Speaking of social media pages, it looks like the folks at Babylon Telecom have launched their own page on Facebook. That’s in addition to their existing account on Twitter, previously mentioned here. That’s a lot of links! What about the podcast? Will it launch as planned tomorrow? And what about redesigning their website to make […]

If you haven’t yet seen this article over at the blog section of the Applied Arts website, do take the time to check it out. My friend Ryan Thomas posted it last week, and it’s been making the rounds on the web ever since. Good work, Ryan!

Remember back in June, when I mentioned that it might be fun to try and get into Mensa? Well, a few weeks ago, I actually took the test. Just to see if I could do it, you know? I didn’t mention it at the time, because frankly, I didn’t think I’d done that well. The […]

Tonight’s edition of Gong the Show, which will be hosted as always at Comedy Bar, pits new champion Jocelyn Geddie against a wide variety of contenders. One of those contenders is my brother, Jon Blair. Not only is Jon a former Gong the Show champion, and a fellow member of Jocelyn’s sketch troupe, but he […]

This morning, my friend Heather noted that Vanilla Ice, who’s currently promoting a new reality show in which he does home renovations, argues that he’s the right man for the job because he happened to release one of the biggest selling rap albums of all time. “‘Cause that’s what I look for in a home […]

Tomorrow night at Teranga, Brad “Rx” Ketchen hopes to launch a brand new monthly night called Wow and Flutter. Unfortunately, the recent rumours about trouble at Teranga appear to be true, and the launch is up in the air. “Teranga are having issues with the landlord,” Brad noted in a message to the night’s guest […]

Did you know there’s an app that lets iPhone users warn each other about bad drivers? It’s called DriveMeCrazy, and it uses voice recognition to enable you to file complaints about fellow drivers using their license plates, which can then be searched by other users. It’s not all negative, of course. You can also use […]

Yesterday, a post in the blog section of the Toronto Star website noted that actor Owen Wilson has named his newborn son Rob Ford. Well, Robert Ford Wilson, but still. Did Wilson name his kid after our mayor? In all likelihood, has he ever even heard of our mayor? Is the fact that we’re even […]

“A trust fund has been setup for Sgt. Ryan Russell’s 2-year-old son,” according to a story on the Global Toronto website. “The money raised will go towards Nolan Russell’s education once he reaches the age of 18. “Donations can be made at any CIBC branch by providing the transit number (04392), account number (0018139) and […]

Speaking of Facebook and Everyone’s a DJ, I had a conversation on Friday that reminded me about one of Facebook’s newer and more common user issues. You’ve probably run into this issue yourself, and in the interest of being helpful, or at least venting, I thought I’d bring it up. When I say I had […]