Generally, when it comes to sports owners pleading poverty every time they have to renegotiate with players, I am completely unsympathetic. The “always side with labour over bosses” rule is never stronger than when one is talking about pro sports, because without the players there would literally be no product, and sports owners are some […]

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4

Mar

I am spurious fellow

Posted by MGK Published in The Internets, TV

My weekly TV column is up at Torontoist.

1 comment

4

Mar

part six, page eight

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.

9 comments

2

Mar

Single-sentence review of Jack the Giant Slayer

Posted by MGK Published in Flicks

I honestly did not expect this movie to be so goddamned entertaining.

10 comments

27

Feb

If you needed another reason not to buy DC comics…

Posted by MGK Published in Comics, WTF

So I contacted DC about the mistaken “created by” credit on Vibe. Helpfully, they’re removing the “created by” credit entirely. — Gerry Conway (@gerryconway) February 22, 2013 (This is apparently not the only such instance; Mark Waid noted in response to Conway that he did not get a creator credit for Impulse on Young Justice.) […]

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26

Feb

Featuring LOTS OF DATES

Posted by MGK Published in Al'Rashad, Comics

For those of you interested, we now have a “Characters” page for Al’Rashad which has… a lot of information for you! Maybe you will find it interesting. Maybe you will not.

14 comments

26

Feb

The Improved Archie’s Fear

Posted by MGK Published in Archie (Improved Or Otherwise), Comics, Interactive Fun Time Party

20 comments

25

Feb

Dear Tina and Amy: this is for free

Posted by MGK Published in Bad Comedy, Flicks

We saw your wang We saw your wang In the movie that we saw, we saw your wang We saw Kevin Bacon’s wang in Wild Things, and Rich Gere’s in American Gigolo, and Jason Segel’s wang in Sarah Marshall, but not erect, cause that’s a big no-no (unless it’s porn) We saw Michael Pitt’s wang […]

36 comments

25

Feb

nobody ever does Celebrity Husband Swap

Posted by MGK Published in The Internets, TV

My weekly TV column is up at Torontoist.

8 comments

25

Feb

part six, page seven

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.

5 comments

24

Feb

The thing that is best in the world today

Posted by MGK Published in Sports, The Internets, TV

Since the thing that was previously worst in the world was a commercial, it is only fair that one such also be the best: “Yeah… cool guy.” But then Foot Locker released the even better alternate version: DOPE.

9 comments

“The Coolidge Show” was rejected by producers

part six, page nine

Stompin’ Tom Connors, 1936-2013

I could probably afford Penny’s apartment, maybe

The NBA and the prisoner’s dilemma as applied to overpaid players

I am spurious fellow

part six, page eight

Single-sentence review of Jack the Giant Slayer

If you needed another reason not to buy DC comics…

Featuring LOTS OF DATES

The Improved Archie’s Fear

Dear Tina and Amy: this is for free

nobody ever does Celebrity Husband Swap

part six, page seven

The thing that is best in the world today

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