Friday, June 29, 2007 8:26 AM
In the 1980s, politicians (and political wives like Tipper Gore ) attacked rock stars because their music was "infecting the youth of the world with messages they cannot handle." Nowadays, the target of pop cultural ire is Rockstar , and, most recently,
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Thursday, June 28, 2007 11:59 AM
Pop-quiz B.L.O.G.S! Q: What’s my favourite Toronto acronym? a) SMOG ( Sanjaya Malakar Obsession? Guilty) b) MILF (Men In Leather Fedoras ) c) TIFF (1.Teleport Into Future. 2. Fornicate) d) TIFF ( Toronto International Film Festival ) If you guessed d)
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Wednesday, June 27, 2007 10:07 AM
The Contortionist here live from New York, in a city where you don’t need to go far to find other sideshow freaks and colourful characters walking the streets aimlessly. Within hours I’ll be meeting NY-based Molly Crabapple, founder of the now franchised
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Tuesday, June 26, 2007 11:52 AM
This fall, Showcase offers an incredible selection of ground-breaking new programs and new seasons every night as part of the network’s 10pm lineup. New titles include The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle (premiering Sept. 2) starring Jennifer Saunders
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Monday, June 25, 2007 10:10 AM
The following is from a recent Showcase press release. Exciting! Continuing to deliver on its mandate to provide viewers with compelling alternatives to the usual network fare, Showcase has commissioned three new half-hour comedy pilots from across the
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Friday, June 22, 2007 11:37 AM
Hello Humans, Time to dust off your Darth Vader helmet and get ready for Fan Expo 2007 . This year's Expo rolls into the Toronto Convention Center August 24th to 26th and packs more stars and attractions than ever before. Covering the worlds of Comics,
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Thursday, June 21, 2007 9:39 AM
Competition is generally considered a good thing, but that’s not the case when it comes to technology formats. One might have thought that the great videotape throwdown of the 1980s--in which consumers were trapped between VHS or Beta --would have been
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Wednesday, June 20, 2007 11:01 AM
Get out! That's right, it's officially Toronto Pride Week which signals the time of year when Church Street is filled with queens, gardens fill with beer and sailors come to Shore . If you'd like to watch the parade, join the street party or see other
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Monday, June 18, 2007 4:23 PM
Hey Trailer Park Boys Fans: With the recent finale of the 7th season of Trailer Park Boys on Showcase, many fans, still hungry for more, have been asking the simple question: Will there be an 8th season? Will we see more? Rather than allowing speculation
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Monday, June 18, 2007 9:54 AM
Today at our local coffee shop -- " Tim Horton 's," it's called -- they were playing Tom Sawyer by RUSH , and the lady behind the counter asked us if we wanted plain toast or white toast. O Canada.
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Friday, June 15, 2007 1:06 PM
With Father’s Day fast approaching it’s important to think a lot about sperm, specifically your father’s sperm . Did you realize that when your father had sex with your mother and conceived you, he released over 150 million sperms into your mother’s birth
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Thursday, June 14, 2007 9:31 AM
It may seem like your local videogame shop is replete with Japanese games, but we actually only get a fraction of Nippon’s annual output—and it would be far worse if it wasn’t for the kind folks at Atlus . The game publisher focuses on localizing Japanese
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Wednesday, June 13, 2007 9:59 AM
Now here's a guy who really puts the ass back in class. Toronto-based photographer Uncle D, known throughout the adult industry as "The Canadian Assman," is famous for his strictly non-nude images that feature women's buttocks regions. He's the founder
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Monday, June 11, 2007 9:31 AM
Well, last night was the exciting finale of Season 7 of the Trailer Park Boys on Showcase. The whole season looked extra slick since it was shot in HD, but for the most part, time always seems to stand still at Sunnyvale Trailer Park: the boys hatch plans
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Friday, June 08, 2007 11:06 AM
Did you realize that if you popped the universe out of its universe-hole and then tried to stick it back in, it wouldn’t fit? That’s because, according to the Big Bang theory , the universe is getting bigger and bigger. If you wanted to get it back in
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Thursday, June 07, 2007 9:54 AM
Gather ‘round, bloggies – I have a secret for you: There was, indeed, a time when rock music was mysterious. And that time, my friends, was the golden age. Because as soon as the rock gods bought modems, the curtains fell and our heroes were revealed
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Wednesday, June 06, 2007 10:15 AM
It's tool time! Here’s a great idea from Toronto-based visual artist, Chris Ablett — an erotic calendar in which models team up with their favourite tools. Now when I say tools I'm talking about the real deal: jackhammers, table saws, wrenches and shovels
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Tuesday, June 05, 2007 4:37 PM
Denis Leary has made serious waves in his role as hard-bitten NYC fireman Tommy Gavin on the hit drama Rescue Me. The series, produced by FX in the US, is returning to Showcase this fall for its 4th season and promises to pick up where the explosive finale
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Monday, June 04, 2007 9:40 AM
Gaming may be a multi-bazillion dollar industry, but even the mainstream blockbusters still have that whiff of the hardcore about them. The Guitar Hero series, however, has effortlessly transcended that rep, with GH tournaments even sprouting up at downtown
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Friday, June 01, 2007 5:06 PM
There are a few things you automatically notice about Canadian actress Laura Harris. The first is that her hair is uber-blond right now--the kind of hyper-Nordic look that could permanently blind you if the sun hit it at the right angle. The second is
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