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Star Trek! (Spoilers in this post, beware those who care!)

Because of all this apartment chaos, I never got the chance to write very much about the new flick other than IS AWESOME.

As reboots go, I think this one had all the necessary bits in line. Good casting (I thought Sylar as Spock would be weird, but it turns out Zachary Quinto is the King of the Awesome of this movie), and a light-hearted tone that clearly adores the original series and lovingly poke fun at it. The costume homage to the… Continue

(Wolverine Spoilers in this post.)

Like so many others this weekend, I took in the latest of the X-Men franchise, X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

I'll level with you: I went into this movie with really only one requirement, which was that I'd get to see some more of Jackman's fine, fine behind, which the film delivered. Aside from pure objectification, I went in without too many expectations.

That was probably a good thing. Friends of mine who went in hoping for the moon exited the theatre frothing… Continue

The Leadership Debate went pretty much like I anticipated it would: Jack Layton and Stephen Harper were by far the most eloquent and charismatic speakers at the table, Gilles Duceppe predictably focused on the unique and special snowflakeness of Quebec while ignoring the other 25 million people living in the rest of the country *shock!*, and Stephane Dion reinforced the fact that he is a complete and utter buffoon. Seriously, folks: Dion wants to fund the arts more because it will make Canada mo… Continue

For all those Canadians who don't know, we can now register our phone numbers on the National Do Not Call list and wave bye-bye to a bunch of unwanted telemarketing calls. Charities can still harass you, as can politicians (damn), newspapers, and anyone you've bought something from in the last year and a half, but it's better than nothing. It's ridiculously easy to add your number, and you don't give them any information except your number.

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It's true, you can apply! If I had any ability to write music I would be all over this. Sadly, it seems I don't have the qualities the Evil League of Evil is looking for. It's a brilliant idea for a YouTube contest.