It's been almost two years since I finished my first viewing of The Wire, a.k.a, The Greatest Show On Television, Ever™. A couple of days later, I was asking where the hell I go from there. Watching The Wire pretty much ruined television for me. Since then, I've
What year is it? I've been on a steady diet of The Wire and Wii Mario Kart and am just now coming up for air. I hear Cee-Lo performed John Lennon's Imagine just before midnight on TV last night. I also hear he changed a lyric. Here's what he sang:
I'm not really a Broadway guy. Musicals typically make me cringe. I liked the Lion King, but other than that I've always left the theatre pretty underwhelmed. Tonight I saw American Idiot from the 2nd row at the Toronto Centre for the Arts. It was pretty damn good. Of course,
I'm about to head out to see American Idiot, so I checked the weather via my Ubuntu Linux desktop. Here's what I saw: Freezing fog? What the hell is freezing fog? According to the National Weather Service: Freezing fog occurs when the water droplets that the fog is composed of
Some of you are fans of Humble and Fred's podcast (now at 50 episodes!) and will be interested in this sweet slice of Humble and Fred news. Humble and Fred have a major announcement to make with regards to a multi-media conglomerate. I've seen the agreement, and it's pretty awesome
Kim Jong-Il is dead, and they just had his funeral procession in Pyongyang. The North Korea state news agency has been caught manipulating photos from the memorial service, removing a few stragglers in order to restore order. That hardly seemed worth it. If I was going to Photoshop Kim Jong-Il's
SOPA, the Stop Online Piracy Act, has me worried. In a nutshell, SOPA is a proposed bill before the US congress that would allow owners of intellectual property to block or disable any website that they consider infringes on their intellectual property. It's a frightening slippery slope that promises to
According to Wikipedia, here are the twenty most populated countries.RankCountry (or dependent territory)Population% of world population-World6,984,300,000100.00%1 China[4]1,339,724,85219.18%2 India1,210,193,42217.33%3 United States312,856,0004.48%4 Indonesia237,641,3263.4%5 Brazil192,376,
Joe Bodolai was 63. He was best known for producing and writing such television shows as Comics!, The Kids in the Hall and Saturday Night Live. He also co-wrote the first draft of the film Wayne's World with Mike Myers. Before he took his own life, Joe Bodolai published his
Don Cherry's piano desk helps emphasize his arguments.
Well, that was easy. Most of the chatter heading into this tournament revolved around Mark Stone and he didn't disappoint, scoring a hat trick. It's too bad he's a Senators prospect. Jonathan Huberdeau had a great game as well, scoring a goal and five points. We've got the Czech Republic
My favourite Boxing Day tradition isn't shopping, it's settling in to watch the Canadian juniors open their World Junior Championship. The 2011 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships take place in Calgary and Edmonton and we play Finland at 3:30pm. Here's our team this year: #PlayerHometown/CountryTeam/OrganizationNHL DraftGoaltenders29Mark Visentin
Merry Christmas!
I'm going to try and take a photo every day, and share it here. My goal is to find beauty in the ordinary. I took this photo on a long, brisk walk by the Humble Humber River in Etienne Brulé Park, definitely one of Toronto's best kept secrets. These overflow
It's Festivus. That means Christmas Eve is only a day away. That means Christmas is only two days away. That also means it's time for a traditional Holiday Open Mike. Use the comments of this entry to discuss anything you want. This is your space. What's on your mind?
I want to wish each and every one of you a very happy Festivus. For those who don't know what Festivus is, there are three easy to follow steps: "Get the pole out of the crawl space". Or go out and buy one. Remember, it should be aluminium, due to
Below are the top 40 movies in 2011 according to box office receipts. Two things immediately spring to mind: hot damn that's a lot of sequels and I sure haven't seen many popular movies in 2011. I'll bold the ones I've seen, since I know you're curious. Harry Potter and
My buddy Pete was tweeting tonight about an 8-year old he caught singing "Moves Like Jagger" by Maroon 5. I asked Pete what bugged him so much about what he witnessed, and he said it was that she was singing a shite song. I agree with Pete, Moves Like Jagger
Yesterday, I shared that sweet rendition of O Holy Night from Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. Today, I'm going in a different direction. Sung with Little John and the Rinky Dinks, Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Johnny Bower's "Honky the Christmas Goose" was released in 1965 and enjoyed a significant
Stopping the slide is easy. The Leafs just have to sign this kid.
I share this MP3 every year around this time. It's from Aaron Sorkin's "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" which I actually enjoyed but you've likely never seen. "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" is long gone, but five years later a song that aired on that series still makes
Australian comedy group Axis Of Awesome want us to know that lots of songs are based on the same four chord progression. G, C, F and A. Songs in 4 chords: SONGS in 4 CHORDSJourney -- "Don't Stop Believing"James Blunt -- "You're Beautiful"Black Eyed Peas -- "Where Is
I'm going to try and take a photo every day, and share it here. My goal is to find beauty in the ordinary. If you're visiting Redfish Studios in Etobicoke, you can now peer through the looking glass and watch the recording of Humble and Fred's podcasts. Don't come tomorrow,
Yes, the Leafs have lost three in a row. We're on a 2-5-2 slide, one that feels awfully familiar at this time of year. But last I checked we were still holding down a playoff spot, and I last checked 2 minutes ago. So don't hit the panic button yet.
If you ever find yourself at a Leafs game, sitting on the side of the rink where the broadcast tv cameras are, perhaps about 3 rows from the ice, deep in the zone on either side near the nets, and you see Douchebag stand up and wave to the camera
