“WikiLeaks has released a classified US military video depicting the indiscriminate slaying of over a dozen people in the Iraqi suburb of New Baghdad – including two Reuters news staff.” The incident in question took place on the morning of Thursday, 12 July 2007. Wikileaks obtained the video and various supporting documents from a number […]

Damon Albarn of Blur appeared on a recent cover of the NME because they tapped him to interview the cartoon monkey musicians in Gorillaz. And in case you haven’t been keeping up, Gorillaz are a “virtual band” that I guess we’re all supposed to pretend that Damon Albarn isn’t also in. If you grew up […]

Several years ago, playwright and friend Jason Hall wrote an excellent play called GBS. Its debut production at the Toronto Fringe Festival in 2004 was followed by a 2006 production in London, Jason’s new home. The show is now enjoying its American debut on New York’s Theatre Row, courtesy of the Clockwork Theatre Company – […]

“You’ve got to be careful what you write on a public site like your blog,” my mother said after that thing with the Star. “Yeah,” I said. “I’m usually pretty careful about that.” “I know,” she said. “I read it every once in a while. You tend to be pretty polite.” “It’s funny you should […]

Ben Peterson of Journalists for Human Rights recently sent out an email to remind us all that tickets for the annual Night for Rights fundraiser are going fast. I’ll be spinning, as I’ve mentioned, and I’ll be just one of a few great DJs on the bill. My accomplished friend Splattermonkey, for example, will be […]

Hey, remember the other day when I admitted that I hadn’t even gotten around to setting up a Google Analytics account to follow this website’s hits and traffic? Well, I’m glad to say I’ve finally gotten around to doing so. The results are pretty humbling at best so far, but that just supports what I’ve […]