Most Torontonians don't even realize we have an official city flag. It was adopted in October, 1999 and consists of the twin towers of City Hall on a blue background, with the red maple leaf of the flag of Canada at its base, representing the council chamber at the base
Tomorrow at 18:30 EST, they'll play Super Bowl XXXIX in Jacksonville, Florida. The New England Patriots are looking for their third title in four years while the Philadelphia Eagles seek their first-ever championship. If I were putting a loonie down on the outcome, I'd go with the Patriots. They've
Gnassingbe Eyadema was 68. He was the president of Togo and Africa's longest-ruling leader.
David Ling scored his 19th goal of the season on a power-play 2:45 in overtime to give the Leafs a 3-2 victory over the Bulldogs last night. Goaltender Jean-Francois Racine kept the St. John's in the game, making 39 saves in the victory.Current Record Recent GamesSeason Leaders29-18-0-2 60
"It's like the story of David and Goliath, except this time David won."
Ray: 8 out of 10. For two and a half hours, Jamie Foxx was Ray Charles. The only thing better than his sensational performance was the soundtrack. Just listening to this flick is enjoyable. I know who I'm picking in the pool.
Ossie Davis was 87. He was an actor distinguished for roles dealing with racial injustice on stage, screen and in real life. I remember him best from his appearance in three Spike Lee films, "School Daze," "Do the Right Thing" and "Jungle Fever."
Last night I caught some of the "Happy Days" 30th anniversary special. There was a time in the early 80s when "Happy Days" was one of my favourite shows. It was on every afternoon and I thought it was the next best thing to "The Dukes of Hazzard". Watching the
My favourite movies featuring Ossie Davis Do The Right ThingJungle FeverThe ClientMalcolm XGrumpy Old Men
Max Schmeling was 99. He was the heavyweight champion whose two fights with Joe Louis set off a propaganda war between the Nazi regime and the United States on the eve of World War II. I've been tracking celebrity deaths since September 2000 and this is the first time I've
Here it is February 4th and we've got our first smog alert of the year. Typically they call these alerts during heat waves but there's no heat wave this week, despite the fact we're looking at 7°C this weekend. It's the end of the world as we know it,
I've posted four new pictures in Pictures. They're all from this past weekend.
Have you entered my little Oscar prediction contest yet? If you haven't, complete this form. You'll notice the final field is simply titled "Trash Talk". That's sort of a miscellaneous textarea for participants to say whatever they want. Most don't put anything in this space, but some do and here
The "I Choo-Choo-Choose You" Valentine's Day card is legendary amongst fans of "The Simpsons". Lisa gives this card to Ralph in episode 9F13 "I Love Lisa" and pure hilarity ensues. This guy has done us all a great service and has made the card available online. Download it and share
John Vernon was 72. He was the star of the 1960s drama "Wojeck" before moving on to a career in Hollywood. I remember him fondly as Dean Vernon Wormer in "Animal House". "The time has come for someone to put his foot down. And that foot is me."
Dan Lee was 35. He was the Toronto animator who designed the character of Nemo for the blockbuster Pixar film "Finding Nemo". He also helped animate "A Bug's Life", "Toy Story 2", "Monsters, Inc." and a 2007 Pixar release.
An entry earlier this week reminded me of a time long ago when I was making minimum wage. For about a year before joining Oshawa Foods as a grocery clerk, I flipped burgers at McDonalds. I vividly remember the moment I knew I couldn't stay much longer at the fast
The new name of SkyDome is.... Rogers Centre. That's horrible! What an awful, awful name. I knew they'd throw the name "Rogers" in there but I was hoping they might simply call it Rogers SkyDome. Roger Centre?!?! Sorry Ted, I ain't playing your game. You will never, ever hear me
This morning may be the last time we can rightfully call SkyDome, SkyDome. At some point this morning, the Rogers Empire will unveil a new name for the chunk of concrete our Jays lovingly call home. This is all part of their wily scheme to attract fans to the stadium,
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. Alice In Chains - Would? One of my favourite
The Maple Leafs failed to protect a third-period lead for the first time at home this season. With Jean-Sebastien Aubin and Mikael Tellqvist both injured and unavailable for St. John's, Jean-Francois Racine got the call in goal for the home side, making 30 saves.Current Record Recent GamesSeason Leaders28-18-0-2 58
Microsoft has launched the new MSN Search engine. You'll be subjected to quite the marketing blitz over the next while as Bill Gates tries to convince you his search engine is better than Google. I paid my first visit to the MSN search page today as curiosity got the better
Earlier today, Justice Minister Irwin Cotler introduced the Liberal government's same-sex marriage bill in the House of Commons. As well as extending the legal capacity to marry for civil purposes to same-sex couples, the package of legislation amends eight other federal acts to extend a variety of marital rights to
On the first day of every month I post the top ten search strings from the previous month. These are the Google searches that referred people to this site. Below are the top ten search strings for January 2005. amber frye picturesamber fryeamber frye photosamber frye nakedbig shiny 90'samber frye
My first paid job was as a fifteen year old when I was hired to work a game booth at the CNE. Minimum wage at the time was $3.85, if my memory serves me correctly, so I thought I scored when I learned I was going to be paid
