The History Boys: 8.5 out of 10. "The History Boys" flew under the radar, so it's quite possible you've never heard of this British film about boys trying to get into Oxford and Cambridge. It's my job to tell you it's awesome. It's funny, different, well acted and fulfilling.
Thinking about Punch-Out, I searched YouTube for some footage of the NES classic game from my youth. I found this clip of someone knocking out Mike Tyson in the first round. That's something I never did..
Tonight I went to HMV at Yorkdale to help Santa cross the Wii off his list. I paid with my Visa card, but it wouldn't go through. The system told the clerk to call Visa. I knew I had room on the card, so I just waited patiently while the
All this talk about the Nintendo Wii has me hearkening back to the prime of my gaming console life. It was the good 'ol 8-bit Nintendo Entertainment System and one of my favourite games was Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!. That second exclamation point is key. First you took on Glass Joe
Tom Johnson was 79. He spent 15 of his 17 NHL seasons with the Montreal Canadiens and is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame.
I made it 36 weeks without pain. On Sunday, something happened to my right leg. I've shut things down since then but it's still sore when I walk and it just doesn't feel right. From what I've read, it sounds like Iliotibial band syndrome. This has me totally bummed. I've
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. Rush - The Spirit of Radio Today I'm playing
Welcome to the NHL, Tuukka Rask. The better Rask played, the hotter JFJ's seat got. It's only a matter of time now... Only moments after the final whistle blew on another blown opportunity I received an email from Mississauga Mike. He was crunching numbers and shared a spreadsheet that showed
A Place to Stand, A Place to Grow (Ontari-ari-ari-o!) is the unofficial anthem of Ontario. It was featured at the Expo 67 Ontario pavilion, so Ontarians my age and younger know it best from Jim Carrey's appearance on Late Night with Conan O'Brien when he came to Toronto for four
I mentioned the child formerly known as Sweet Baby James is looking forward to a Nintendo Wii from Santa this Christmas. I haven't actually been able to find a Wii, so I'm hoping someone out there has a suggestion. Does anyone know anyone on the inside? I know stores are
I fear Tuukka Rask won't just be a good NHL goaltender, he'll be great. Rask, you'll recall, was traded to Boston by the Leafs for Andrew Raycroft. I suspect we'll look back at that trade and cringe the way we cringe when we think about giving up Russ Courtnall for
My favourite news story of the day comes out of Los Angeles. The Red Hot Chili Peppers have sued Showtime Networks over the name of the television series "Californication," which is also the name of the band's 1999 album and a single on it. I've written quite a bit about
I don't remember seeing this before. Phil Dawson had to make a 51 yard field goal to force overtime in the Cleveland Browns - Baltimore Ravens game yesterday. At first, they ruled it was no good, having hit a couple of posts before bouncing out. Then, they reviewed the play
I just spent some one-on-one time with each of the kids. I played the role of Santa and asked them, if they could only receive three gifts this Christmas, which three they'd want the most. Michelle was up first. Here are her preferred gifts, in order. Baby AliveA Cinderella suitcaseA
Less than a million people live in Saskatchewan. That's incredible when you consider the Greater Toronto Area has about 6 million residents. It's even more incredible when I think about all the Saskatchewaners (or is it Saskatchewanites?) I've met who now call the GTA home. I married a girl from
Freedom Writers: 5 out of 10. I really didn't like this Hillary Swank vehicle based on the true story of Wilson High. I didn't like the similar "Dangerous Minds" either, and I think I know why. It's Morgan Freeman's fault. Morgan Freeman starred in "Lean on Me" back in '89
Metafilter linked to a site that's right up my alley. It's called rap represented in mathematical charts and graphs and if you're a fan of the genre, you'll find it pretty self explanatory and very funny. Here's one of my favourites, based on Ice Cube's "It Was a Good Day"
I need your help. I'm lying in bed, just like Brian Wilson did, and I'm here because of something that happened at the end of my 17k run yesterday afternoon. Here are the details. I'd love to hear your thoughts on what happened to me and when this pain will
In my write up about this year's Santa Claus Parade I mentioned a new float from Yahoo! Canada. I'm pretty sure this is the first time a web-only company sponsored a float in the Toronto Santa Claus Parade, so it's worth discussing it further. The float, which you'll see below
Earlier today, I took the kids to the 2007 Santa Claus Parade. We got there two hours early and secured a nice spot on the South side of Bloor Street just East of Christie. For those who don't know, the 5.5k parade route begins at Bloor and Christie, so
Where did that come from? What an efficient, well played game against the best team in the league. Vesa Toskala posted his first shutout as a Leaf as we handed the Sens only their third loss of the season. Bryan McCabe and Tomas Kaberle looked good on the blueline, now
At first, I resisted. Then, I surrendered. Then, I was finished with Facebook where it's nothing as it seems, or was I? The Toronto Mike Facebook account is still being updated, usually on a daily basis. Facebook makes it easy with their awesome interface and I've recently discovered their slick
We're all set for tomorrow's Santa Claus parade. As mentioned, this will be my fourth year in a row attending the world's largest Santa Claus parade, and I'll bring my camera to try and snap each float as it rolls by. Here are my entries and photosets from the last
Don Metz was 91. He was the right winger who helped the Toronto Maple Leafs win five Stanley Cups in the 1940s. Don Metz played a significant role in our 1942 comeback from a 3-0 deficit against the Detroit Red Wings in the Stanley Cup finals. In Game Five, he
The great show Ren & Stimpy aired an episode in season 2 entitled "The Royal Canadian Kilted Yaksmen". The song from this episode was frequently aired on MuchMusic in the early 90s as a stand-alone video. Here's the video... If you know the song, you likely found yourself singing along.
