A couple of days ago I wrote about the attention my Best. Party. Playlist. Ever entry was getting thanks to Stumbleupon. I've had to explain myself in the comments of that entry because thousands and thousands of people were dropping by and now think I'm quite the loser for thinking
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. This retro ad is for my brother Steve. Steve consumes vast quantities of Heinz ketchup. Chime in if I'm off base
I share an MP3 from my collection every Wednesday. You have seven days to grab this week's MP3. Please right-click your mouse and select "Save Link As..." or "Save target as..." so you can download it to your PC before playing. The Jesus And Mary Chain - Just Like Honey
From the better late than never files... here's video of the Humble and Fred 20th Anniversary Podcast of Memories. You may recall that a bunch of us got together on May 2, 2009, to reminisce about the good 'ol days. swfobject.registerObject("player","9.0.98","expressInstall.swf"); Get Flash
I'm going to Edgefest 2009 at Downsview Park this Saturday. My pal has hooked me up with tickets and I like enough of the bands that I think it'll be a great day and night of music outdoors. Here's the bands and set times for the main stage: 1:30pm
Back in January, I got a haircut. I got it cut pretty short. Then, I had an epiphany. I decided to grow my hair for one full year. I've got pretty thick hair, so it didn't take long for me to alter this experiment. I decided I could get my
The big social bookmarking sites are Delicious, Digg, Stumbleupon and reddit. This is my 9005th entry, and I learnt about 5000 entries ago that you can't predict which entries will gain traction with these social bookmarking services. Stumbleupon is currently sending a whack of traffic to my Best. Party. Playlist.
Allan King was 79. He was the acclaimed Canadian documentarian who took viewers on a harrowing journey into a home for troubled children in "Warrendale" and trained his unflinching lens on a crumbling marriage in "A Married Couple." I record The View From Here, a fantastic documentary series that airs
Role Models: 5 out of 10. Were you surprised with Paul Rudd started singing "Beth" near the end of this flick? I wasn't. I mean, why else would she be named Beth? This one got a 5 because I happen to like Paul Rudd for some reason. Why, McLovin? Why?
As promised, I get to give one of you a Yardworks 20V (6Ah) / 12-in Lithium-ion Grass Trimmer / Edger from Canadian Tire. Over on the Canadian Tire website this sucker sells for $199. In the comments for this entry, you just have to tell me how you first discovered this blog
I'm submitting a song for SLS21 consideration. I'm submitting "Rusted From The Rain" by Billy Talent. We've been hearing Billy Talent on the radio for six years now, so maybe it's time I get over the fact they bastardized the spelling of Billy Tallent. This is a nice single from
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. A couple of years ago I wrote about Polka Dot Door. In the comments of that entry, someone asked about The
Tropic Thunder: 7 out of 10. I recommend seeing this movie if any of the following appeals to you: Ben Stiller going "full retard" as Simple JackRobert Downey Jr. playing a black guy in black faceTom Cruise stealing scenes out of the blue as a vulgar movie mogulBen Stiller desecrating
I loved the closing montage aired on CBC's Hockey Night in Canada shortly before midnight yesterday. It was set to City and Colour and Gord Downie's "Sleeping Sickness". Pension Plan Puppets just posted the montage, so I'm going to follow suit. It was such a great playoffs, and such a
Every year around Thanksgiving, there's this awesome salmon run in the Humber River at Etienne Brule Park. It's just north of the Old Mill Bridge at the weir. You see hundreds and hundreds of salmon trying to swim up the weir and it's pretty fun to watch. Today, as my
Although I didn't take to Facebook, I recognize it's the big daddy of social networking sites. About 9 hours ago, Facebook made it possible for regular folks like you and me to secure vanity urls. I was up anyway after the awesomely fantastic game seven of the NHL Stanley Cup
Today I'm enjoying Just Look Them Straight In The Eye and Say.... POGUEMAHONE!!, a boxset of rare and unreleased tracks from The Pogues. One of my favourite Pogues songs is "Dirty Old Town", a song I never get tired of. It's been scientifically proven that you can't listen to "Dirty
The only late night talk shows I watch are Conan O'Brien and Jon Stewart. Both shows get PVR'd every night and I catch up when I can. This past week, I missed a couple of funny bits on Jimmy Fallon's new show and David Letterman. Fallon had Zack Morris on
My 7-year old has been told he can stay up for the entire game tonight. He, like his father, is heavily rooting for the Penguins to upset the Red Wings in Detroit. He's pretty psyched about watching the whole game and watching the cup get passed from player to player.
I'm still laughing at the fact our city Photoshopped a black guy onto the cover of the current Fun Guide. It really happened. Click here to see the before and after images. Some are laughing at the terrible Photoshop job, others are laughing at the need to do it in
Before the final series of The Wire aired, HBO released three prequel shorts produced by Wire creator David Simon, exploring the backstory for the characters Prop Joe, Omar, and William ''Bunk'' Moreland. Omar Little is the single greatest character in the history of television. The Wire is overflowing with amazing
A medical isotope shortage isn't sexy, despite what natural resources minister Lisa Raitt said. The Springfield Isotopes, an AA minor league baseball team that plays its home games at Duff Stadium, however, is sexy. Just ask Dancin' Homer.
Tomorrow night, the NHL playoffs conclude. That means we'll have a winner in our annual Hockey Playoff Pool. Patino looks to have first place locked up, thanks to his clever drafting of Evgeni Malkin. Patino picked up Malkin 6th overall. When I got my first pick at #13, I went
