“Big Brothers Big Sisters of Toronto matches adults with children between the ages of 6 and 18 in a mentoring relationship that is fun and rewarding for all.” Kate’s been involved in the program for about three months now, spending some time every weekend with just about the sweetest, coolest kid you’d ever want to […]

Startingpage bills itself as “the world’s most private search engine.” BoingBoing recently described it as “a sort of middle-man between you and Google that keeps no records or data on their own at all.” Why is that useful? “Google and other search engines,” BoingBoing blogger Sean Bonner explains, “track what users search; over time, the […]

The premise of Look at This Stupid Baby, my friend Justin’s new blog, is simple enough. “My name is Justin,” he says by way of introduction, “and I hate stupid babies.” It delivers on its promise, that’s for sure. When a post begins with a photo of a baby and the title “The Hell Are […]

To promote this week’s show, which is the first in a series of live tapings for Rogers TV, the Sketchersons were kind enough to create and share an assortment of “7alentines.” Share them with your friends this 7alentine’s Day! The show, happening this Sunday night at Comedy Bar, is also the first show for which […]

For a very limited time you can download the new Strokes single, “Under Cover of Darkness,” through their website. Sign up for their mailing list, and they’ll send you a download link. Not too shabby!

“Right to Play is committed to every child’s right to play. We give children a chance to become constructive participants in society, regardless of gender, disability, ethnicity, social background or religion. Through games and sports, we help create social change in communities affected by war, poverty and disease. “A team of top athletes from more […]

“Canadian Organic Growers (COG) is a federally incorporated registered charity that has been promoting organic growing for over 30 years. COG’s membership includes consumers, gardeners, retailers, processors and farmers from all regions of Canada.” The mission of the Toronto chapter is to “create awareness of and appreciation for sustainable organic food systems by growing membership […]

Somebody out there actually took the time to turn this, an old xkcd strip, into a genuine video game. It’s hilariously frustrating. Give it a few tries, and then throw your computer away in a fit of shameful disgust.

The Coffee Party is “an organically growing, non-partisan movement brewed up by Democracy Watch,” which is itself a rather noble project. “If Canadians spent as much time writing politicians about their concerns as they spend lining up to buy coffee, we would have the good, democratic governments and responsible big businesses we want. Politicians get […]

The Don Valley Movie Club is essentially my friend Simon’s new blog, although he prefers to describe it as the “weird and often incoherent ramblings of a screenwriter who originally just needed a place to post a story about making gravy from hot dogs.” You can read that story here, by the way. Will it […]