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Wrestling at the ‘Con
It’s no secret that the first Wizard World Comic Con expanded its focus beyond the world of comics, boasting an eclectic mix of pop culture for all attendees to indulge in—regardless of interests. Attending this year’s Toronto Comic Con was a great number of artists, movie/television stars (some of which were reality “stars”), porn actors, [...]
Pure Pwnage… Or Is It?
In 2004, a mockumentary web series about professional gamers delighted an audience worldwide. Its name: Pure Pwnage. In 2010, Showcase decided to bring Pure Pwnage to TV… creating, well, Pure Pwnage TV. Go figure. As someone who was not a fan of the original webisodes, I was only somewhat acquainted with one of the show’s [...]
Paul Telner Show on Much Music March 25th
There are a lot of comedians on YouTube; however, there is only one and only Paul Telner (and crew). I’ve been a fan of Paul and the boys for the past two or three years now and, without a doubt, I can say that their material is improving in quality and execution. With that said, [...]
How to Make it in America: Thoughts and Feelings
The entrepreneurial hustle is alive and well on HBO’s How to Make it in America. After four episodes, the fictional dramatic series seems to be moving on a smooth linear arc at the speed of life. Ben and Cam, a pair of 28-year-old underachievers, have begun their quest to make it in the urban fashion [...]
Conan Announces Tour, Breaks Internet
About an hour ago, Conan O’Brien tweeted, “Hey Internet: I’m headed to your town on a half-assed comedy & music tour. Go to http://TeamCoco.com for tix. I repeat: It’s half-assed.” Half an hour ago, the TeamCoCo site crashed. Ten minutes ago, Ticketmaster‘s site showed no available tickets in Toronto. As of this moment, Massey Hall‘s [...]
Mad Men Takes “Barbie and Ken” to Creepy New Levels
Who likes Barbie dolls? And Mad Men? If you answered “I do! I do!” to both of these questions, are you ever in for a treat… If you’re one of those types who likes to collect your favourite television characters in… um… doll form (hey, I’m not judging), Mattel will be releasing four Robert Best-designed Mad [...]
