Hey Toronto! Yuli’s taking a break this week. Her version of break was to provide me with a STACKED list of all the cool things that are going on, leaving me to sort out and pick the best and give them to you, in an easily digestible format, where you... More
I had a whole thesis on U2, about Bono and relationships, and how everyone’s in a bad relationship because they can’t communicate and Bono’s lyrics in, say, With Or Without You perfectly articulate that inability not only to name your own feelings but also the feelings of your loved one,... More
There used to be almost no conversation I enjoyed more than ‘is there or is there not a god?’. I didn’t think there was and the conversation took place usually with other sceptics, but it was fun to go through the proofs and speculate. Today I find this an absolute... More
If there is anything unique about the human race, at least as far as I know, it is the supremely arrogant belief that some all powerful entity – who for some reason takes the same ‘image’ as man, a somewhat intelligent ape– has created the universe just for him (the... More
Over the past decade I have only rejected one preaching street tyrant handing out “gospel tracts” (God pamphlets). After I passed, I immediately regretted it. My life’s religious reading consists entirely of these tiny packages of enlightenment and I have discovered that the path to Heaven is narrow-minded. So, that... More
Arriving at Koerner Hall I was excited as all hell even though I didn’t know much about who or what was I was about to see. I did know for certain that Koerner Hall is perhaps Toronto’s most incredible music venue. The building and the room isn’t just stunning, but... More
Damen und Harren, Mesdames et Messieurs… Ladies and Gentlemen: When you enter the LCBO, do you find yourself befuddled by the bountiful selection of brown liquor before you? Do you pace the store frantically in search of the best bang for your buck only to leave with Canadian Club, Crown,... More
TOMS is a company that works on the simple principal of One for One. When a pair of TOMS shoes (which are based on the equally simple Argentine Alpargatas design) or a pair of their eyeglasses are sold, a pair is given to an impoverished kid. Shoe drops happen as... More
If you drink, chances are you sometimes drink whisky. Whether it be in a rye and ginger, a shot of Jack, a Jameson on the rocks, or a glass of single malt Scotch served neat, just about everyone has a way they like to drink whisky. Despite what you will... More
This may seem like the least necessary guide ever created, but if there’s anything my years of Professional Drinking have taught me, it’s that whether you’re a youngin’ yet to go off on your first binge or in the midst of a mid-mid-life crisis with a home bar collection as... More
In the upper stratosphere of perfect art no two masterpieces are alike. Each bears the original imprint of its creator and demonstrates his hitherto unseen genius to the world. Tolstoy’s War and Peace was hailed by critics as “a rollicking historical novel written for that amorphic and limp creature, ‘the... More
If I could have one wish come true, I would wish for the time I spent trying to “get” Tom Waits back. Tom Waits isn’t a musician – he’s an actor. And acting is a noble pursuit, except when the actor writes their own scenes. If Tom Waits didn’t put... More
Hey Toronto! Yuli’s taking a break this week. Her version of break was to provide me with a STACKED list of all the cool things that are going on, leaving me to sort out and pick the best and give them to you, in an easily digestible format, where you... More
I had a whole thesis on U2, about Bono and relationships, and how everyone’s in a bad relationship because they can’t communicate and Bono’s lyrics in, say, With Or Without You perfectly articulate that inability not only to name your own feelings but also the feelings of your loved one,... More
There used to be almost no conversation I enjoyed more than ‘is there or is there not a god?’. I didn’t think there was and the conversation took place usually with other sceptics, but it was fun to go through the proofs and speculate. Today I find this an absolute... More
If there is anything unique about the human race, at least as far as I know, it is the supremely arrogant belief that some all powerful entity – who for some reason takes the same ‘image’ as man, a somewhat intelligent ape– has created the universe just for him (the... More
Arriving at Koerner Hall I was excited as all hell even though I didn’t know much about who or what was I was about to see. I did know for certain that Koerner Hall is perhaps Toronto’s most incredible music venue. The building and the room isn’t just stunning, but... More
Damen und Harren, Mesdames et Messieurs… Ladies and Gentlemen: When you enter the LCBO, do you find yourself befuddled by the bountiful selection of brown liquor before you? Do you pace the store frantically in search of the best bang for your buck only to leave with Canadian Club, Crown,... More
TOMS is a company that works on the simple principal of One for One. When a pair of TOMS shoes (which are based on the equally simple Argentine Alpargatas design) or a pair of their eyeglasses are sold, a pair is given to an impoverished kid. Shoe drops happen as... More
If you drink, chances are you sometimes drink whisky. Whether it be in a rye and ginger, a shot of Jack, a Jameson on the rocks, or a glass of single malt Scotch served neat, just about everyone has a way they like to drink whisky. Despite what you will... More
This may seem like the least necessary guide ever created, but if there’s anything my years of Professional Drinking have taught me, it’s that whether you’re a youngin’ yet to go off on your first binge or in the midst of a mid-mid-life crisis with a home bar collection as... More
In the upper stratosphere of perfect art no two masterpieces are alike. Each bears the original imprint of its creator and demonstrates his hitherto unseen genius to the world. Tolstoy’s War and Peace was hailed by critics as “a rollicking historical novel written for that amorphic and limp creature, ‘the... More
If I could have one wish come true, I would wish for the time I spent trying to “get” Tom Waits back. Tom Waits isn’t a musician – he’s an actor. And acting is a noble pursuit, except when the actor writes their own scenes. If Tom Waits didn’t put... More
