Jan

part seven, page seventeen

Posted by MGK Published in Al'Rashad, Comics

Click on thumb to see full As always, you can also go to the dedicated Al’Rashad site.

Jan

Capes and cowls optional

Posted by MGK Published in Canadian Politics, Politics, Sports, The Internets, TV

You can go over to Torontoist and read my three nominees for Heroes and Villains 2013: Tatiana Maslany, the Toronto Zoo’s elephant move, and The Raptor. (The Raptor piece was written before the Toronto Raptors went on a serious tear and actually look like a for-real basketball team for the first time in a loooooong […]

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Jan

James Avery Sr., 1948-2014

Posted by MGK Published in Auf Wiedersehen Goodbye

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Dec

The Not Quite The King William’s College Quiz, 2013 Edition

Posted by MGK Published in General Nerd Crap, Interactive Fun Time Party

The King William’s College Quiz has come and gone for another year, and of course its insistence that quiz-takers “know a lot of things” of course just makes the whole thing harder than it really needs to be. Therefore, once again we bring you the Not Quite The King William’s College Quiz, which we promise […]

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Dec

hooray we are passing through time!

Posted by MGK Published in The Internets, TV

My weekly TV column is up at Torontoist.

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Dec

part seven, page sixteen

Posted by MGK Published in Al'Rashad, Comics

Click on thumb to see full As always, you can also go to the dedicated Al’Rashad site.

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Dec

part seven, page fifteen

Posted by MGK Published in Al'Rashad, Comics

Click on thumb to see full Everybody give Davinder a big ol’ welcome back round of internet applause! As always, you can also go to the dedicated Al’Rashad site.

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Dec

Our holiday tradition continues

Posted by MGK Published in Muzak

The power is back on! It is a No Doubtmas MIRACLE, I tell you what. Best of the season.

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Dec

it is very cold here

Posted by MGK Published in The Internets, TV

My weekly TV column is up at Torontoist. (Al’Rashad is going to be delayed this week until my home has magical electricity again and is not a breeding ground for icicles, unfortunately. But remember, folks, up to one million people in Toronto without power in December isn’t an emergency because the Mayor says so.)

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Dec

Raising Steam

Posted by MGK Published in Books

If you watch professional sports of any sort, you know that good players have a productivity curve. They come out young and limber but not really knowing what they’re doing, and then they learn their craft and how to exploit their natural talents to the fullest, and they hit their peak. And then Father Time […]

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Dec

THE NEW ADVENTURES OF BLUEBERRY SLUSH DOG was always my favorite as a kid

Posted by MGK Published in The Internets, TV

My weekly TV column is up at Torontoist.

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Dec

interlude, page nine

Posted by MGK Published in Al'Rashad, Comics

Click on thumb to see full And thus concludes our brief prequel story. As always, you can also go to the dedicated Al’Rashad site. We’ll return to the main story with Davinder next week.

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Dec

The 2013 Rec.sport.pro-wrestling Awards: FIRST CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

Posted by MGK Published in Sports, THIS-IS-AWE-SOME (clapclapclapclapclap), TV, Wrestling

The rec.sport.pro-wrestling Awards are the oldest public-vote wrestling awards on the internet. Dating back to 1990 (when Curt Hennig won Best Wrestler, Scott Steiner’s Frankensteiner won Best Move, and Hulk Hogan versus Earthquake won Worst Feud), the RSPW Awards now span over two decades and are far and away the most comprehensive wrestling awards in […]

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Dec