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A Nightmare Has Become Reality
Oh, god! For years, we’ve watched in dismay at the rise of the monster that is reality television. Thankfully, as of late, the general public have begun to agree that reality programming is, for the most part, well… terrible. So what better time to introduce to Canada a new channel from Canwest Global: the Global [...]
No Green Day: Rock Band for Me, Thanks
I am not a Green Day fan. I don’t dislike them—they sing some catchy songs, and I can see the reasoning behind turning American Idiot into a Broadway musical (perhaps, in that format, I would appreciate the music more), but I own none of their albums and I know none of their songs by heart—or [...]
The Sad and Human Side of E3
The following (rather incisive and all-too-true) play-by-play commentary of an unnamed press event was submitted to us by a gaming blogger under the pseudonym of Stephen Colleyville… There are two assholes sitting in front of me. One is a 40-something bald man. He’s shaved his head in favor of flaunting a receding hairline. His buck [...]
Donkey Kong Country Returns in Donkey Kong Country Returns
When it comes to iconic video game characters, our beloved little monkey friends in the Kong family take center stage… However, despite having the success of the Donkey Kong Country games (1, 2 and 3), the Kong cast have been struggling to keep up with the Jones’ (or Marios’?), taking on cameo appearances in mini [...]
A Cinematheque Sunday with Kurosawa and Mifune
Who wants an Akira Kurosawa double feature? I do! I do! So I was cruising the Cinematheque schedule online when I stumbled across a most interesting idea for a Sunday date… not one, but two Kurosawa films! And not just any two Kurosawa films—one’s a rare adaptation of a classic novel by one of the [...]
Summerlicious: Posh Eats for Those who Don’t Know any Better
Want to impress a date (preferably one who hails from a backwater town)? Summerlicious is coming, kids! Now, before you get all up in my business for badmouthing this food festival, hear me out… The theory behind Summerlicious is a good one: local restaurants create a prix-fixe menu at a reduced price in order to [...]
A Festival Where Wishes Come True
Warning: the following post contains far too much happy. FriendsWithYou is putting on the Wish Come True Festival. Apparently, Toronto citizens were wishing for giant inflatable smiling creatures since, well, the festival is full of ‘em! From the Luminato event page: “Magic, luck, and friendship are the qualities that FriendsWithYou, a visual arts collective based [...]
