Published today: Jill Hennessy review on Chart

, September 3, 2010

Yes, that Jill Hennessy. She just released an album, and it’s actually pretty great.


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“It’s too bad he won’t live up to his campaign promises! But then again, who does?”

, September 3, 2010

Local journalist Jonathan Goldsbie, whose work I quite enjoy, has made a habit of live tweeting municipal debates and press conferences. Following him is a great way to get an informed sense of what’s happening at these events, with the odd dash of humour thrown in for good measure. Yesterday, at an event called the […]


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If it reads speeds, it leads

, September 3, 2010

“T.O. is leader in speeder readers” read the headline on the cover of yesterday’s edition of Metro. As the story in question reveals, we have more speed traps than any other city in the province. Now, somebody clearly worked very hard on that headline, and I don’t want to give them a hard time about […]


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It’s Friday, so here’s the video for “Always Loved a Film” by Underworld

, September 3, 2010

Would you look at this blog lately? Underworld fan site or what, right? Well, I hope you’ll indulge me once more and let me post the video for the second single off the band’s upcoming album. It’s really quite good.


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Link of the Day: Rachel Blair

, September 3, 2010

Hey, have I mentioned that my sister has a website? Well, she does. And as you can see, much like my brother, she’s got an awful lot going on. She’s bringing the whole thing back to Toronto later this month, after a year of study in the UK. Looking forward to it, Rach!


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The subtle brilliance of the “no brown M&M’s” clause

, September 2, 2010

I’m in the middle of a pretty excellent book at the moment called The Checklist Manifesto, written by a surgeon named Atul Gawande. It’s “a gripping exploration of the nature of complexity on our lives and essential reading for anyone working to get things right.” So yeah, it’s got an endorsement from Malcolm Gladwell on […]


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Link of the Day: St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts

, September 2, 2010

The reason I’m linking to the St. Lawrence Centre is to tell you about Poetic Fashion, which I’ve mentioned in this space before. It’s a great event, and one of just many amazing things happening under the Literature for Life umbrella. I do hope you’ll check it out. Tickets can be purchased in advance through […]


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Google Alerts and the gun registry

, September 1, 2010

I haven’t really written much about the gun registry issue during the past few days. Hell, I haven’t even been able to keep up with some of the more recent comments that have been posted on this blog about the gun registry. But it’s not for lack of new developments, and over the course of […]


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Link of the Day: The Beguiling

, September 1, 2010

One of the finest comic book shops in town. Hell, one of the finest comic book shops in any number of towns, I’d say.


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Currently enjoying “Downpipe” by Mark Knight, D. Ramirez and Underworld

, August 31, 2010

Chart recently granted me the opportunity to review the new Underworld album, which will hit the shelves in a couple of weeks. The review hasn’t been published yet, but once it has, you’ll find that I singled out the good work of a number of producers whose work appears on the disc – including Mark […]


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