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Holiday downtime amusements, part two: The Star Wars Holiday Special

In 1978, Star Wars had been out barely a year. In fact, owing to the long runs movies had in…

13 years ago

Holiday downtime amusements, part one: The “Santa, No!” Tumblr, and my favourite Christmas carol parody

It's how Santa gets all his energy for his Christmas Eve mission. The Santa, No! Tumblr is a great collection…

13 years ago

“Feed the people. Stay Alive!”: The extended version of Band Aid’s “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”

My favourite oddball Christmas greeting is "Feed the people. Stay alive!", delivered in the best working-class Scottish accent I can…

13 years ago

The best Christmas present ever (2002)

It's Christmas Eve, and as tradition on this blog dictates, I'm pointing you to a heart-warming (and pants-squirming) story about…

13 years ago

A Christmas Eve wish for everyone in Toronto

Here's hoping that my fellow residents of Accordion City can flick on a lightswitch at home this Christmas Eve and…

13 years ago

The surest sign that you’ll need hand sanitizer after using your friend’s computer is…

...when you turn the mouse upside-down and see this: Hand sanitizer. Lots and lots of hand sanitizer. Whoever owns this…

13 years ago

Mayor Ford’s tweet is WRONG: Do NOT call 911 to report downed electrical wires

Yeah, I know that our Rob Ford's official mayoral Twitter account, @TOMayorFord, is maintained by someone (or more likely, a…

13 years ago

“HELL NO”, the sensible horror film

Imagine a horror movie where the young kids on spring break take a look at the decrepit old cabin that…

13 years ago

Recommended holiday movie: Lloyd the Conqueror (2011)

If you put Zero Charisma (which I mentioned earlier) on your list of movies to watch during the holiday downtime,…

13 years ago

Amazon review of the Day: “A mother’s struggle”, for Kleenex

Click the photo above to read the review. I love James O. Thatch's Amazon review for the 36-pack of Kleenex.…

13 years ago