So yesterday Thok wrote: Wikipedia cites Mystique as a decent example of Neutral Evil. Ken Lowery responded by claiming this as the nerdiest sentence ever. Of course, we can do much better than that. My immediate followup was Wikipedia cites Mystique as a decent example of Neutral Evil, as exemplified in my X-Men/Battlestar Galactica crossover […]

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ME: So here we are at the local McDonald’s. FLAPJACKS: Yes. I look forward to eating these brand new Angus Burgers ™ which are the glorious triumph of McDonald’s new menu. ME: Wonderfully summed up. FLAPJACKS: It’s almost as if I have prepared a statement in advance for transcription onto your website. ME: You always […]

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As always, my weekly TV column is up at Torontoist. Also, this week I’m pulling double duty at TheCourt.ca, starting off today with a post about R. v. Walker and its implications for judicial reasoning requirements in criminal trials.

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Bit of a busy day today, so in short of any meaningful original content, here is relatively meaningless unoriginal content. (All this post needs is a Battlestar Galactica reference and it would be the nerdiest post ever.)

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The infamous, rumoured tape of Michelle Obama screeching a hate-filled tirade against “whitey” has finally leaked onto the interwoobs. I present it here in the interest of full disclosure.

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One nice thing about a week with little internet and having to do a lot of work in my room meant that I finally had time to catch up on Doctor Who after losing track of it early through David Tennant’s first season. Now, Doctor Who is pretty goddamned great teevee, all things considered. However. […]

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On the subway yesterday afternoon: “Folks, we’ve found out what the cause of the delay is. Apparently there’s a goose on the tracks at Royal York. Yes, that’s “goose” as in the bird. One single goose stopped our entire train network moving west. Now, I understand that we have repair crews on the scene trying […]

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Yeah, I know this is kind of beating a dead horse, but – Australia’s So You Think You Can Dance instantly was the best season of an already top-class reality competition show. Also, it is my blog, so nyah.

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No Who’s Who this week, because my home PC with Photoshop does not have net access yet. Instead, a few points about some of the more contentious characters on the list (man, it seems like this entire week has been about one lousy article in Wizard): Molly O’Reilly over Molly Hayes. Runaways Molly is cute […]

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This week from me at The Court: brief commentary on the Supreme Court’s decision in R. v. J.H.S., a case about the necessity of preserving the principle of “beyond reasonable doubt” in the jury instruction process in criminal trials, and what that necessity requires.

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You know, a medieval longbow shot an arrow at over 150 km/h. Surely nobody could react so quickly to an arrow already shot. Oh wait, we forgot about Rex the motherfucking Wonder Dog.

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A new feature, where I comment on good comments! To be featured whenever I feel like it, or am bored, or really whatever justification I invent and you will wholeheartedly accept. Required Name Here, from yesterday’s Hillary post: also, dude, youre kinda leaving out the part before and after these paragraphs, where she points out […]

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I could continue to mock Wizard at length about their selections (Mirror Master at 181, eh? Couldn’t find anybody better than Mirror Master there? Superboy-Prime at 200? Suuuuuuure!) but that seems kind of besides the point. So instead, here’s my completely scientific1 list of the top 50 greatest comic characters of all time. No explanations, […]

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A car, out of control! Who can possibly save the day? Damn straight. Rex don’t need no opposable thumbs. That’s because Rex is the motherfucking Wonder Dog.

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Digby was one of the very first blogs I ever started reading on the interwoobs – incisive, intelligent, observant and often darkly funny. So it’s unfortunate that I have to point out that her recent post is, unfortunately, mostly wrong. I think the thing that has most exacerbated the fervent Clinton supporters’ frustration, and frankly […]

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