One day in high school - or perhaps it was junior high - during one of those rare moments when the teacher was out and we were free to talk...

It also came with a tribble and a poster of Han Solo in carbonite. I can't decide what's coolest: the tribble, the retro Alien...

I thought about heading to the Edmonton Expo this weekend, but in the end inertia took hold and I stayed at home to read and play Civiliza...

The Criterion Collection, every film lover's favourite publisher, just posted Eyes of Hitchcock , a short video that shows how effectiv...

I was a little surprised by today's news that Parliamentary Secretary Paul Calandra had apologized for his behaviour in the House the o...

It took me about 35 minutes to drive there, and yet the video is only 22 seconds long. A math whiz could probably figure out my hypotheti...

Your browser does not support frames. Click here to view the frameless video. . Having worked in politics for nearly seven years I've...

Tonight Sylvia and I watched the first episode of Fox's Gotham , the first of a half-dozen shows based on comic books set to debut soon...

Last night Sylvia and I met with friends at Pete's place for another of his mind-blowing Geekquinox meals. Summer may be behind us, b...

Today I took my car in for servicing and used the courtesy shuttle to commute to work, saving me $13.50 in parking plus the hassle of drivi...

I first spotted this amazing faucet in a movie or television show some years ago, and I was determined to find the make and model and purc...

From the late 80s onward, though with diminishing frequency in the 21st century, I've whiled away idle moments conjuring up Minions o...

For my friends who are fans of vintage 1970s SF TV and film and B-movies from any decade, I heartily recommend two blogs I just discovered:...

Nothing can protect Starfleet from the terrifying new Romulan weapon, which adds Photoshop's "glowing edges" effect to all ...

A few days ago I watched all four Underworld films back-to-back, an act of cinematic masochism made bearable by precisely two elements: Ka...

It took several days to build this 2,200-piece monster, but it was fun every moment. Now I have to stop myself from building the other p...

Jonathan Glazer's Under the Skin stars Scarlett Johanssen as a woman...well...more of a creature, really...who drives around Scotland ...

This afternoon Sylvia and I watched David Fincher's 1997 thriller The Game , starring Michael Douglas as a wealthy investment banker wh...

While cleaning up my (somewhat vandalized) campaign signs after the 2008 Alberta provincial election, Sean and I spotted this sign. So so...