The stories that are emerging from the G20, like the stories that tend to emerge from any summit of this scale, are mainly about the police and the protesters. Which makes sense, not only because they dominate the view from the ground, but because they make for great news copy. But are they really the […]

I’ve decided that I’m going to try and get to bed before 2:00 AM every night this week. As resolutions go, I know that probably sounds pretty easy – hell, I’m sure a lot of people would find the alternative pretty difficult. But I haven’t been doing it as often as I should be lately. […]

I just finished reading Punk Rock Etiquette, which is a charming and informative book by a fellow from Texas named Travis Nichols. It’s one of many amazing books that the Make Some Noise program at the Toronto Public Library recently recommended, and I’m very glad to have taken them up on reading it. It admittedly […]

The recently announced Babylon Telecom reboot, previously mentioned here, is scheduled for two weeks from today. There’s still no word on what the reboot’s actually going to involve, but whatever it is, it’ll hopefully stick this time. Stay tuned for what will hopefully be plenty of new information on the reboot date. After all, what […]

As you may already know by now, Toronto artist, DJ and queer icon Will Munro passed away in May following a lengthy battle with cancer. He was thirty-five, and he’ll be missed by the great many people who got to feel his impact on the city and its culture throughout the years. If you’re one […]

I got a little bored this afternoon – towards the end of what was actually a very productive day at the office – so I decided to create a fake Twitter account for Tony Hayward, the controversial and evidently evil CEO of BP. As the name might suggest, I didn’t create @yellathayward because I wanted […]

Definitely a notable resource when it comes to “organizing and uniting voters behind issues not parties. If you are tired of partisan politics and elected officials ignoring the issues important to you then become a strategic voter.” You can join a local or national voting bloc related to the issue of your choice, and you […]

Man, you guys! I just got totally hit on! And I’m not talking about like when the waitress calls you “sweetheart” or something meaningless and fake like that. This was an actual flirtation with intent. It totally caught me off guard, and I’m sure I must have come off like a shy, babbling idiot. Still, […]

According to Google Analytics, which tells you all kinds of neat stuff about your website’s visitors, “Matt Blair” is the second most popular search term that people have used to find this site in the past month. That in itself isn’t a shocker; most of the time, in fact, my name is at the top […]

I’ve been putting some thought into it, and I’m actually pretty sure I might be able to get into Mensa. I mean, I may not be a renowned intellectual, and I’m certainly not an accomplished academic. But I’ve gotten my share of impressive scores on a number of aptitude tests, and I made short work […]