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14 July 2011

Hey look, I’m on Jezebel

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“Sexual orientation and “gender conformity” in women are genetic traits, according to a study released by researchers from Queen Mary, University of London. Researchers Dr. Andrea Burri and Dr. Qazi Rahman based their study on the idea that there are consistent differences in the psychological characteristics of female children and male children, and on prior research…Read More

24 October 2010

Jerry Langton’s Showdown

Image: The cover for Showdown.

When Johnny “Pops” Papalia, Godfather of the Hamilton Mafia, was shot on May 31, 1997, he left behind a power vacuum in organized crime in Ontario that would eventually become a revolution. As the head of the Hamilton Mafia, Johnny Pops had just one rule: his people could not deal with bikers. After his death…Read More

10 April 2010

The Parabolist

The cover for The Parabolist by Nicholas Ruddock.

Parabolist: noun (1) one who speaks in parables. (2) a member of a splinter group of disaffected young poets in Mexico City c. 1975. (3) a practitioner of the art of concentrating multiple sources of energy into a single focus, illuminating or, if left unchecked, destroying everything in its path.

20 January 2010

Not pro-Bono

Image: Bono on stage wearing sunglasses during the day.

I don’t know what I’m more annoyed with: the fact that Bono’s recent op-ed column was even considered for publication in the New York Times; the fact that in said column, Bono advocates for a new age of paternalistic Internet service providers; or the fact that U2 hasn’t released a decent album since 1991. Maybe…Read More

22 September 2009

The Hipless Boy

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The Hipless Boy is a little bit more silly and sexy – and a lot less pretentious – than many other graphic novels, and for that it should be applauded.

10 February 2009

Coraline

Coraline is the first stop-motion feature film shot in stereoscopic 3D, and in more ways than one, it’s a work of art.