Six years ago, I called for Steve Nash to be named NBA MVP. That eventually happened. Twice. Five years ago, I called for Steve Nash to be named Prime Minister of Canada. That hasn't happened. Yet. I was just catching up on my RSS feeds when I read Rick Hodge's
Lena Horne was 92. She was the enchanting jazz singer and actress who reviled the bigotry that allowed her to entertain white audiences but not socialize with them, slowing her rise to Broadway superstardom. In 1943, MGM Studios loaned her to 20th Century-Fox to play the role of Selina Rogers
I love Quentin Tarantino movies. Tarantino has a few shots he likes to use in each of his films. He really likes this one:
Here's a list of songs from my collection with "Mom" or "Mother" or "Mama" in the title. But be warned, not all of these mom and mother songs are appropriate for Mother's Day. Blueprint (Momma Loves Me) - Jay-ZChild Without Mother - MotherlodeDirty Mother For You - Memphis MinnieDo You
I have a great mother. I love her very much and I want to wish her a very happy Mother's Day. My two angels have a great mother. They love her very much and I want to wish her a very happy Mother's Day. The only thing better than having
The Cove: 8 out of 10. Now don't get me wrong, The Cove is a great documentary about some bad shit going down in Taijii, Japan. I really liked it. But The Cove won the Oscar for Best Documentary, and it's not that good. Off the top of my head,
Angels & Demons: 7 out of 10. I should just copy and paste over my review of The Da Vinci Code. I didn't read that book and I didn't read Angels & Demons. In both instances, I heard negative press, and watched the movie cold. I'm almost ashamed to admit
We're living in an era of information overload. Between the RSS feeds and Twitter, there's not enough time in the day to absorb all the data. I mean, my kid has a t-ball game today, and my wife wants to watch The Cove before she loses me to the NHL
Like most things, it started with a spontaneous thought. "You're the Alpha-Getti Gobbler!" I blurted to my 2.5 year old daughter. I hadn't thought of the Alpha-Getti Gobbler in years, but that day in 2007 he popped back into my head. The Alpha-Getti Gobbler was a flying spaghetti monster-like
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. In 1988, 104.5 Chum FM aired an ad featuring George Carlin. Carlin was a legend, but even legends need to
Just last month I took a tour of PROUD FM, the first radio station in Canada targeted specifically to an LGBT audience, and the first commercial terrestrial LGBT radio station in the world. My contact there is Bob Willette, PROUD FM program director and former producer of the Humble and
Ann Rohmer, a face you know best from City TV where she was host of Breakfast Television and an anchor at CP24, is leaving her role as host of CP24 Breakfast in mid June. After 31 years in broadcasting and 25 years at 299 Queen Street West, Ann Rohmer has
Gwyn "Jocko" Thomas was 96. He was the Toronto Star's chief police reporter for 60 years.
I share an MP3 from my collection every Wednesday. You have seven days to grab this week's MP3. Please right-click your mouse and select "Save Link As..." or "Save target as..." so you can download it to your PC before playing. The Hold Steady - Stay Positive Last week, Hockey
Ernie Harwell was 92. He was the Detroit Tigers broadcaster for 42 years.
A lot of people have been asking me lately what I think about Treme, the new HBO series from the folks behind The Wire. The Wire, you see, blew my feeble little mind. It's my favourite show of all time. Naturally, I was psyched about Treme and have been watching.
It's a shame I only get to pull this one out once a year. It's a classic. May the Fourth be with you.
Hockey Night in Canada opened yesterday with a montage set to Gord Downie's new single, "Retrace". Actually, proper credit goes to Gord Downie and the Country of Miracles. His new album The Grand Bounce drops June 8.
Lynn Redgrave was 67. She was a member of the famed Redgrave acting dynasty noted for her roles in "Georgy Girl" and "Gods and Monsters."
My son grew too quickly. I mean physically. He's always been way bigger and taller than his peers, so he's always struggled with gross motor skills, trying to figure out what goes where and how to put it all together. My son is playing tee ball this season at High
Let's get the bias declaration out of the way. I like Obama, I dislike Jay Leno. There, it's out there, now let's move on. Last night, at the 2010 White House Correspondents Association Dinner in Washington, D.C., President Obama was very funny. He's been very funny before. In this
This video is making the rounds. It's creationism propaganda for children captured on camera. The whole notion of the bible being treated as "the history book of the universe" is pretty disgusting. It reminds me of the Creation Museum we all laughed at last summer and For the Bible Tells
I absolutely adore the NHL playoffs. There's nothing like it in sports, in my humble opinion. It makes the NHL regular season feel like exhibition games. Now that we're in the second round, and since it's all about me, here are the series I'm digging and not digging and the
According to Google Analytics, here are the top ten organic search keywords that brought people to this site in April 2010. toronto mikesandra rinomato breastseric tunneyteri polo deathtuukka rask tradebig shiny tunes 2boom 97.3high park cherry blossomsbig shiny tunes 5rick hodge#5 on this list really irks me. When
