Friday, February 29, 2008 11:44 AM
Tom Green’s bum is no longer on your lips . Instead, it’s located in the back of his pants, parked behind the desk of his latest chat-show incarnation Tom Green’s House Tonight . The demeanour of said bum has changed considerably in the 14 years since
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Thursday, February 28, 2008 1:59 PM
Call me crazy, but the music I usually listen to doesn’t involve plotlines and expository motives. But when The Contortionist offered me the chance to head out to see Evil Dead the Musical for my Thursday music beat, I took her up on the offer. The show
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Wednesday, February 27, 2008 9:58 AM
Let me set the mood for today if I may be so humble. A little Oscar Peterson plays in the background, you’ve got a smooth steaming cup of java on your desk and you're prepared mentally for the official Sideshow introduction of Vivid’ s hot new flavour:
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Tuesday, February 26, 2008 9:46 AM
Sigh. So close, Michel, so very close. The Tattooed Man is a big, big fan of French stylist Michel Gondry and so there were big, tattooed hopes for his new one, Be Kind Rewind . I mean, come on, his video work is among the best in the world, Eternal Sunshine
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Monday, February 25, 2008 10:33 AM
Nintendo is all about helper robots , virtual puppies and adorable plumbers , right? Not when punk-inspired developer Suda 51 is behind a game. After adding a little ultra-violence to the kiddie-oriented GameCube with the visceral split-personality assassination
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Friday, February 22, 2008 9:40 AM
Tate Donovan played lovable deadbeat dad Jimmy Cooper on The O.C. He now plays lovable snake-in-the-grass attorney Tom Shayes on Damages . I point out this troubling trend in his recent role selection. “So what,” he replies with a chuckle, “my own moral
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Thursday, February 21, 2008 2:51 PM
Not to get all serious on you or anything, but today commemorates the day that Malcolm X was assassinated in NYC in 1965. And, of course, that reminds me of music. Mostly because I write a music blog. Anywho, protest music, especially in the sixties,
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Tuesday, February 19, 2008 4:36 PM
Rise and shine! I’ve got a quickie for you today with some interesting adult news as of late PLUS an update about a huge porn star interview I’m doing this afternoon (I don't want to soil the surprise just yet, you’ll have to read until the end to find
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Monday, February 18, 2008 8:17 AM
What is it with Canadian actors in Hollywood perpetually sounding like they've either just woken up or are, to put it charitably, riding on the short bus? Keanu Reeves has been ridiculed for his dopey demeanor for years and it says here that Jumper 's
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Friday, February 15, 2008 11:17 AM
Happy Friday Bloglings! And what a Friday it is! Long weekend on the way, and an interview with Tate Donovan this afternoon. Yeah, you read that right, and no there’s no mix-up. We’re talking Tate “drunken cool-dad on The O.C. and star of the upcoming
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Thursday, February 14, 2008 11:04 AM
Those who weathered the freak blizzard that hit Toronto Tuesday night to get to The Opera House to see The Bravery were in luck. The New York indie kids fucking killed. A high energy show kept the crowd warm, even if the crowd was annoyingly composed
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Wednesday, February 13, 2008 9:39 AM
For most of us it’s a slushy, wet Wednesday here in hump land, but given tomorrow is Valentine’s Day I thought I’d warm you up with some homemade erotica! This past Saturday was the 2nd annual Come As You Are Toronto Erotic Arts Festival, a platform for
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Tuesday, February 12, 2008 3:28 AM
So, I’ve got my tattooed self in Berlin as I type this, where I’m running busily from screening to screening at the European Film Market checking out mostly bad, but occasionally incredible, films from around the world which will most likely never appear
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Monday, February 11, 2008 9:16 AM
Driving is for suckers. But crashing, well, that’s a horsepower of a different colour. Racing is one of the most enduring game genres. It started in arcades with 1982's Pole Position (watch this awesome commercial ) where the games would thrive on multiplayer
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Friday, February 08, 2008 12:14 PM
Happy Friday Blaugs! If you like possibly true news stories, have I got a scoop for you! On Thursday night, former Disney head Michael Eisner told CNBC that a deal was struck a week ago and the writers will be back on the job shortly. It seems all that’s
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Thursday, February 07, 2008 1:37 PM
MGMT ’s Oracular Spectacular is an indie rock / electronic influenced album that tenderly deals with the painful transition into adulthood, exploring the eternal Peter Pan syndrome that plagues our yet-to-be-named generation (Y doesn’t seem to do us justice).
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Wednesday, February 06, 2008 10:52 AM
Screw chocolates and perfume for Valentine’s Day – what your partner really wants is an anatomically erect sock monkey! This week marks the second annual Come As You Are Toronto Erotic Arts Festival and it’s gang-packed with tons of flirty activities
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Tuesday, February 05, 2008 7:59 AM
Remember when all the marketing hype for the Tarantino / Rodriguez Grindhouse hit and everybody started wondering aloud whatever happened to all the low budget exploiters that the two unrepentant fans were trying (too hard) to recreate? Sure, they were
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Monday, February 04, 2008 9:29 AM
Nintendo’s much-ballyhooed strategy to attract non-gamers was codenamed “Blue Ocean” and that plan has now evolved to the nth degree with Arika's Endless Ocean , a non-game. In this serene scuba diving sim, you cannot die—not by running out of oxygen
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Friday, February 01, 2008 11:24 AM
I have a few weaknesses. They include, but aren’t limited to: sunny days, puppies and swoony indie bands with poignant lyrics. Nada Surf falls into the last category. You probably know them for their big hit, “Popular,” which came out in 1996 and really
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