The CN Tower found its way onto a poster for a big-budget Hollywood movie
It’s a bird… it’s a plane… it’s Birdman? And he’s on the CN Tower? We’ll forgive you if you’re unfamiliar with Birdman. After all, he’s not your typical Marvel or DC comic book superhero. Instead,...
View ArticleThe Wooden Sky is going on a acoustic bike tour across Toronto this weekend
Here’s a bit of cool news from one of the city’s favourite local bands. To celebrate the release of their latest album, Let’s Be Ready, on vinyl, The Wooden Sky is going on a short bicycle tour across...
View ArticleStop saying “never settle,” it’s lazy romantic advice
If you’ve read through my blog, you’ve likely figured out that I’m quite sensitive to toxic, confidence-corrupting relationships—sometimes too much so. But lately I’ve been starting to think that in...
View ArticleGamercamp’s last life
“The creative adult is the child who survived” That quote, by award winning novelist Ursula K. Le Guin, is where Jamie Woo will direct you if you ask him the importance of video games. “Video games...
View Article9 things women tend to bring up that men struggle to find interesting
Don’t get me wrong; a good man will listen and talk to you about anything. I would never say to my significant other, “I don’t care—take it up with someone else.” But even so, there are definitely some...
View ArticleSNOW falling into cinema
Benjamin Rivers had been planned to spend his wedding anniversary at the Peter Pan Bistro. That was until the cool-as-ice restaurant, made special by it’s indie vibe and hidden garden patio, was...
View ArticleThe CBC will be the lead Canadian broadcaster for the 2018, 2020 Olympics
The CBC announced this morning that it has secured the broadcasting rights to the 2018 and 2020 Olympic Games. As the Star notes, the news comes almost a year after the broadcasting corporation lost...
View ArticleMarvel marks National Cat Day with a series of cats dressed up as its iconic...
Today is National Cat Day. You’ll be forgiven if you’ve forgotten. After all, between International Talk Like a Pirate Day (September 19) and all the other days devoted to superfluous things, it can be...
View ArticleVice and Rogers are partnering to bring a Vice TV network to Canada
After having talked about creating a Vice TV Network for almost two years, Shane Smith and company are finally set to bring Vice’s brand of journalism to the boob tube. On Thursday, Smith joined Rogers...
View ArticleAmy Schumer, and a long winter nap.
You’re not at Amy Schumer tonight. (if you are, stop reading, she’s a genius!) Neither are we. It’s a pop culture moment at its ripest, tonight’s Toronto performance, just before Trainwreck comes out,...
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