I first saw it fifteen years ago after seeing it reviewed on Siskel & Ebert. Here's the review that got me to invest 3 hours in Hoop Dreams, one of the best investments I've made. Roger Ebert looks back
Sometimes they say the name of the movie in the movie. Here's a nice montage of such moments in several films you know and love. [via Videogum]
Canadian Tire is giving one of you a $199.99 Yardwords Lawn Vacuum. The winner was randomly selected from the 68 comments left on this entry. The winner is Alex with comment #6. After all, Ace Bailey's #6 jersey was the first ever to be retired by an NHL team.
About ten years ago, while learning HTML and practising the trade with a couple of websites, I had an idea. I called this idea "HyperLists" and I was sure it would take off. HyperLists were simply "Top 10" lists in which each item on the list linked to the most
You've likely heard that Toronto city hall officials are considering a new Toronto Sales Tax. Why shouldn't the most expensive city in Canada gouge us a little more? The new city sales tax, which would be applied to anything bought in Toronto, would be on top of provincial and federal
Open letter to Bob McCown: Nobody is comparing Phil Kessel to Alexander Ovechkin or Sidney Crosby. This morning I heard a promo for Bob McCown's Prime Time Sports on The Fan 590 in which he belittled Leafs fans for comparing Kessel to Ovechkin and Crosby. I chat up several Leaf
I've been beta testing Google Wave for about a month now, and... well... it's complicated. I want to love Google Wave, because it's a bloody seductive premise, but it's just not intuitive enough for mass appeal. I'm one of those bleeding edge guys when it comes to web apps and
I grew up on Sesame Street. I watched it daily as a toddler. In the mid-70s, it was the show for us kids. I recently revisited the late-70s Sesame Street episodes that included Eleven Twelve, one of my favourite bits. Sesame Street became common ground for my kids and I,
It was Phil Kessel night in Toronto, and he didn't disappoint. He didn't score either, unfortunately, but he did record a career-high 10 shots on net. He was everywhere, showing a nose for the net no other Leaf possesses. The script called for Kessel to score the winner in overtime,
I've worn the same costume the past five Halloweens. It's quite simple. All I do is wear my old school goalie mask à la Friday the 13th's Jason. That mask is the genuine article. I plan to make it my Halloween costume every year I'm walking this earth.
I caved and got a PVR earlier this year. It has radically altered the way I watch television. Other than live sporting events, everything else I watch is watched at my convenience after I've recorded it. I watch television when I'm ready to watch television, typically at about 10pm, and
The best and worst thing about Wikipedia is that anyone can edit it. When it comes to the Nickelback Wikipedia page, the vandalism is constant, intense and pretty damn funny. Here's every Nickelback Wikipedia page vandalism, ever. [via CollegeHumour]
This is pretty cool. Toronto is promising to build a city that thinks like the web. The first step in this progressive initiative is OpenTO, the City of Toronto's official data set catalogue. At OpenTO you can access City data, get information about City data and the City's OpenTO initiative.
I feel badly for Phil Kessel. Brian Burke paid a hefty price to bring Kessel to town, giving up a 1st and 2nd round draft pick in 2010 and another 1st round pick in 2011. The way this season is going, that 1st pick next year could easily be in
I'm submitting a song for SLS22 consideration. I'm submitting "1901" by Phoenix. I friggin' love this song. In fact, the entire Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix album it comes from is stellar. If you're digging this tune like I am, download the MP3.
