“Her” Review


After watching "Her" straight through three full times, I realized a few things. I wanted to dislike it. I really did. I didn't like the memories that it evoked. They were deeply personal. Some (most) I still haven't dealt with. But, something in it  made the shit within me that I've pushed down be ok; …

Interview with Duns Broccoli


I do a lot of  online researching. What my wife would call wasting time on twitter or facebook or tumblr or the google machine, I call interactive understanding. I educate myself like a day dream. One link leads to another, to another; so forth/so on. Every once in a while I come across a gem. …

The Temptation of Saint Anthony


The Temptation of Saint Anthony 20 by 16 foot wall. Green with orange Day-Glo tape Painted by Rabo Karabekian Purchased by  the Mildred Barry Memorial Center for the Arts in Midland City, Ohio: $50,000 (American funds, 1973) Description of work: "(The picture) shows everything about life which truly matters, with nothing left out. It is a picture of …

Stephen Harper Fan Fiction


24 Sussex.  Usually, a snow laden quiet tranquility covered the home of the Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen Harper. But not today. But not today the heck at all. Today was the day. The day that ended days. The day that days called for reference to see if what they were seeing was true when it …

Sassy Ray’s Halloween Burlesque at the Registry Theatre


On Halloween The Registry Theatre in Kitchener (Onterrible) hosted Sassy Rays' Tales From The Strypt and the two went together like scared and sexy screams. Hosted by Randy Johnston and featuring a bevy of humorous, seductive and scary teases, the night was wonderballs. A perfect mixture of humour, horror, sensuality — all with a thriller …