Registration for the 2012 AIDS Walk for Life opened today. The annual event is sponsored by Scotiabank, and the local walk benefits the AIDS Committee of Toronto. I’ve registered, and I would really appreciate your sponsorship. This will be the fourth time I’ve done the walk. I’m grateful for the support I’ve received each year, and I’m glad to say […]

The other day I got a message from my friend Conrad, who recently launched a new blog at NotTheWorstNews.com. It’s a wealth of great stuff, brought to you by a comedy veteran and former Golden Words editor, and he’s built up quite an archive in the few short weeks he’s been at it. I’ve subscribed, […]

After many months of hard work, my good friend Tanis Rideout is finally set to celebrate the launch of Above All Things, her debut novel. Congratulations, Tanis! “The Paris Wife meets Into Thin Air in this breathtaking debut novel of obsession and divided loyalties, which brilliantly weaves together the harrowing story of George Mallory’s ill-fated 1924 attempt to be […]

It’s an understatement to say my daughter looks like me. My wife and I figured she would; studies have shown that newborn children tend to look like their fathers, which is said to be evolution’s way of making sure they stick around to protect and care for the child. My face is also a jumble of […]

I had planned to get a few things done today, but a late morning and a couple of lazy hours ended up setting the tone. Looking back, I’m glad they did. What did I do with my Father’s Day? I enjoyed the warm weather. I took my kid for a stroll around the neighbourhood. I […]

The fun thing about Starship Troopers is that it functions on two levels. On the one hand, it’s a big, dumb action movie. On the other, it’s a satirical indictment of American fascism. The subtext isn’t subtle, but it’s also not vital to the film. If you choose to ignore the themes, or you just […]

It’s not something I often do anymore, you know? It feels… new and different, but also like something I’m too old, and maybe too dull, to be doing. Either way, here goes. What’s up tonight, Toronto?

Please join me in congratulating my wife Kate, who’s been named a Big of the Year by the good people at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Toronto! She and her “Little” will be honoured tonight at the organization’s gala reception. Kate has been a proud member of the program for about a year now, and she’s loved […]

I haven’t gotten to spend much time with Moez Surani since the days when we used to host a reading series together. Sadly, I probably won’t be able to correct that tonight by going to Pivot, where he’ll be sharing a reading with Tamara Faith Berger and Alessandro Porco. But just because I can’t doesn’t […]

Any kindhearted soul can say a few words about their favourite charity, in the hope of convincing you to give them your time and money. Not too many people would cram a bunch of different links into one sitting, tied together by the loosest of threads. What do you say we try anyway? When former […]