Slate writer attempts über-trendiness by following the often-ridiculous advice of the NY Times’ Style section. Hilarity (or bemusement, anyway) ensues. Mocking strangers to their baby faces was harder than I thought. But if trendiness was easy, then we’d all be silk-screening our own postcards. I decided to give it another go, walking over to a […]
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Don Valley Parkway Rainbow
Growing up, the rainbow tunnel was the most recognisable “almost home” landmark en route from downtown. I always wondered how it had come to be there, and where it actually was. Walking through a city nature preserve near my home last year, I stumbled across it and was giddy at the realisation. Hooray for small […]
The Heidi Game
In this week of renewed Israel/Palestine tensions, it’s the anniversary of another ongoing religious struggle: Football fans vs. tween girls. Too bad the Middle East doesn’t have a scapegoat in NBC, too. The Heidi game – YouTube.
Customer Reviews: BIC For Her
BIC learns what will happen if you market a simple object (in this case, a ballpoint pen) with a ridiculously sexist campaign (in this case, a ballpoint pen for her”). Doesn’t work very well I tried these on a whim, and I have to say I wasn’t very impressed. The applicator mechanism is far too […]
“Mommy Gene”
I’ve joked about lacking a “mom gene” for years, turns out it might have a basis in fact. While this is some pretty controversial and not-yet-fully-fleshed-out information, if your mom is a total asshole, this might solve a few mysteries for you! Researchers at the Rockefeller University in New York have been studying female mice […]
NHL Lockout: Fan Comment
Hockey lost me after the last lockout, when I watched salaries go astronomical and the game carved up to fit TV timing. This latest “labour action” disgusts me even more, and the CBC has posted a bang-on comment from a reader that explains why: Here’s Sunday’s second comment from a CBCSports.ca user out of Quebec […]
Arlo Guthrie Cant Help Falling In Love With Me
The feeling is mutual, Arlo. Arlo Guthrie/I Cant Help Falling In Love With You – YouTube.
Nick Offerman at the AV Club
A really lovely interview with Nick Offerman, whose show I’ve yet to see but whose character has gone viral enough to recognise. He’s an interesting, thoughtful, genuine and unusual guy. I wish him all of the success in the world. The other reason I don’t worry is that I am the luckiest guy working in […]
Jason Alexander’s Gun Rant
Jason Alexander wrote an editorial in the wake of the Aurora theatre massacre. Unfortunate pun aside, it’s pretty bang-on. Doubly so with yet another massacre occuring just a week later. Then there are the tweets from the extreme right – these are the folk who believe our government has been corrupted and stolen and that […]
John Cleese Despises Christianity
Excellent religious argument from John Cleese aside, this is a fascinating time capsule of England in the late 1970s. When a comedy film with a religious setting could be dragged across the coals by the media and the establishment. But it’s the Pythons’ argument that is the meat of the clip. Cleese and Palin ask […]