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Inuit Art 13 Jan 2010 | 01:02 pm
A couple of nights ago I was riding the streetcar across the city when I had the great honour of meeting Inuit artist, Manasie Akpaliapik. He was sitting across from me and asked me if I was going ver...
Serving music wirelessly in your home and Apple's Remote App for iPhone 11 Jan 2010 | 04:51 am
Our living room is a television-free zone. We chose to have this space in our home as a place to relax, to talk, listen to music, and entertain friends. Having seen too many living rooms in people's h...
Stephen Harper 1 Jan 2010 | 04:28 am
Stephen Harper can do a great number of things: He can prorogue Parliament, effectively stifling any questions about the Afghanistan file. He can, in the interim, stack the Senate a little more in hi...
Lee Michaels and Cats 6 Dec 2009 | 03:40 pm
When he's not busy with his needless (indeed, shameless) self-promotion, Randy Bachman occasionally hits the nail squarely on the head with one of the musical selections he presents on the CBC Radio p...
The Martini Chronicles, Part II 6 Nov 2009 | 06:37 pm
In my first foray into martini appreciation, I made some grievous tactical errors. Namely, I tried 3 different vermouths as well as the gin. I don't suppose I need to elaborate further on the state o...
The Martini Chronicles 5 Nov 2009 | 07:23 pm
I have always steered clear of the martini. If there ever was a secret society to cocktail culture, the martini would have to serve as ward and gatekeeper against would-be interlopers and onlookers. ...
The Suburban, The Maryland Squirrel 30 Oct 2009 | 03:28 pm
Had a hankering for rye tonight when I got home. David Wondrich devotes a whole page to the Suburban, in his book: 1 1/2 oz rye whiskey 1/2 oz dark rum (Jamaican) 1/2 oz port dash orange bitters das...
Consumption Junction, what's my function? 30 Oct 2009 | 05:43 am
There is one word that I hear all too often on radio, television and in print. Consumer. We, the great unwashed masses, are called many things over the course of the working day, but I feel that we ...