Andre Arruda has a point
“Was it you,” Andre asked me after the Sketchersons show tonight, “or was it your brother who did that Salinger thing on the web a little while back?” “I’m afraid it was me,” I said. “And the only reason anyone has ever heard about it is because some guy got really inexplicably mad about it.” […]
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It’s Friday, so here’s the video for “What a Fool Believes” by Neri Per Caso and Mario Biondi
I’ve been going a little heavy with the videos lately, so today, let’s go with something lighter. If you’re like me, you’ve had a long week. Neri Per Caso is an Italian a cappella group. In 2008, they teamed up with fellow Italian Mario Biondi to record this version of “What a Fool Believes,” the […]
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More like “Self-Righteous Melody,” right?
Today’s edition of Righteous Melody draws from an actual recent monologue by comedian and jerk Bill Maher. Rather than spell the whole thing out again, I’m going to ask you to read the comic and check out the clip. Many thanks as always to Crooks and Liars for their (hopefully only temporarily nonfunctional) footage. As […]
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Attacking the roots at the G8/20 summit this summer
To tell you the truth, I think I’d be a little disappointed in the market if it wasn’t already covered with posters calling for protest at the G8/G20 summit this summer. It’s only been a few days since the decision to move the meetings to Toronto was announced; at the time of this writing, even […]
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Just in case you haven’t seen it yet
Sometimes, after a snarky or mean-spirited post, it’s good to cleanse the palate with something that everyone can agree on. With that in mind, check out this video of a pigeon riding the subway. Thanks to Torontoist for the link.
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Say what you will about Glenn Beck, but he might have a sense of humour
Look, Glenn Beck is a wily con man at best and an ignorant, paranoid, xenophobic freak at worst. We can all agree on that, right? If you can’t, then let’s do each other a favour and agree that you should stop reading this blog right now because it’s a threat to your freedom. Okay, is […]
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It’s Friday, so here’s the video for “Donkey Rhubarb” by Aphex Twin
The less I say about this one in advance, the better. It’s a delightfully catchy tune with a video that’s equal parts creepy and cuddly. Let’s just leave it at that. Big thanks to YouTube for actually having a decent copy of this video. Third time’s the charm!
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The Wreck of the Calgary Herald
Journalists who take what they read on Twitter and run with it instead of doing their jobs and checking the facts, you’d better take care if I find you’ve been creeping ’round my back stairs. To make a long story short, the word around the Internet today was that Canadian icon Gordon Lightfoot had died. […]
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The Canadian International Learning Foundation
Yesterday I posted about an upcoming book that my friend Neil has written based on his blog. Fellow friend and comedian Ryan Aldred quickly spotted it on Twitter and decided to spread the word himself. In doing so, he reminded me that I’ve been meaning to tell you all about the Canadian International Learning Foundation. […]
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