My favourite Toronto ghost story, without a doubt, is the story of a ghost named Reznikoff who haunts University College at the University of Toronto, my alma mater. Here's the haunting tale of Ivan Reznikoff. According to accounts, the ghost, "a heavy, thickset figure, with black curly hair and a
I hadn't been to Wonderland in decades, but I went last night for the CPR Undeading. With perfect weather and almost no line-ups, we had the best time. The Leviathan is as fun as it looks. And there were zombies everywhere. Lots and lots of zombies. In that spirit, here's
Every time I see Tim Lincecum pitch for the San Francisco Giants, I think about Mitch Kramer in Dazed & Confused. The resemblance is uncanny. Mitchy. Mitchy, Mitchy, Mitchy...
Here's the 9th episode of my podcast, Toronto Mike'd. In this episode, The Momfessional joins us to chat about my forced segregation in grade 11 history class at Rosie's request, phony reality shows and her unique parenting challenge. This episode is exactly 30:45. You can listen to this episode
My Twitter feed was jammed yesterday with news about the new iPad Mini Apple has unveiled. You can think of it as a smaller iPad or a larger iPod Touch. Here's a picture of the new iPad Mini: The cheapest version will sell for $329. That's a pretty big chunk
The following entry was written by guest blogger Brittney. Celebrities have long been known for their unique fashion statements, sometimes one’s that we consider so obscure that we don’t think they could possibly become a trend. We catch ourselves saying “I’d never wear that!”…and then the
There are a few things I have no patience for any more. Some of these are news stories that are all over the place, but I just can't get into it. I can't even fake an interest for you guys. Rob Ford's Conflict of Interest The Globe and Mail (hopefully
I try not to do this too often, but I'm going to start this entry by sharing something I wrote almost four years ago. I called this How Should Newspapers Make Money Online? and I originally published it on February 17, 2009. I actually feel sorry for the newspaper industry.
I don't know about you, but I only have one home team in Major League Baseball. That is to say I only have a passionate interest in one team winning it all, and that's my Toronto Blue Jays. When the Jays are out of the playoffs, and that's been every
Here's the 8th episode of my podcast, Toronto Mike'd. In this episode, elvis joins us to chat about couriers, smart phones, Google and more. This episode is exactly 32:16. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe in iTunesSubscribe directly to the feed at http:
The kids and I just watched The Waterboy. It's as bad as I remember it, but they thoroughly enjoyed it. The Waterboy came out in 1998 and was the first in a long string of unfunny Adam Sandler movies. Some will argue that Adam Sandler movies have never been funny,
Some of the funniest (and most complicated) Halloween costumes in TV history.
I've got a Steam Whistle Unsigned Prize Pack for a lucky commenter. The prize pack includes two tickets to Steam Whistle's UNSIGNED Indie Music Concert on November 16 and a "swag bag" which is refreshment tickets, an UNSIGNED shirt, a bottle opener and Steam Whistle brewery tour passes. If you'd
Lincoln Alexander was 90. He was lieutenant governor of Ontario from 1985 to 1991 and Canada's first black member of Parliament, elected to the House of Commons in 1968 as the Progressive Conservative candidate for Hamilton West.
Apparently the NHL did something, and then the NHLPA did something, and now nothing is happening. Whatever... ping me when it's over, this is your apathy Open Mike. Have something to get off your chest? Perhaps an interesting opinion, an agenda to push forward or a question for the hive
The Nintendo Entertainment System is probably my favourite gaming console of all-time. I came from the Atari 2600, which was great, and left the NES for the Super Nintendo, which was also great, but I played the shit out of the old 8-bit Nintendo. It came out on October 18,
Six years ago, I put together a wedding playlist for my brother's wedding. I shared the wedding playlist in an entry entitled 100 Wedding Songs. I have renewed interest in updating this list of wedding songs. I'm not a fan of cheesy, poppy wedding songs, but cooler tunes like Pearl
If you're my age, the only Blue Jays theme song you know and love is "OK Blue Jays (Let’s Play Ball!)". What if I told you there was another Toronto Blue Jays theme song from their inaugural season in 1977? This disco number is by Paul's People and I
Here's the 7th episode of my podcast, Toronto Mike'd. In this episode, we chat about flu shots, SongPop, Len and have an interesting discussion with elvis. This episode is exactly 36:21. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe in iTunesSubscribe directly to the feed
Oscar Wilde would have been 158 years old today. He was an Irish writer and poet who became one of London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890s. He passed away in 1900, but that didn't stop me from stalking him last month. In Dublin, I visited the house in
This is pretty cool... The Heart and Stroke Foundation has given me two tickets to give away to a lucky commenter on this entry. The tickets are for October 25 when the Heart and Stroke Foundation is challenging a Guinness World Record in CPR at Wonderland's Halloween Haunt. So you
The first mention of Dalton McGuinty on this blog was October 3, 2003. That was the day he was first elected Premier of Ontario, and today is the day he announced his resignation. Speculation abounds, but as I type we don't yet know exactly why Dalton McGuinty has decided to
Steal My Sunshine was catchy enough to make SLS2. Don't believe me? Revisit the preserved Smells Like Sour database and see for yourself. Steal My Sunshine came out in 1999, and I haven't heard much from Len since. Toronto band Len is siblings Marc and Sharon Costanzo and they've got
On our way to the stadium formerly known as SkyDome yesterday, my son asked me a question. The CN Tower is the tallest building in Toronto, but what comes in second place? I wasn't sure what the next tallest building in Toronto was, but Wikipedia helped me out. Here's a
My son and I attended the Argos game this afternoon. It was a rather important game, with Montreal in town, and we lost 24-12. I was offered two tickets to give away to a reader, courtesy of EcoTraction, and these tickets were already won by Luke F. when EcoTraction found
