Stephen King’s On Writing is one of the best how-to books I’ve ever read. It came out 15 years ago but I still haul it out every few years and give it another skim. Like his work or not, he’s one of the most successful people who ever put fingertips to keyboard. It’s worth knowing what he has to say about the craft. …
Contradicting the King Read More »
This weekend marks 20 years since OJ Simpson was acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. And new polling shows more people than ever believe he did it. …
Injustice, Twenty Years On Read More »
Some superstars are divas. They carry themselves in a way that says, I’m better than you. Some are down-to-earth, humble and warm. That’s how I’d describe Michael Burgess. …
Throwback Thursday – Michael Burgess Read More »
When I was a kid, it was the height of cool to drop by a record store and pick up the CKOC street sheet to see that week’s top 40 songs. CKOC was Hamilton’s all-hit radio. If you were in Toronto, it was CFTR. Any top 40 radio station worth its 45s was putting out a little top 40 chart every week.
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Throwback Thursday – All Hit Music Me Read More »
Apparently, Martha Stewart turned pasta on its noodle a couple of years ago but I missed it. Thanks to a food blogger’s recent Twitter post, I’ve learned the recipe and I’m sharing it here in case you missed it too. …
I didn’t love hockey when I was a kid so much as I loved Bobby Orr. …
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Imagine radio in the 1980s, if you will. There was no Internet. We didn’t have email or cellphones, let alone smartphones. I saw my first laptop in the hands of CKSL afternoon drive announcer Dick Joseph. It never occured to me that it was anything I would use, much less own, one day. …
Throwback Thursday – Nasty Soup! Read More »
After last week’s Republican presidential nominees debate, the top 10 of them anyway, will Americans finally see through the muskrat-topped blowhard, Donald Trump? …
During my recent downtime, I watched a bunch of documentaries. They covered a wide range of subjects, from the important role casting directors play in movies (unless you believe director Taylor Hackford, who thinks they’re overrated) to several about the histories of legendary rock bands. Â …
A Tale of Two Rock Bands Read More »
If there was any doubt, and there was among some people, that Bill Cosby was a rapist who drugged his victims, the news yesterday that he admitted so himself ought to have put that to rest. …
This Gal’s Got to Rant Read More »
The name Don Featherstone might not ring any bells for you, and until last week I didn’t realize he was the creator of one of the most iconic symbols of our time: the pink flamingo. …
The Pink Standard Read More »
To most of us, she is JK Rowling, insanely successful author of the Harry Potter book series. The woman who made it cool for kids to be bookworms. Her friends call her Jo. …