March 2008 Archives

I Have A Bun In The Oven

That is, I have a wad of dough in my brand new Cuisinart Convection Bread Maker. In only 4 hours, I will meet my very first homemade whole wheat. I'll let you know how my future loaf turns out.... continue reading this post »

Creepy French Electro-Pop Dreams

Now, as you may imagine, with me being a scholar of fine arts AND and internet addict, I am bombarded with a higher-than-average amount of visual stimuli. So I feel that it is only fair that I award French popstar... continue reading this post »

Collect Them All

Check out these Indiana Jones Heritage trading cards that Patrick Schoenmaker did for TOPPS. Via Drawn.... continue reading this post »

Seriously? Juno Sucked So Hard.

Ever since last fall, people have been telling me, "Oh, you have to see Juno, you would love it." They emphasize the you. This makes me nervous, because the last time people told me that, they were talking about... continue reading this post »

The next year of my life

...will be dedicated to this. I have been officially thesised.... continue reading this post »

Am I A Hater?

Yesterday, I expressed my personal distaste for Robert Bateman on Torontoist after Bateman made a really heavy-handed attempt at a political statement. I probably wouldn't have said anything, except that I have been thinking about the Bateman show at the... continue reading this post »

It's Mantis Time!!!

Break out the mojitos!!! Photo by Lawraa on Flickr.... continue reading this post »

What's The Difference?

20 x 2 : What's The Difference? from photojunkie on Vimeo. Rannie made a video for a panel-thingie called 20x2 at SXSW Interactive. I'm going to have to make it down to Austin for that one day... Via BlogTO.... continue reading this post »

A 90's Flashback In Two Parts

Part 1: Dream Phone This Dream Phone commercial is exactly how I remembered it. "Hello hunks!" "You're right, I really have a crush on you!" "It's Dan! Dan's my man!" I also remember that if you called the wrong hunk,... continue reading this post »

Kittens Love Fresh Prince

Oh yeah, also: I am sick. Charlie is helping.... continue reading this post »

Goats On Parade

I was having lunch today with a lovely couple by the name of Courtney and Andrew, and Courtney lamented that I don't update my blog as much anymore. This is true! As a student in mid-March, my school work... continue reading this post »

What's on your mind grapes?

Most unnecessary, yet awesome, site ever? Mindgrapes.net. What is this website doing? Not a ton. But who cares? Jack: Jack Welch has such unparallelled management skills they named Welch's Grape Juice after him, because he squeezes the sweetest juice out... continue reading this post »

I hate you so much, Insider Tips

Bad idea: planning a social night/art happening on the Friday of March Break. You'd wonder, wouldn't parents take their kids to the ROM in the daytime during March Break? Apparently not, especially when the flipping ROM website explicitly tells... continue reading this post »

"That's how you roll, bro!"

I first came across this video on YouTube in November of 2006, and it has since found a warm place in my heart and the hearts of others. In fact, if you ever hear me or one of my friends... continue reading this post »

James Jean's Illustrations Inspire Prada's Spring Line

Pretty, n'est-ce pas? It's taking the Spring trend of "go graphic" to a softer, more delicate place. Chris Butcher points out that Jean's involvement with the Prada line is going mostly unnoticed in the fashion industry, even though "[his]... continue reading this post »

Flying Down To Ocho Rios...

When I get married, I want a catamaran rescue to be the backdrop of the ceremony. These people in the background got stuck out at sea and had to be towed back in by the resort staff. The excitement... continue reading this post »

This Is What Art Historians Do For Fun

At least, this is what you think we do for fun. What we do for fun looks only marginally like this. At the MOCCA for John Brown/Balint Zsako.... continue reading this post »

Sticking It To The Much

Today, I wrote a rant about how much MuchMusic sucks on Torontoist. I have been saving up the rage to write it for a few years now (since December 2005, as I mention in the article). I feel my... continue reading this post »

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