Bullshit for arts sake |
As many Torontonians spent Sunday recovering from the all-night abomination that was Nuit Blanche, newspapers devoted themselves to reviews of said event, dissecting the good and bad and lauding the c...
Posted by Stevel Knievel on Sat, 06 Oct 2007 01:57:00 PST |
Public info blog 1: Science for everyday life |
In the interest of public service, I present you with my onlineinformation forum on science, designed exclusively for the people ofToronto. Of course, many of these lessons will apply to many people i...
Posted by Stevel Knievel on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 06:14:00 PST |
The blog at the center of the universe |
Toronto's vague and pointless ambition to be important took a serioushit this month when the Burj Dubai, a colossal eyesore of a skyscraperin the United Arab Emirates reached 1,822 feet, eclipsing the...
Posted by Stevel Knievel on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 05:58:00 PST |
Attack of the 50-foot slut-clown |
Just when I dared hope that Sarah Jessica Parker had mercifullydisappeared, an idiotic ad for her new perfume has now upped theobnoxiousness ante of the current movie theater-going experience.If you h...
Posted by Stevel Knievel on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 03:34:00 PST |
A non-homophobic (I swear!) rant about Pride |
Yes, I am aware that Gay Pride Week is a couple of weeks past. I've taken the extra time before posting this to first distil the essence of my growing hatred for Pride and also because I don't have an...
Posted by Stevel Knievel on Thu, 05 Jul 2007 10:27:00 PST |
Steve meets Mother Nature |
Note: this is all written in present tense since I wrote it on the day in question, which was almost two weeks ago. Owing to rapidly ebbing interest in online social networking, I didn't post it until...
Posted by Stevel Knievel on Sun, 24 Jun 2007 07:34:00 PST |
Thanks a mint, idiots |
Today, while vacuuming my couch, I was pleasantly surprised to yank out the cushions and be met with an explosion of change. Since the advent of the toonie and loonie, even a bit of change can equal a...
Posted by Stevel Knievel on Sat, 12 May 2007 02:25:00 PST |
Kiss me, I'm multi-ethnic |
Let's start off this entry with a little culture quiz. I'll name a few things, and see if you can guess the cultural strand that unites them.
Jamaican steel drums
Vaughan, Ontario's P...
Posted by Stevel Knievel on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 08:30:00 PST |
A guide to competitive conversation |
As a long-time Calvin and Hobbes fan, I recall one strip where Calvin is explaining to Hobbes how to introduce a measure of competition in a conversation. Hobbes objects, saying, "Conversations aren't...
Posted by Stevel Knievel on Thu, 25 Jan 2007 10:35:00 PST |
Colour me racist |
I would call myself non-PC. I still say "gay" and "retarded" and "janitor" (You're supposed to say "homosexual," "developmentally delayed" and "custodian").
Well, retarded is pretty bad. But an...
Posted by Stevel Knievel on Wed, 24 Jan 2007 05:58:00 PST |
