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There’s a New Shirt in Town

Once upon a time, the “Three Wolf Moon” shirt was the must-have T-shirt: But the really cool (and well-read) kids…

16 years ago

When LARPers Become AARPers

What magazine would people into LARP who’ve just joined AARP read? This one: For those of you who don’t get…

16 years ago

R.I.P. Bobby Hebb

Although the organ lessons I took at the Yamaha School turned out to be valuable – I could never have…

16 years ago

Context is Everything

Someone at the bookstore was feeling clever…(click the photo to see it at full size) Thanks to Mark Pavlidis for…

16 years ago

“Praise Allah”: A Hard Spice to Sell These Days

Once upon a time, the Arab world occupied a very different place in pop culture: a place of exotic locations…

16 years ago

My Favourite Poolside Sign

Much better than “We don’t swim in your toilet; don’t pee in our pool” or “Welcome to our ool. Notice…

16 years ago

Accordion and Air Pump, All at Once

It would come in pretty handy for camping: inflating rubber rafts and air mattresses, followed by providing backup for campfire…

16 years ago

One of Toronto’s Top Tweeters

I’m honoured and flattered to be among those listed in Saturday’s Globe and Mail article, T.O. Twitter Smackdown, as one…

16 years ago

Kate Beaton’s Superhero Comics

Kate “Hark! A Vagrant!” Beaton does great historical send-ups in her comics, but she’s ready to tackle all sorts of…

16 years ago

“Inception” Timeline

I’m sure this will make more sense to me once I see the movie… Click the image to see it…

16 years ago