I’ve been struck recently by how the “Gamergate” schmucks – and make no mistake, you are schmucks – seem determined to use absolutely irrelevant arguments to try and advance their stupid, frivolous cause. (And it is a stupid, frivolous cause. Game reviews do not merit a “-gate,” because they have been fundamentally crap for decades […]

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My weekly TV column is up at Torontoist. I’ve also written a thing about Fan Expo 2014 and a profile of Toronto Ward 7 council candidate Keegan Henry-Mathieu (another profile of fellow Ward 7 candidate Nick Di Nizio will be up later today, because someone had to drive out to goddamn Islington and Finch to […]

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

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My weekly TV column is up at Torontoist.

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

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My weekly TV column is up at Torontoist.

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

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So recently there has been a kerfuffle of sorts, because WWE announced they were bringing the WWE Network to Canada. Now, this should have been a slam dunk, no-miss proposition. Canada has always been a hotbed of wrestling fandom: obvious easy market, obvious profit. Right? Except that the WWE Network has partnered with Rogers Canada, […]

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My weekly TV column is up at Torontoist.

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Reaction to the previous wash samples was generally in favour, with a contingent strongly holding out for unaltered original pages. Well, this may change attitudes. Because here are some more greywash samples. But this time around, rather than me doing the washes, Davinder is doing the washes. And as you may have noticed, Davinder is […]

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My weekly TV column is up at Torontoist.

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This is absolutely insane – and perfect evidence that people who complain about use of the word “privilege” should really shut up, because I can’t think of a better example of behaviour stemming from belief in one’s own privilege to be a total dick. (See also: the culture of gamer “ownership”.) EDIT TO ADD: In […]

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