Archive for February, 2008

February 25, 2008

Jimmy Kimmel is F*cking Ben Affleck

In response to Sarah Silverman’s tryst with Matt Damon, Jimmy Kimmel retaliates by using all of his mainstream Hollywood resources.
Best Week Ever informs me that the stars in this video include: Brad Pitt, Robin Williams, Cameron Diaz, Josh Groban, Meatloaf, Dominic Monaghan, Harrison Ford, Macy Gray, Christina Applegate, Joan Jett, McLovin, Don Cheadle, Rebecca [...]

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February 23, 2008

An Important Professional Question

At one point in your professional/academic career do you stop putting your high school accomplishments on your CV?
If I’m doing my MA, isn’t it obvious that I completed high school, and probably with a good average? Do potential employers want to know that I won a $50 gift certificate to Curry’s art supply store in [...]

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Blogs that Rock: Stuff White People Like

Did you know that I only like 44 of the 73 current things white people like? But that’s only because I haven’t seen Juno yet.
I know everyone and their internet friend has been applauding Stuff White People Like, and I’m kind of late to the game. I know it’s making fun of me and my [...]

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February 20, 2008

How I Spent My Reading Week

…surprisingly well-summarized by this I Can Has Cheezburger.

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The Queen Street Fire

Photo by Miles Storey
My homies at Torontoist did some excellent photo coverage of the Queen Street fire this morning, you should check it out.

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February 19, 2008

From the “Sweet Valley” entry on Wikipedia:

The Sweet Valley series has often been criticized for its unrealistic portrayal of teenagers (although this was somewhat rectified in the Senior Year series), and its outlandish plots, especially within the original Sweet Valley High series. Some exotic examples include:
- The twins battling a werewolf in London;- Jessica falling in love with a [...]

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February 18, 2008

LiLo Monroe

So if you’re the type of person who has been waiting around for years for Lindsay Lohan to get naked on camera, you might already know that Lindsay Lohan got naked on camera. LiLo and photographer Bert Stern recently shot a recreation of Marilyn Monroe’s “Last Sitting” for this week’s issue of New York magazine.
Maybe [...]

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February 17, 2008

Header Redesign

Oooh, look at the new header my friend Nadine designed. And Pete implemented.
The pie is based on the album art for Blue Plate Special by my old favourite band the Dance Hall Crashers. Though they’ve been on hiatus for years, they still hold a special place in my heart.
Now my header really is saying it [...]

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Women of the Secret Museum

“Spiggoty” women of Panama.
There is nothing that fascinates me more than the blatant racism of my crusty Anglo forefathers, so finding this link on MeFi the other day was like hitting the mother lode.
The Secret Museum of Mankind was published in 1935 and is essentially an encyclopedia of “primitive” peoples from around the globe. Some [...]

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February 16, 2008

DIY Dining: It Never Works, Seriously.

Joanna Kates gives a truly biting review of Stonegrill (51A Winchester Street) in today’s Globe and Mail.
Stonegrill’s shtick is that you order an expensive cut of meat and cook it on a hot stone at your table. But as Kates rightly explains, “I don’t want to cook my venison. At $34, I want them to [...]

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