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April 03, 2026
Lesley Gore was 68. She was the singer who topped the charts in 1963 with her epic song of teenage angst, "It's My Party," and followed it up with the hits "Judy's Turn to Cry" and "You Don't Own Me." And who could forget her "Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows" bellowing
For the first time in many years, I've seen all the films nominated for a Best Picture Oscar before the award is handed out. Here's my personal ranking. Feel free to agree or disagree in the comments. WhiplashBoyhoodThe Theory of EverythingBirdmanThe Grand Budapest HotelThe Imitation GameSelmaAmerican Sniper
I started watching Saturday Night Live during the Sandler era. That crew, with Dana Carvey, Mike Myers, Chris Farley, Phil Hartman, David Spade and Chris Rock, introduced me to the world of SNL. Since then, I've watched it off and on over the years. Sometimes I'd tune out for a
The Toronto Maple Leafs have traded defenceman Cody Franson and forward Mike Santorelli to the Nashville Predators for Nashville’s first-round selection in the 2015 Draft, and forwards Brendan Leipsic and Olli Jokinen. Operation Scorched Earth has begun...
On February 15, 1965, our national flag was raised for the first time on Parliament Hill. That was 50 years ago today. It's the only Canadian flag I've ever known and I can't imagine an alternative. It's always been there, a great source of pride. Here's a few pics I've
Alison Gordon covered the Blue Jays’ beat for the Toronto Star from 1979 to 1984. At the time, women sportswriters were so rare that her membership card in the Baseball Writers Association of America identified her as Mr. Alison Gordon. They literally couldn't produce a card that was gender-neutral or
I didn't know I Am What I Play existed until David Marsden told me about it in episode 106. It's a documentary about rock radio DJ's featuring Meg Griffin, Charles Laquidara, Pat O'Day and our very own David Marsden, best known as the driving force behind CFNY in the 1980s.
Welcome to this week's Friday Open Mike. I'm Mike and I'll be your master of ceremonies for the day. Feel free to use this space to vent, rant, share a story and/or ask a question of the hivemind.
In this 110th episode, Mike chats with long-time Toronto Star journalist and Rogers broadcaster Damien Cox about his years at the Star, on The Fan 590 and on TSN and Rogers Hockey. We also talk about his Twitter behaviour, the perception he's condescending and arrogant and I play this glorious
This is a new short film from Drake and I'm sharing it because it includes some most excellent historical footage of Toronto. The vintage footage starts at about 2:00. I'm also friends with the young lady who shows up at 9:39.
Jerry Tarkanian was 84. He was the head coach of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Runnin' Rebels from 1973-1992 winning the national championship in 1990 with one of the most dominant college teams ever.
Here's a shot I took earlier in the week from the Humber Bay Arch Bridge. This was Monday, and those floating chunks of ice were completely gone when I biked by yesterday. The Martin Goodman Trail, except for this bridge, is completely plowed and salted, if you're looking for a
An ongoing inside joke between me and my pals is my constant defense of David Clarkson. I'll even tweet after every goal he scores with an emphatic "DAVID CLARKSON SCORES!", something I haven't had to do in quite some time. The origin of this David Clarkson defense is twofold: Clarkson
Welcome to this week's Tuesday Open Mike. I'm Mike and I'll be your master of ceremonies for the day. Feel free to use this space to vent, rant, share a story and/or ask a question of the hivemind.
The last time I enjoyed a French-language song was when MuchMusic played the mess out of Mitsou's Bye Bye Mon Cowboy. That probably had more to do with Mitsou and less to do with Bye Bye Mon Cowboy. I'm sure there are some great French songs I'm missing out on,
A whole bunch of Spirit of Radio Sunday fans only learned their favourite show on 102.1 was cancelled when they tuned in yesterday and couldn't find it. Checking this site's referral log, the sequence of events typically went like this for an SRS listener: tunes in 102.1 expecting
Dean Smith was 83. He was the head coach of the North Carolina Tar Heels from 1961 to 1997 winning two national championships, including the 1982 title with a squad led by Michael Jordan.
In this 109th episode, Mike chats with his daughter. This episode is exactly 34:36. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe in iTunesListen via StitcherFollow on tuneinSubscribe directly to the feed at https://www.torontomike.com/torontomiked.xmlDownload the MP3Click the play button belowCatch
I snapped this pic last night as my daughter put her little brother to bed. She's incredible with the little guy, so nurturing and loving. It's really a sight to behold. She helped bathe him, put him in his pajamas and sleep sack, read him Goodnight Moon and fed him
Ford of Canada has partnered with the Toronto Maple Leafs to award 200 tickets for every home game to real fans like us who are willing to watch a team on a franchise-record losing streak. To date, between MLSE and Ford through the FordFANatic, approximately 4,800 tickets have been
The Supreme Court of Canada says a law that makes it illegal for anyone to help people end their own lives should be amended to allow doctors to help in specific situations. BREAKING: #SCC rules some Canadians have right to ask doctor to help them die #hw #cdnpoli— CBC Politics
Welcome to this week's Friday Open Mike. I'm Mike and I'll be your master of ceremonies for the day. Feel free to use this space to vent, rant, share a story and/or ask a question of the hivemind.
When I was a kid, I thought these graphics were amazing. I mean look at that basketball game! And check out the detail of that golf course! The future arrived to my home in 1981. These games were part of my Atari Catalogue featuring 45 games available for the Atari
