Damian Cox giveth, taketh away, and returneth the Kubina to Atlanta trade. But it's not the deal we were teased with, Kubina for Colby Armstrong, but instead it's Pavel Kubina and the rights to forward Tim Stapleton for defenceman Garnet Exelby and winger Colin Stuart. This is clearly a move
Hours after dipping his toes in the free agency pool by signing tough guy Colton Orr, Brian Burke has reeled in a bigger fish. No, it wasn't the Mike I wanted, Mike Cammalleri, but 27 year old Mike Komisarek. He signed a 5 year deal with the Leafs for $4.
In 2000, a certain beer company launched an ad entitled "The Rant". You may have seen it. It starred Jeff Douglas as Joe, a proud Canadian with something to say. Here's the ad. On July 1, 2000, I was at Molson Park for an Edgefest when Jeff Douglas actually delivered
Karl Malden was 97. He starred in the 1970s TV series "The Streets of San Francisco", won an Oscar playing his Broadway-originated role as Mitch in "A Streetcar Named Desire," and made famous the American Express catchphrase "Don't leave home without it."
Toronto Star sports writer Damien Cox writes a blog he calls The Spin on Sports and I subscribe to the RSS feed. Earlier this afternoon, here's the update I got in my Google Reader. I also follow Damien Cox on Twitter, where he's @DamoSpin. Here's his tweet shortly thereafter. The
Today is a big day for hockey fans. As of midnight, teams can sign free agents. I had my eye on a few, namely Cammalleri, Gaborik and Ohlund. Ohlund's already gone to the Lightning, so he's off the table, but I'm still hopeful Brian Burke can make a little noise
Happy Birthday, Canada, you're 142 years young today. Over the past 6.5 years I've written quite a bit about you. All of those posts can be found at http://www.torontomike.com/o_canada/. But here are a few of my favourites, in the order I wrote them. Vimy
Firefox 3.5 came out today. I just updated, and so should you. Better yet, if you're still using Internet Explorer, this is a good time to test drive Firefox. Sure, there's a new Firefox icon, but what else is new? The video below will show you. I like how
The BBC had a 13-year old swap his iPod for a Sony Walkman. It's a pretty fun read as the kid compares the two portable music devices. I loved my Walkman. I took it everywhere and spent a great deal of time making perfect mix tapes. Here I am gushing
I really thought Justin Pogge was on his way out. Earlier this month, a Sportsnet report suggested the Justin Pogge era had indeed come to an end here in Toronto. It was time to move on, to get Jonas Gustavsson to compete with Vesa Toskala for the Leafs spot, to
Now that SLS21 is in the bag, it's time to deconstruct the 20 tunes that made the final cut. How much of SLS21 is CanCon? How many artists are making their first appearance on SLS? Find out the answers to these questions and more below. Canadian Content - 10 (Arkells,
Storm second baseman (or is it second basewoman?) Jordan just reminded me that the Toronto Taste Online Auction is underway on eBay. Simply click this link to see all the great items you can bid on. Items are added daily, so keep that link handy. Jordan says all monies raised
It is with great privilege and honour that I unveil to you the final song list for SLS21. For an SLS primer, go here and to see what appeared on SLS20, go here. We listened to hours and hours of new rock before deciding upon these 20 tracks. Without further
Billy Mays was 50. He was the burly, bearded television pitchman known for his boisterous hawking of products such as Orange Glo and OxiClean. When I read that Billy Mays had passed away, I asked myself a simple question. Who's Billy Mays? I hit up YouTube and didn't recognize his
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. I take blue Smarties for granted. I know I can stroll to the corner store, by a box of Smarties and
No, it's not me, but the Toronto Maple Leafs have drafted a blogger. Despite the fact I recorded a hat trick in January, I remain undrafted, but the Leafs did select Eric Knodel of the Philadelphia Jr. Flyers with their 5th round pick today in Montreal. Eric Knodel writes a
Time is but a measurement, a most egalitarian offender, ageing the rich and powerful and the poor and meek at precisely the same rate. There are 60 seconds in a minute, 60 minutes in an hour, 24 hours in a day and 365 days in a year. Today, I've been
The Toronto Maple Leafs have selected Nazem Kadri with the 7th overall pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. From Hockey's Future: History2006-07: This was Kadri's rookie season with the Kitchener Rangers (OHL). In 62 games, the center recorded 22 points (7g+15a), adding another two assists in nine playoff
McGill University has a great collection of Canadian war posters online. The holdings of the Print Collection in the Rare Books and Special Collections Division include some 250 Canadian posters from the two World Wars. The posters are accessible to researchers who visit the Division's Lande Reading Room; a printed
It's NHL draft day, so I'll be following the action with regards to how it impacts my beloved Maple Leafs. Rumour has it Boston is offering Phil Kessel for Tomas Kaberle and our 7th over all pick. It's highly likely Kaberle will be moved today, and Brian Burke is known
I loved the Thriller album. We had that on vinyl and cassette, and I eventually had to get a second cassette because it got played so often. Thriller was one of my first favourite albums. To this day I'll put on "Billie Jean" or "Human Nature", the two tracks from
Have you heard Toronto's garbage peeps are on strike? I'll bet you have. We're only a few days into this thing and already everyone is bitchin' and complainin'. Premature panic is what we do best. Toronto has unveiled 19 new temporary garbage drop-off locations that residents can use as dumping
Farrah Fawcett was 62. Her luxurious tresses and blinding smile helped redefine sex appeal in the 1970s as one of TV’s "Charlie’s Angels." Let's face it, in 50 years we'll have forgotten she was one of Charlie's Angels and she'll only be remembered for her iconic “red swimsuit”
I just stumbled upon what might be the greatest optical illusion I've ever seen. Take a look at this image: Do you see blue and green? I did too, then I was told they're the exact same colour. I have a colour picker add-on for Firefox that lets me click
