Author: Matt

Yikes.  I don’t think I’ve let a full month go past without posting since I started this blog up back in 2004.  It’s not due to a lack of hot topics, but alas, sometimes a fellow has to work on the writing that he is paid to do, in my

Apparently Todd Akin, the Republican Senatorial candidate from the great state of Missouri, knows something of the magic of the female body that no scientist or doctor has ever figured out…the body magically shuts down and kicks out unwanted sperm when a woman is “legitimately raped”…therefore there is no need for the government

When Rob Ford took office last year, one of the ummm…controversial mayor’s first pledges was to ‘end the war on cars.’ He cited streets cars, pedestrians and those useful scrambles they have at a few major intersections in Toronto (you know, the places where all the ‘walk’ signs are active

This week’s Music Break highlights one of Toronto’s best kept rock secrets, the Birthday Massacre. They harmoniously blend goth industrial dark melancholy and horror film/fantasy lyrics with 80`s synth-pop sensibilities to create music that can make one chuckle, weep and grin within the span of the same song. The band

I belong to an organizartion called Labour Start, an organization that takes action to try to expose/prevent/correct horrible situations for workers the world over. The particular situation I want to address today involves workers in Sri Lanka and China that made pins, clothing and other merchandise for London 2012. Some

So, Rob Ford is in hospital with “Asthma and swallowing issues” according to CBC and other news sources, and I just happened to be wandering the farmer’s market outside Toronto City Hall on Wednesday when a reporter from the aforementioned Canadian Broadcast Corporation stopped me to ask a few questions

I’m not saying that I have any time for the gang warfare and shootings that have been going on in Scarborough this year, but I really don’t think that kicking suspected criminals out of their homes is the answer…or legal for that matter. If someone commits a crime, last time

The Smashing Pumpkins were my favourite band in my late teens and early twenties. Their music was angst-ridden and full of aggressive, catchy instrumentation that included countless sizzling guitar solos. Lead singer Billy Corgan’s voice wasn’t pretty, but it and his lyrics were full of honesty and raw emotion. I haven’t listened

Monday Night Raw from Laredo, Texas It’s been waaaaaaaaay too long since I did one of these. Let’s get right back into it. As always, you can watch the full show above to see the segments I am commenting on. Let’s get it on: Confrontation between John Cena (F), Daniel

I’m not saying I’m completely in favour of a religious-based party running the show in Egypt, but I am happy that they had free and democratic elections. I am also cautiously optimistic that the military will truly hand power over to the new parliament by the end of the month,