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Toronto walkabout – January 27, 2021

Tonight, I decided to see if our prisons were still there. Yep, still there. Oh,…

Hands holding a Krampus mug
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Krampus lives for my coffee

SWEET! My Krampus tiki mug arrived. Over a month late but it’s here. My coffee…

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Alone in Toronto

Memories rushed back yesterday as I walked by my first apartment at Dundas and Gladstone….

The Clash - Live Shea Stadium Buffalo
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The only band that matters – The Clash

One of my all-time favorite concert memories was seeing The Clash live. It was so…

3-D sheet metal pagoda
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3-D sheet metal pagoda

OK. Let’s go. A 3-D sheet metal pagoda puzzle with instructions only in Japanese. What…

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Godzilla jigsaw

I went nuts in the Toho Godzilla store in Tokyo a few years ago. Bought…

30 Monedas (30 coins), film poster
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30 monedas

One of my favorite creatives in recent years is Álex de la Iglesia. This Spanish…

Fabbri Amarena Wild Cherries in Syrup
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Griottes au sirop – bellissimo!

I’ve been eyeballing these in Eataly since their opening. The price was a little out…

Linda Blair as Pazuzu autographed photo.
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A date with Pazuzu

Still my favorite horror film of all time. Growing up in North Oakville we lived…

TIFF poster
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My TIFF: 24 years and counting

My first screening at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) was a Japanese-cyberpunk film called Tetsuo:…