In last week’s Saturday edition of The Toronto Star, an article about J.D. Salinger caught my eye. Written by Michael Clarkson, it speculated that upon Salinger’s impending death, we will see his unreleased writing published. Aside from the usual copy that tried to dissect the mind behind The Catcher In the Rye, Clarkson inserts his [...]
I never really thought much of golf, mainly because I heard that it was murder on your back and because of its association with country clubs. But just for kicks, I went to the driving range with a friend last Saturday. There are several golf courses in Caledon, what with all the farm land kicking [...]
There are mainly two types of writers– those who walk the line, and those who analyze and deconstruct the line. I classify Joe Eszteras in the former group. Of course, he is one of the highest paid screenwriters of all time: he commanded $3 million dollars for his script entitled Basic Instinct, among other major sales.
The [...]
Walking down Dundas Street, a man doing market research on a billboard ad for the Volvo C30 stopped me. For kicks, I let him film my response to his questions. Apparently, the new tagline is, “Love it or hate it” . I told him that people would essentially vote with their wallets; that Volvo wasn’t a sexy car [...]
Instead of spending $30 for a 40oz bottle at the LCBO, I went to a club called The Fifth with some friends of friends (translation: I only really knew one or two people) last Friday where they got bottle service– $180 for each 26oz bottle they ordered. Rather than put in $50 for the privilege, I played [...]
That could be the tagline in a Budweiser commercial– except for the part where Ashley O’Donoghue’s life is completely ruined. Regarding this 2004 Village Voice story on cocaine use and a police sting that meted out a version of justice, there are some points that should be examined.
First, since they were also dealers (albeit on a smaller scale), why [...]
I heard it loud and clear when someone said it as a rebuttal to excessive criticism of Floyd Mayweather Jr– a man who is fast enough to have deserved the moniker “Sugar” (had he wanted it) and talented enough to have kept it (something Shane Mosely failed to do). This was the response, “I sometimes wonder if we’re the ignorant ones [...]
While I may not have access to cable television, that doesn’t mean I’m not curious to find out more about opportunities in broadcasting. There are definitely some glamorous positions in the media, and for the young demographic, nothing compares to being a VJ on MuchMusic. With the intent of being a witness to studio magic, [...]
I have been thinking of the opportunities that become available to people. For instance, studying at Harvard or getting signed by Sony-BMG. Those sound like awesome, jaw-dropping chances for writing your own ticket. And getting that far is a measure of something. But is association with a big name everything?
Here’s a more relevant example that [...]
Maybe it was something I ate before I went to bed, or maybe there are things I haven’t dealt with floating around my brain– but I had the most weird dream last night. It started off with two ideas that weren’t connected, and there was a seamless transition between them. Even as I write, most [...]