I was 15 when the 1990s arrived and 24 when the decade ended. I don't care who you are, it's unlikely you'll ever again love music the way you loved music between the ages of 15 and 24. Between the ages of 15 and 24, music is everything. It's no
Hey kids, today's word of the day is prorogue. It's quite possible you've never heard this word before, so you'll want to read on so you don't feel dumb while watching CBC Newsworld tonight. Prorogue:tr.v., -rogued, -rogu·ing, -rogues. To discontinue a session of (a parliament, for example)
Cloverfield: 6.5 out of 10. My Mayhem in Manhattan week continues. I caught I Am Legend earlier in the week and last night I watched Cloverfield, yet another "anarchy in Manhattan, God help us all" flick. When this movie came out, we were six years removed from 9/11.
Named NBA's coach of the year a little over one season ago, Sam Mitchell has been fired as head coach of the Toronto Raptors. He's been replaced on an interim basis by Jay Triano, a Niagara Falls, Ontario native best known for coaching the Canadian men's team from 1998-2004. I'm
Bolt: 4 out of 10. I caught Bolt in 3D before it hit theatres and wrote about the 3D experience here. The 3D aspect, although a bit much, was distracting enough to make the first third of this film tolerable. I brought my daughter along and she was thrilled to
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. Johnny Bower - Honky the Christmas Goose Sung with
I Am Legend: 7 out of 10. The less you know about this film going in, the better. I didn't know anything about it and I'm a solid year late in watching it. I'm not giving anything away to suggest this movie is worth your time for the special effects
Sean Avery never met a microphone he didn't like. As previously discussed, Toronto doesn't like Sean Avery, so nothing he says surprises or shocks any more. His act has grown old and stale and it's time for us to do our part and ignore his antics. Stay classy, Sean Avery.
I call it the show I love to hate. Californication is a David Duchovny series my wife and I watch and it drives me batty. It's so damn contrived and cringe inducing. It's that guy you know who tries so bloody hard to be cool, he's anything but. We just
Odetta Holmes was 77. She was the deep-voiced folk singer whose ballads and songs became for many a soundtrack to the American civil rights movement. She was also a major influence on Bob Dylan.
So that's how a good team plays... I hope the Leafs were taking notes. One day, we too can be the San Jose Sharks. Did you know Matt Stajan leads the Leafs with 21 points but is only 47th overall in the NHL in that category? It's true, you can
In "This Note's For You," Neil Young sang about not selling out. Ain't singin' for Pepsi Ain't singin' for Coke I don't sing for nobody Makes me look like a joke This note's for you.It's easy for Neil to make these claims as he's a multi-millionaire with a popular
I never watch non-sports or non-news television before 9pm, but in need of a little break from a project I'm working on I just caught a little of a show called Ad Persuasion airing on IFC. They opened with a Coke commercial from 2006 that I completely missed. The jingle
According to Google Analytics, here are the top ten keywords that brought people to this site in November 2008. Aisha Ibrahim Duhulow was the young Somali Republic girl stoned to death, according to Amnesty International and Somalia media. I wrote about her and to this day I'm in the top
Brian Burke is 2-0 as president and general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Tosky was sharp and Grabs scored his 10th goal. The Grabovski pick-up was a wise move by Fletch, but I still shake my head at the Jamal Mayers trade. We shouldn't be giving up draft picks
Ted Rogers was 75. He was the founder and CEO of Rogers Communications, which owns the Toronto Blue Jays, five Citytv television stations across the country, as well as the Rogers cable TV, wireless, radio and magazine businesses, including Maclean's and Chatelaine.
When they taught us in primary school about our Governor General, they always referred to the position as symbolic and merely a figurehead with no actual power. Canada is, after all, a democratic nation, and the Governor General is merely a tip of the hat to the Queen of England.
I experienced a frustrating issue with Google Chat in Gmail today. It wouldn't log me in, telling me my system administrator had blocked me. I knew that wasn't true, so I started trouble shooting on my own. It turns out I had enabled a feature in Google Labs, where Google
Hubert "Pit" Martin was 64. He played in the NHL from 1961-79, posting 324 goals and 485 assists for 809 points in 1,101 games with the Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks and Vancouver Canucks.
Although I listen to less and less terrestrial radio these days, with MP3s so accessible and my XM satellite radio subscription, my go-to station for tunes continues to be 102.1 The Edge. Even before this past weekend's 90s Weekend theme I could sense a dramatic increase in the frequency
My son and I had a blast at the Marlies game this afternoon. It was super fun for several reasons. 1. Media Credentials are Cool That's right, the Marlies contacted me and invited me to attend a game. They set me up with media credentials which meant James and I
It was six years ago today I changed my personal home page into a blog. In the world of blogging, six years is actually pretty impressive, if I do say so myself. The vast majority of your favourite blogs started later than November 30, 2002. The Tale of the Tape
Brian Burke is amazing. We can't lose with him as our team president and GM. I missed the entire game because I was stuck at the office Christmas party, but I hear it was a solid all around effort. Here's a little piece of trivia for ya. Andre Deveaux, who
I took a beating in the comments of my Sundin Trashes Toronto: Toronto Mike Exclusive! entry. There are 18 comments there as of this posting, but that's nothing. This entry is about Freddie P, the comments king. Fred linked to that entry as part of his "Comments We Like" series.
Earlier in the month I wrote about how I see "Secret Santa" as a gateway drug to no-buy, no-receive. As I lobby to push my agenda forward I'm encountering quite a bit of resistance from members of my immediate family. It seems some equate love with presents. The giving of
