Mauvais Echo
I feel so bad. Every year, Nellie’s favourite weekend is the weekend we go camping somewhere in Ontario. Last year it was Presqu’ile; the year before that it was Algonquin. […]
Monthly Archives: August 2012
A brave new world without dual-colored markers
We began attending the Toronto International Film Festival back in 2002. Being beginners, we took the easy road: the Visa Screening room, where you just show up at the same […]
"If I grew up on a farm, and was retarded, Bruges might impress me but I didn't, so it doesn't."
I’ve noticed something: I only remember to blog about movies when I watch a good movie. Hence: In Bruges (imdb | rotten tomatoes), something we’ve been meaning to see since […]
"If liberals are so fuckin' smart, how come they lose so goddamn always?"
I like The Newsroom. There, I said it. I know most critics seem to dislike it, even if Dan Rather and the general public do not. I know it’s preachy […]
Gimme that nucleated glassware
Last Friday Nellie and I finally tried the new beer joint which replaced Duggan’s, the late lamented brewpub at the end of our street. It’s called the Six Pints Specialty […]
Amsterdam & Brussels, or: "Don't get drunk on Heineken!"
In a year that’s been filled with short trips, last week was kind of the big one for us: a week in Brussels and Amsterdam. We’d never seen either city, and […]
Taste the silence
We’re back from Brussels and Amsterdam, safe and sound. I swear, there’s a long blog post coming (met pictures) about the trip. I just haven’t had time to put it […]
Skirl | Dan Dickinson 