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Vintage TVOntario Images

Here’s a nostalgia trip for those of you who watched TVOntario during the late seventies and early eighties: a montage…

18 years ago

Your Last Chance to Get JPG Magazine

JPG magazine was beautiful but unsustainable. A photography magazine whose contributors were also its readers, it was part publication, part…

18 years ago

Spam Fritters

Photo courtesy of Miss Fipi Lele. I like the Hawaiian treat called “Spam Sushi” (it’s properly referred to as Spam…

18 years ago

“Sexual Healing” as Done by the Hot 8 Brass Band

As long as I’m in a jazzy, funky mode today (see today’s earlier blog entries featuring Branford Marsalis and Thelonious…

18 years ago

Thelonious Monk’s Advice

Even if you’re not a jazz musician or even a jazz fan, you might still get some mileage from the…

18 years ago

Branford Marsalis’ Take on Students Today

Here’s a great clip from the documentary Before the Music Dies in which saxophonist Branford Marsalis tells us what he…

18 years ago

Big Talk for a Dude Who Wears a Dress

This BBC headline/photo pairing is priceless: Alas, they’ve since changed the photo for the story, which is a crying shame.…

18 years ago

Off for the Holidays

It’s Christmas Eve and I’ve got a lot of family stuff to do over the next couple of days. You…

18 years ago

And the Dreidel Will Rock

First of all, to all my Jewish friends and relatives, Happy Chanukah! In honour of the eight-day holiday, here are…

18 years ago

The Many Facial Expressions of Keanu Reeves, Master Thespian

For your enjoyment, here’s Master Thespian (and former schoolmate) Keanu Reeves showing his versatility through his 2.5 facial expressions, as…

18 years ago