There’s an interesting article on Google Books about Arnold Schwarzenegger, his press machine and his personal history. It appeared in the March 1992 issue of Spy Magazine, and it’s a hell of a look not only at Schwarzenegger’s troubling past and personality, but also at the powerful PR team and complacent entertainment press that kept […]

Many thanks, and a happy Father’s Day, to Ramanan Sivaranjan for his donation this week! It’s been less than a couple of weeks since I signed up to do this year’s AIDS Walk for Life, and we’ve already achieved 18% of my goal of raising $1,000 for the AIDS Committee of Toronto. Not bad at […]

My aunt Karen, who’s on Facebook, recently changed her profile pic to an old photo of my grandfather. It’s apparently one of those fun little things that’s going around the web: “In honor of 2011 Father’s Day, change your profile picture to a picture of your father and keep it there till June 20, 2011.” […]

? and the Mysterians were a rock band formed in Michigan in 1962. You may know them as the group behind 1966′s “96 Tears,” a staple of any decent classic rock station. “The band’s frontman and primary songwriter,” Wikipedia states, “was ?. Though the singer has never confirmed it, Library of Congress copyright registrations indicate […]

If you haven’t already registered to vote in this year’s Canadian Comedy Awards, then today’s a great day to do so. Starting today, public voters will be able to vote for their favourite candidates in the Best Web Clip, Best TV Show, Best Film, Best Radio Clip and Canadian Comedy Person of the Year categories. […]

Sarah Clark is an accomplished young singer and songwriter who also happens to be my cousin. She’s playing a free show at the Horseshoe Tavern tonight, and I invite you to check it out. She’s on at 9:15 PM sharp, and she promises that Game 6 will be on the TV out in the lounge. […]

It’s only been a few days since I signed up to do this year’s AIDS Walk for Life, and we’ve already achieved 12% of my ambitious goal of raising $1,000 for the AIDS Committee of Toronto. Many thanks to my lovely wife, and a good but anonymous friend, for donating this week. We’re on our […]

“I want to smash your face in,” said the man on the street at Yonge and Carlton. “Okay,” said the kid handing out the free morning paper. “I want to smash your face in,” the man repeated “Uh-huh,” the kid mumbled. “I want to smash your face in,” the man said a third time. “All […]

If you’ve been following me on Twitter, you may have noticed I’ve been wrapping up each day lately by noting how long it’s been since I’ve had a drink. Last night, I hit the two-week mark. No, I haven’t joined AA, and I haven’t had some recent personal disaster that’s prompted me to change my […]

“Option 30,” Wikipedia says, “was a New Wave band from the early 1980s founded by Timothy K. (“TK”) Smith on guitars and vocals, Jim Nordstrom on bass and saxophone, and Todd Nero on drums. The band also featured a young Trent Reznor on keyboards and lead vocals. “Option 30′s style was similar to that of […]