Lil Wayne Smuggles iPod Into Prison
Posted by Simon in Uncategorized on 13. May, 2010 | 1 Comment
The Village Voice reports that rapper Lil Wayne has been caught in possession of illegal contraband at his Rikers Island jail. Wayne was literally caught holding the bag, which in this case contained a charger and earbuds. Corrections officers (who apparently know how these MP3 gizmos work) later found the accompanying iPod in a neighbouring [...]
Reeling: Nightmare on Elm Street
Posted by jessekg in Reeling, Uncategorized on 09. May, 2010 | 1 Comment
As excited as I was about seeing a reinterpretation of one of my favourite childhood movies, I wrote the following lead sentence before I stepped into the theatre: the only thing worse than actually being haunted by the real Freddy Krueger in your dreams is being stuck in a dream where you are forced to [...]
Human Remains Found in Toronto Park
Posted by Simon in Uncategorized on 07. May, 2010 | 0 Comments
That’s the headline to this Globe & Mail story, which is hilarious for various reasons. “Police say nothing to suggest foul play,” says the dek. What? How does somebody die in a park naturally? Secret heart-attack while peeing in the bushes? “She says the homicide squad is monitoring the case, which is standard procedure when [...]
Does Nobody Else Find This Poster Confusing?
Posted by Simon in Uncategorized on 07. May, 2010 | 2 Comments
Which Race is against Racism?! Please let it be the Chinese! Is it white folks? Those legs look pretty white. Oh, wait. Ohhhh, I get it…
On Treme: “At The Foot of Canal Street” (S1E4)
Posted by theashcan in Television, Uncategorized on 03. May, 2010 | 4 Comments
Because it’s not easy to write a TV recap, but gosh do we love them, every week Simon and Anupa will be discussing HBO’s latest drama venture Treme. Highly anticipated due to the critical success of creator David Simon’s The Wire, we’re leaving the egghead essays on the New Orleans-set show following musicians and people dealing, post-Katrina, [...]
