This morning on the subway, our frustrated conductor got on the PA and reminded the rush hour crowd to “use all available doors when exiting the train.” Whenever this happens, the reaction is the same: a handful of people in the car cast confused glances at each other, as if to say “What am I […]

Kate and I went down to Comedy Bar on Friday night to check out the fifth edition of Gong the Show. As I mentioned that morning, my brother was shooting for a five-time championship in what had been dubbed a “Defeat Jon Blair” showcase. In the bitter end, Jon Blair was indeed defeated. He lost […]

Early this morning, with a little help from my little brother, I imported the contents of his blog to a new WordPress site at jonblair.ca. It’s still in its early stages, and you’ll see the standard “just another WordPress weblog” template if you visit at the time of this writing. But it’s an overdue step […]

Here it is, guys, courtesy of Disinformation. For any of you who doubt that the conservative movement in the States is committed to betting the farm on its rabid religious fundamentalist base, here’s an interview with a four-year-old kid who says Heaven is real, presented as journalism on the nation’s leading news network and conservative […]

Journalist and activist Davey D, whose site I’ve previously mentioned in this space, has posted some compelling thoughts on the outraged, and arguably hypocritical, reaction to the TSA grope-a-thon south of the border. “I find it funny,” Davey says, “that all these people are upset about full body searches and pat downs at the airport […]

As much as I like Jonathan Creek, I think it could be an even better show if every single episode ended with Stephen Fry walking in from out of nowhere, shaking his head sadly, and saying “No, I’m terribly sorry, Jonathan, but I’m afraid you simply couldn’t be more wrong…”

I mentioned the other day that the third anniversary edition of Everyone’s a DJ is coming to Disgraceland on Saturday, 11 December 2010. Rookie and veteran DJs alike are already getting in touch about booking sets, so if you’d like to do one of your own, then you’d better get on it. We’re looking forward […]

Owning a house can be a pretty fascinating thing, especially during the first few months. There’s always a host of quirks and issues to discover, and just when you think you’ve spotted them all, another one cones along. Oh, and since you own the place, every new problem is yours to solve. If you live […]

I went to bed much earlier than usual last night. I was tired, and kind of down due to the weather, so I figured I’d pack it in. Thanks, old episode of Becker on Sun TV, for convincing me that there wasn’t any point to staying up late. The funny thing is, I’m not sure […]

As you may have already heard, the good people over at Coach House Books are hosting an Election Hangover Party at Lula Lounge tonight at 7:00 PM. The event will double as a book launch for Local Motion, which is the final installment of Coach House’s amazing uTOpia series of books. The event will feature […]