I don’t know how this happened, but I’ve become dangerously addicted to Perez Hilton’s celebrity blog. I’m not sure I condone what he’s doing (though I am thoroughly entertained), but from what I’m learning about paparazzi culture, most celebrities tell the paps via their publicists or representatives when and where they are going to be. [...]
Do you remember when it happened to you? Those years when you suddenly stopped being a child? It’s hard to recognise it when it’s actually happening: you only see it when you’ve fully grown and start to feel somehow redeemed as an adult human. My moment - triggered by the responsibility of a ‘zine - [...]
Being home (and not on tour) has allowed us to fall into some fairly pedestrian routines. Usually centered around some television event, Thursday nights have become Lost night. Previous domestic lock downs have included Hell’s Kitchen, Top Chef, and originated with earlier seasons of Amazing Race (now it sucks).
The thing that doesn’t work very well [...]
They buried actor Heath Ledger today. He had died of an accidental overdose of prescription drugs: a cocktail of anti-depressants, anti-anxiety drugs and pain killers. I’m no big Heath Ledger fan or anything, but the story of his death is all over the news, and is somewhat unavoidable. There have been a lot of news [...]
This is kind of old news, but a few weeks back, ex-Beatle Ringo Starr was in the US doing some promo. When suddenly, his unexpected walk-out on a daytime talk show stirred the media. He was labeled a rockstar diva and people (who cared) started taking sides. The headline peaked my interest and I read [...]
I am so into the Automotive X Prize. If you haven’t heard of it, the X-ers manage a foundation that awards multi-million dollar prizes to anyone who can successfully complete their challenges. The automotive prize goes to the first team to build a super efficient, clean and affordable car. The website lists an intriguing quote [...]
Murray and I were randomly watching some show on Star TV called “Making It.” It followed two artists on their way to last year’s Juno Awards. We had to watch it; not out of civic duty but because it was part train wreck, part brutal mirror. They were making the same steps we had made [...]
When in an awkward social situation (dinner party, bar, BBQ, conference; basically every social situation is awkward) you can always rely on the empirical fact that that one person in any couple you know is absolutely addicted to real estate. You can either talk directly to this individual about property listings on MLS.ca, location, location, [...]
I always am amazed by our obsession with the failure of others. I thought it was “just a Montreal thing,” where we all go to bars, read the papers, read the blogs, get depressed and revel in trash-talking others, and their going-down (in flames or otherwise) after reaching any kind of high. But really, it’s [...]
I am the worst blogger ever. Well maybe not the worst but I have some pretty half assed moments. Like I’m in the car driving back from Hillside, writing this blog on my Blackberry, and looking through my pics for something to post. All I have from Saturday is a movie clip of Neptune playing [...]
