Consolation Champs

Or even American, really…
I’ve signed this petition from the excellent Sojourners magazine folks. Even though I can’t vote, my life (and the lives of millions of people around the world, especially in Iraq) are affected by this November’s election.
If you’re a person of faith, have a look. Ah, go on, even if you’re not…

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Brooke and I have been glued to our television for the past two weeks for the Olympic Games. Tomorrow it comes to an end with one of our favourite events, the men’s marathon. In checking the start list tonight, I discovered to my delight that Mustapha Bennacer is running for Algeria. Mustapha is a Canadian […]

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Fellow Canadian Jonathan Crowe has a project running for the duration of the Olympics called DFL. Though “Dead F***ing Last” sounds cheeky and disrespectful, he reminds us that he’s “celebrating last-place finishes at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. Because they’re there, and you’re not.”
I guess the irony is that his blog, which he started […]

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CNN: Olympians barred from blogging.
To protect the “rights of broadcasters” and other big media, we’ve been deprived of hearing the personal stories of athletes attending the games. What a silly, short-sighted decision.

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I’m incredibly psyched after watching the trailer for Wes Anderson’s next film, The Life Aquatic. Not only is Anderson my favourite contemporary filmmaker, he also shares my musical taste almost exactly. His soundtracks are genius, and in this trailer alone, he uses some great music:

Gut Feeling - Devo
Ceremony - New Order (thanks, Frank!)
Queen Bitch - […]

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Cyberbud Johnny has hatched a great new film blog called CinemaToast. Check it!

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There was a time, maybe four years ago, when having a weblog was considered somewhat of a geeky pursuit. Those days are fading fast, and in my ongoing pursuit of complete uncoolness, I’ve rediscovered a most unfashionable hobby. I collected stamps for a short time in my early adolescence, and with my recent obsession with […]

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Canada’s women’s softball team lost their game today 3-0 to Greece. Except that only one player of 15 on the team was actually born in Greece. And she’s a bench player. You see, the rules were massaged so that anyone with a grandparent born in Greece could compete for Greece. That’s why all these Californians […]

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Well, the Opening Ceremonies begin in an hour or so. I’d like to take this chance to ask you to consider submitting a story (or even an idea for a story) for Runner-Up. There will be lots of medals handed out, but many many more people compete and don’t get the glory. Sure, the networks […]

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With just two days to go until the Opening Ceremonies, I’m like a kid on Christmas Eve. Despite all the drug scandals and terrorist threats, these Olympics are still quickening my pulse. Here are some stories I’m watching:

Canada’s Perdita Felicien (PDF) looks like a good bet for a medal, hopefully gold. I just heard today […]

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