Prime Minister Paul Martin is insisting that the United States seek permission before firing any missiles over Canada. Our big buddies to the South have said that the United States would not consult us before firing at incoming missiles over our airspace. To that notion, the Prime Minister says, "This
My favourite movies that won for "Best Picture" at the Academy Awards The Godfather Part 2The GodfatherAmerican BeautyForrest GumpSchindler's List
Thanks go out to the 74 of you who entered my little Oscar Prediction Contest this year. You will find everyone's picks here. From the 2005 Oscar picks page you'll find a PDF download of all 75 entries so you can print and follow along at home. Check back here
The headline was rather enticing. "Britney's Private Album! Never-before-seen photos of the newlyweds' romantic secret life". As I started browsing this magazine Taryn brought home I saw there were pages and pages of pictures of the rich and famous. In addition to several pictures of Britney there were pictures of
You have a little over eleven hours left before I stop accepting 2005 Oscar Prediction Contest entries. If you want to play along, complete this form before it's too late. Tomorrow morning I'll unveil everyone's picks. You can cut the anticipation with a knife.
"I call it Toronto fatigue. It's the honeymoon capital of the world with most of your girlfriends and family. The last thing on your mind is playing hockey. That's the way I took it tonight." That gem of a quote comes from Leafs coach Doug Shedden after another loss to
There are a few upcoming albums I'm eagerly anticipating. Queens of the Stone Age's "Lullabies To Paralyze" is due out March 22, System of a Down's "Hypnotize" is coming soon with "Mesmerize" coming later in the year and The White Stripes will be recording a new album this week. Right
I briefly mentioned that I was now accepting donations via Paypal. When I log in my Paypal account I'm greeted with the following message about a promotion they're running with iTunes. Good news: You can now use PayPal to securely and easily buy music from the massive iTunes catalogue, including
Tragically, John and Jackie Knill of Vancouver perished in the recent Tsunami disaster. A man from Seattle doing relief work in Thailand recently discovered their digital camera and salvaged the memory card and got it to John and Jackie's three sons. This memory card included shots of their parents enjoying
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. Weezer - Undone - The Sweater Song I still
Vince Carter scored just 22 last night and shot a miserable 8 for 25 from the floor. He committed a foul on Donyell Marshall in the fourth quarter that led to two key free throws and turned the ball over a minute later that led to a game-sealing fast-break layup
Matthew Good is a bonafide Canadian rock star. I've seen him live three times and have two of his discs in my collection. While he was fronting the Matthew Good Band, our radios were inundated with hits like "Everything is Automatic", "Apparitions", "Indestructible", "Rico", "Hello Time Bomb", "Strange Days" and
Remember Vince Carter? He used to play for our Toronto Raptors. In fact, he was rookie of the year and a perennial all-star while playing in these parts. Vince and I had a storied history before he was traded to New Jersey and subsequently admitted he didn't try his best
About a month ago I wrote about how Sum 41's latest single reminds of The Cranberries' "Zombie". Apparently people think Sum 41's "Pieces" also sounds an awful lot like "The Scientist" from Coldplay. This MP3 is making the rounds with "The Scientist" by Coldplay in the left channel and "Pieces"
The deadline for entering my esteemed 2005 Oscar Prediction Contest is this Thursday at midnight. I'll post everyone's picks Friday morning including a nice printable PDF so you can follow along at home. Shortly after Sunday night I'll post the final results and declare a champion. To enter, complete this
Every Monday I shuffle my entire MP3 collection in iTunes and list the first ten songs that play. Here are the ten tunes I heard today. Get Free - The VinesLets Dance - David BowieLast Kiss - Pearl JamNobody Loves Me - Limp BizkitSouthern Man - Neil YoungInterlude (Milo) -
Move over SpongeBob Squarepants, there's a new sacrificial lamb in town. On its website the Traditional Values Coalition is warning parents about the cross-dressing and transgender themes contained in Shrek 2. In their words, "Shrek 2 is billed as harmless entertainment but contains subtle sexual messages." Last night, "The Simpsons"
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Toronto Maple Leafs Declare Themselves 2005 Stanley Cup Champions - "The Toronto Maple Leafs--our nation's favourite hockey team--have ended their 38-year championship drought by declaring themselves 2005 Stanley Cup champions." Why the hell not?
It wasn't exactly the Habs and Leafs going at it yesterday afternoon, but it was their respective farm teams. Antti Miettinen scored two goals to lead the Hamilton Bulldogs to an emotional 4-2 win over the St. John's Maple Leafs in a fight-filled Sunday afternoon at Copps Coliseum. We'll get
Hunter S. Thompson was 67. He was the hard-living writer who inserted himself into his accounts of America's underbelly and popularized a first-person form of journalism in books such as "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas".
On Saturday we visited friends in Mississauga. On their residential street there were two bright yellow signs that read "Caution Deaf Child Playing". I had never seen a sign like this before but didn't think anything of it. I understand the purpose is to ensure motorists are more careful not
I recently blew away my vertical main navigation menu in favour of the horizontal sucker you see above. When I built it, it was important to me that it not wrap on a screen resolution of 800 x 600. I've always believed I should build for these people and ensure
The Americans won their 15th in a row at home ruining Jean-Sebastien Aubin's solid effort between the pipes in his first game since January 28th. The Leafs remain third in the Northern division, five points ahead of the Edmonton Road Runners who hold a game in hand.Current Record Recent
Sandra Dee was 63. She was the blond beauty who attracted a large teen audience in the 1960s with films such as "Gidget" and "Tammy and the Doctor" and had a headlined marriage to pop singer Bobby Darin.
