One of my friends has long said that there are two types of fun: Type one fun is when it’s fun in the moment, but gives no resulting glow; activities such as partying with friends, or eating a delicious meal fall into this category. Type two fun is challenging in…

René was stuck. This was nothing new. He got stuck a lot when he was dreaming. Though he started off this time being able to pass through any object he wanted horizontally, it now seemed as though he couldn’t keep moving forward. Or backwards either. He was stuck. Only his…

I’ll admit I cribbed the title and idea of this piece. And not from Orwell, but from Didion, who copied it from Orwell in turn. There are many reasons I write, and I’ve discussed most of them briefly. This blog started out because I endeavoured to make my love of…

I have so many questions for the producers over at Bravo! after a season of watching The Real Housewives of New York over the top of my phone, book, and laptop. The entire show is a lie, I wouldn’t even know why they decided to call it Real Housewives. It’s…

The little self-standing tent sign that read The Midsummer Clinic for Hypnosis came up to his knee. Tony stopped and paused. What sort of hack believes in hypnosis? Sure, Toronto had its fill of tarot and palm readings, but this was just off Victoria and Adelaide, in the center of…

Don’t get me wrong, I love Ethan Hawke. I will watch and read anything that he has even the slightest role in, mainly because he starred in my favourite movies of all time, the Before Trilogy. But at the same time, his recent endeavours have the appearance of vanity projects…

As a millennial, albeit a very young millennial, I grew up with technology. Not just grew up using technology, but grew and matured as technology did, particularly the internet. Though the capability existed since the sixties and seventies, it only became commercially available in the mid-nineties, and rose into prominence…

Excellent. Because I wanted to watch something on the plane despite swearing not to watch movies on the plane and work instead. I will no longer be assigning number ratings to films and novels going forward, since I only review ones that I have a strong opinion on. …

Characters: Bro, Dude, Woman, Man, Girl, Boy Scene: It was a lazy Labour Day at Woodbine Beach. Two men are lounging on beach towels, close to Stage Right, staring at Stage Left. Occasional splashes from kids running in and out of the water were welcome little bursts of cool. BRO…