Yes, that Jill Hennessy. She just released an album, and it’s actually pretty great.

The toughest reviews to write are the ones for books, records or shows that are neither good nor bad. I’m talking about the stuff that doesn’t really leave any real impression on you whatsoever. This, I’m afraid, is one such review. In fairness, I think I did a really hamfisted job of making the point […]

Have you ever reached that point at the end of a fifteen-hour day at which you can’t think straight and your morning feels like it happened days ago? Well, that’s about where I am right now. There’s more work to do, and a lively gun registry debate raging elsewhere among the loyal readers of this […]

Hey, remember this? Well, I finally handed it off to the good people at Chart, who published it today. Enjoy!

First and foremost, the book review I recently mentioned was published today on Chart. In fact, it looks like it hit the web at almost exactly the same time that the book I’m about to review next arrived at my house. That’s going to be a great time as well, so do stay tuned for […]

I had a little fun with this one. What can I tell you? “In this day and age,” grappling with the Prime Minister’s inane, condescending arguments is practically a sport – or at least a light mental diversion, like the Junior Jumble. Speaking of words, I also got quoted in this today! And it was […]

Again, when I say “published,” all I mean is that I happened to post another item on WTF TORY earlier today. When I read in the National Post this morning that support for Harper’s Conservatives was “slipping,” I wanted to share it with someone. What can I tell you? Harper’s bad news is my good […]

Maybe “published” is a strong word for something I posted on a Tumblr site. But damn it, this is the category I use to tell you about stuff I’ve written elsewhere, so “published” is going to have to do. Tumblr’s a publishing platform, right? I linked to WTF TORY a week and a half ago. […]

Every once in while, I choose to review a disc by a band I’ve never heard of, having no idea what to expect. And every once in a while, it really pays off.

Two in one day! I enjoyed the new David Cross album, which has a lot of great moments, but it’s not his best work. It’s good, but he set a pretty high standard with his first two albums, and this one’s just not as strong. My review of the new Mathias Mental album was a […]