Hockey assault?
Got any thoughts on this story about police investigating an on-ice fight at a local hockey game, and the family of one player pressing charges?
View ArticleFriday defrag
What’s on your mind on this rainy Friday? I want to hear all about it in the comment box below!
View ArticleHappy Canada Day!
How are you celebrating? If you read this after Monday, how did you mark the day?
View ArticleSuperman is fascinating
I got a thoughtful response to my graphic-novel column about how Superman, at least in most of his comic incarnations, leaves me cold. Here’s the original column. And here’s what blog reader Dean had...
View ArticleAchy breaky head
Have you had a headache in the last couple of weeks? Do you find yourself getting more headaches, or more severe headaches, in the humid, stormy weather?
View ArticleI’ll see you at Retro-Mania
This column is for those Londoners who like to consider themselves movie buffs. Maybe you’re one of them: Do you like classic films? Are you tired of the cookie-cutter so-called blockbusters coming out...
View ArticleIt’s Tim’s turn
Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Hudak had his say about the London West byelection in a visit to the city Wednesday. Here’s his Q-and-A with The Free Press: The revolving door of Ontario political...
View ArticleComics, graphic novels great summer reads
You can read my latest graphic-novel column by clicking here. Enjoy!
View ArticleLoblaw is buying Shoppers Drug Mart
You can read our story about the megabillions purchase by clicking here. Assuming it passes muster with regulators, is this merger good or bad news for consumers?
View Article“I don’t know what to do, my head’s in a haze”
How have you been keeping cool during this week’s heatwave?
View ArticleStar power continues to fade
What do Johnny Depp, Jamie Foxx, Brad Pitt and Will Smith all have in common? They can’t open a movie. That’s right: None of the four has had a No. 1 film at the box office in the 2013 summer movie...
View ArticleStreet theatre
To the woman I saw walking down the street the other day with a GoodLife fitness bag slung over your shoulder, smoking a cigarette: You’re sending a mixed message.
View ArticleThis may sound familiar
There’s been a lot of talk the last couple weeks about cheating in major-league sports. I have a solution. But first, a warning: I’ve columnized about this topic many times before. Truth be known, it’s...
View ArticleConan O’Brien was asked to comment on Jay Leno’s retirement
“Uh . . . you know . . . I’ll say I’m happy doing my thing. Uh . . . I would say . . . no one says no comment anymore. But people should say no comment more often. No comment. I love no comment. Let’s...
View ArticleEnd-of-week defrag
What’s grinding your gears this week? I want to hear all about it in the comment box below. Get to it!
View ArticleStreet theatre — one-direction edition
This post is dedicated to the not one, but two cyclists who were going the wrong way down King St. (which — as all Londoners know — is a one-way street) as I drove into work Thursday afternoon. To the...
View ArticleByelection
I hate to be the one to deliver this news, since everyone’s so worked up about London West, but I don’t think anyone has ever demonstrated that byelections have any relationship to the general...
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