Felicia “Snoop” Pearson from The Wire was arrested earlier today during a drug raid in Baltimore. When Snoop hits the news, it's a great excuse to revisit her trip to the Hardware Barn to buy a nail gun. I love that scene.
April 07, 2026
I love this. From Retrontario: To celebrate the 3rd anniversary of Retrontario, I've pulled out some dusty 45s and made a thirty minute mixtape of sun-stained Ontario floor fillers with the odd vocal sample thrown in for good measure. Listen out for cameos from Retrontario luminaries like John Delazzer, Mark
Just last year, I complained that the Shamrock Shake had disappeared from McDonald's. From the comments of that entry, I learned that the Shamrock Shake was still being sold in other parts of North America, but not in Ontario. The folks at McDonald's Googled 'toronto shamrock shakes' and ended up
Like you, my primary motivation to follow the NBA this season is my passionate desire to see the Miami Heat fail. The Heat have lost five in a row. I repeat, the Heat have lost five in a row. FIVE IN A ROW. Adding to the good news is this
Marc Weisblott just wrote about Blockbuster and HMV in his Daily Brew blog. Both Blockbuster and HMV are facing uncertain futures resulting in a sudden wave of store closings. As a teen, there were only a few stores I gave a shit about. Both Blockbuster and HMV appeared on this
There are nearly 300 verified Major League Baseball Twitter accounts. If you're looking for members of our Toronto Blue Jays to follow on Twitter, here are all Blue Jays on Twitter. J.P. Arencibia @jparencibia9 Brett Cecil @Cec0208 Brett Lawrie @blawrie13 Jesse Litsch @JesseLitsch Ricky Romero @RickyRo24 Travis Snider @Lunchboxhero45
On the heels of our "which baseball team to root for" flowchart is this handy "Which Leafs Jersey Should I Get" flowchart from Maple Leafs Hot Stove. Click the image below to see it full-sized. According to this, I should get a Joey Crabb #46.
Here's a great flowchart if you're looking for a baseball team to root for this season. It's from pcaputo1 on Flickr. Click the image below to see it full sized. You should join me as a Blue Jays fan if you'd answer yes to the following statement: If a foul
She calls herself Guelph Gal, and she recorded a bunch of CFNY audio from the 1990s. She's now in the process of uploading the audio to YouTube, and she's happy to have me spread the love here. This is 13 minutes of The Thursday 30 with the late great Martin
It's a rainy weekend here in the big smoke, and the weather is screaming for an Open Mike. Use the comments of this entry to discuss anything you want. Get something off your chest, start a debate, or simply rant away.
I tweeted a five year old collection of rain songs earlier on this rainy Saturday, and I wish I hadn't. A playlist this important needs to be fresh. Here's a fresh filter in my iTunes of all songs with the word rain in the title. I had to manually remove
I loved last night's Leafs game. An overtime win against the Penguins got me out of my seat, screaming like it was a playoff game. Tonight, when Boyce scored late in the third against the Flyers, I did it again. Throw in a James Reimer game saving stop and it
Here's a fun game if you're looking for a distraction. It's Famous Objects From Classic Movies. You get an object like the one below and you guess the movie it's from. That one was easy.
About five years ago, I wrote a thank you letter to Degrassi. As a kid, I watched "The Kids of Degrassi Street", "Degrassi Junior High" and "Degrassi High". It was appointment viewing for me and I watched every single week. When "Degrassi High" was done, everything was wrapped up in
According to Google Analytics, here are the top ten organic search keywords that brought people to this site in February 2011. toronto mikesongs about snowgirl talk all day sample listjason barrandrew krystal fan 590andrew krystalandrew krystal firedmike richards radioi choo choo choose yourick hodgeSix of the top ten search keywords
This public unveiling of Charlie Sheen's insanity is fascinating. Now don't get me wrong, mental illness is not funny and if Sheen is manic, and I'm sure he is, I hope he gets proper treatment, but... The Charlie Sheen quotes from his recent gush of interviews are spectacular. Here are
Jane Russell was 89. She was the 1940s and '50s movie bombshell, whose name was synonymous with voluptuousness.
On a quiet trade deadline day, the Leafs made one move, sending John Mitchell to the New York Rangers for a seventh-round pick in 2012. In 159 career NHL games, Michell has 20 goals and 55 points. He's been playing for the Marlies this season, unable to crack our stellar
Duke Snider was 84. He was a Hall of Fame outfielder who hit 407 home runs in an 18-year career that spanned the Dodgers' final years in Brooklyn and first years in Los Angeles.
If you'd like to know the Oscar winners before tonight's broadcast, you've come to the right place. Below are the 2011 Academy Award winners. Best Picture: The Social NetworkBest Director: David Fincher for The Social NetworkBest Actor: Colin Firth for The King's SpeechBest Actress: Natalie Portman for Black SwanBest Supporting
I was sitting in a Tim Hortons when the PPP guys started tweeting about Nick Kypreos' tweet. I'm sure in time we'll simply refer to it as "The Tweet". Kypreos tweeted about Bryan McCabe going to the Rangers, and TSN's Darren Dreger quickly followed that by tweeting no deal was
It's Friday, and you know what that means... Use the comments of this entry to discuss anything you want. Get something off your chest, start a debate, or simply rant away.
It's February in Toronto. That can only mean one thing. It's time for the Leafs to tease us by flirting with a playoff drive, only to come up a little short. I watched last night's game against the Habs and found myself cheering as if it was a playoff game.
I'm a Rogers digital cable customer. I'm not sure what my options are, so I always end up with Rogers. If you know a good alternative in Toronto, I'm all ears... Swiss Chalet has bought an entire channel from Rogers, so I'll be able to enjoy 12 roasters turning on
Some of you have been dropping by for almost nine years. Some of you just found out this place existed. I figured it's time for a general state of the union address, a.k.a. an entry to test that everything is functioning properly. At about 5:30 pm yesterday,
