The Associated Press is featuring an article about Marie Exley. Marie seems normal enough, she's a 32-year-old Army veteran from Colorado Springs, except for one thing... She believes the end of the world will begin May 21, 2011. To get the word out, they're using billboards and bus stop benches,
Anne Francis was 80. She was the love interest in the 1950s science-fiction classic "Forbidden Planet" and later was a sexy private eye in "Honey West" on TV.
Pete Postlethwaite was 64. He was the Oscar-nominated actor who starred in "Inception" and "The Usual Suspects."
This one actually scared me for a bit. Switzerland scored early on an absolutely brutal goal for Mark Visentin to allow and Swiss goalie Benjamin Conz looked like Martin Gerber circa 2006. But then, the universe righted itself, as it's apt to do. Ryan Johansen tied the score 1-1 and
CHUM Radio, a division of CTVglobemedia, has acquired CFXJ-FM b.k.a. The New FLOW 93.5. They're wondering at SOWNY whether changes are imminent. Even though I've never listened to FLOW 93.5, I'm intrigued. FLOW 93.5's license specifically states they play "urban music". Here's one of the
I just watched the first period of the Penguins and Capitals from Heinz Field in Pittsburgh. I realize there's a Leafs game on, but it's the Winter Classic and I'm a sucker for events, even silly made-for-TV sporting events, and the HBO 24/7 series actually had me psyched for
According to Google Analytics, here are the top ten organic search keywords that brought people to this site in December 2010. toronto miketeri polo deathmark daly city tvjason barrgirl talk all day sample listwhat happened to jason barrmark daileychristmas playlistthe champbig shiny tunes 2Teri Polo is not dead, even though
Today is January 1, 2011. Or 1-1-11, if you prefer. That's my preference, because cool numerological dates like this don't come around every day. I could bury you in details as to what all those ones mean and what some say they symbolize. We're talking mystics and the fact that
It wasn't the prettiest game, but it was another New Year's Eve thriller. Swedish goalie Robin Lehner came up big in the shootout helping his squad squeak by and into the semi-finals. We'll now have to play a quarter-final game, likely against Switzerland. We knew going in it would be
Don't forget Torontonians, the TTC is completely free tonight from midnight to 4 am. Go ahead, get drunk and stupid as you ring in the new year, then leave your car and TTC it home. The free ride tonight is unsponsored (if that's even a word). In the past, they've
YouTube user Retrontario frequently uploads fantastic retro-Toronto-centric gems. These clips never fail to bring back a ton of memories for me, so I feature them from time to time. I liked the Smurfs enough to include them on my list of favourite cartoons as a child. The Smurfs ranked #4
Bobby Farrell was 61. He was the charismatic frontman of Boney M.
My prediction for this game was 14-0. I was pretty close. You just knew this one was going to be a laugher, we've never lost to Norway and we've outscored them 60-7. It was 7-1 after 21 minutes. Luke's little brother scored 4 goals, giving him a tournament leading 12
True Grit: 7 out of 10. Don't believe the hype. True Grit is a very good movie, that's well acted and easy viewing, but it's not the all-singing, all-dancing crap of the world you've been hearing about. I saw it yesterday and I was disappointed. Hopes were sky high for
As 2010 draws to a close, you'll likely be seeing a lot of celebrity death lists, remembering those who died throughout the year. For as long as I've had a personal home page on the interweb, I've marked celebrity passings. You can read them all at http://www.torontomike.com/
DJ Earworm did this in 2008 and again last year. He calls it "United State of Pop 2010 (Don't Stop the Pop)". It's a mashup of the Top 25 Hits of 2010, according to Billboard. Featuring: Ke$ha - Tik Tok Lady Antebellum - Need You Now Train - Hey,
Down 1-0 early, I wondered how we'd ever beat the Swedes if we had our hands full with the Czechs. Then, everything came together as expected. We outshot the Czechs 39-19 and Luke's little brother ended up with five points. Seven different players scored for this star-less team that's going
I was just reading about one shot music videos. These are videos that are made with a single take. I like a lot of one shot music videos, and here are ten of my favourites. Note: While on YouTube throwing this list together, I noticed a bunch of my favourites
Looking back at 2010, I wrote a lot of forgettable crapola, but here are 10 entries of note worthy of a revisit. I Hate My Favourite Team Early in 2010, I realized something. I hate my favourite team. Canada Kills Pepsi Cheer In late 2009, I made it my personal
Bob McCown, host of Prime Time Sports on The FAN 590, once backed a sports site called Fadoo. At some point he decided to end his online experiment and in June he pulled the plug. When Bob McCown gives up on a project, he completely washes his hands of it.
I don't know how I missed this... Usher's hit song OMG sounds exactly like the Christmas carol Homer tries to write at the beginning of the Simpsons episode "Dude, Where's My Ranch?", which first aired in 2003. Judge for yourself. Speaking of Homer, I meticulously updated my Homer Simpsons quotes
Canada hasn't lost a world junior opener since 1998. I was thinking about that streak when it was 3-3 in the third period, and wondering just how good a team we have this year. As you've likely heard, there are no stars on this team. There is nobody like Lindros
Teena Marie was 54. She made history as Motown's first white act but developed a lasting legacy with her silky soul pipes and with hits like "Lovergirl," "Square Biz," and "Fire and Desire" with mentor Rick James. I know her song "Ooo La La La" best from it being sampled
I don't see my brothers as often as I used to, but when we all end up in the same room, as we did yesterday for Christmas, great debates ensue. Yesterday, my brother Ryan declared confidently that if Gretzky were playing in today's NHL, Crosby would be the better player.
My favourite Boxing Day tradition is settling in to watch the Canadian juniors open their World Junior Championship. The 2011 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships take place in Buffalo and we play Russia at 3:30pm. Here's our team this year: GOALTENDERSMark Visentin, 19, 6-foot-2, 198 lbs. Hometown: Waterdown, Ont.
