Category: Comedy

If I had to identify the moment when I knew something was wrong, I’d say it was the jarring thud. Jarring thuds are never good, but they are especially not good when they are made by your head. In this case, the jarring thud…

It’s been a wild ride in the NFL playoffs, featuring controversial calls and spectacular plays. None of these, however, have come close to triggering the consternation caused January 16 when Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown rolled up to Lincoln Financial Field for the…

I am in favour of toll roads. So are Americans. Their argument for toll roads is that they keep taxes down and sustain infrastructure. Maybe that’s why Canadians are so opposed. A country whose national identity is based on “not” being American must take…

Cyclists. Drivers. Pedestrians. They have a strained relationship. Read any news story and you’ll hear how poorly they get along. It’s war. This is a strange phenomenon, given that all three fit in the category “people.” But that’s what labels do. They split us….

I had the opportunity to speak with The Toronto Star’s Raju Madhar for the podcast “This Matters” about the current shifts and corrections in the comedy world. Raju is an excellent interviewer – very happy he asked me on his show. The photo is…

When you drive a unique-looking car, it quickly becomes clear that you have kissed off any semblance of anonymity. Occasionally, I’ll see another Island Blue Metallic 2019 Mini Cooper S Countryman ALL4 with white racing stripes – but not often.

Disturbing though it was, I have to admit that a rush of reluctant admiration swept through me while watching the video. There are many who can sympathize with his anti-gas-pump stance.

Gas pumps are bossy, demanding monsters. In the struggle between man and machine, they are the undefeated champions.

Who hasn’t wanted to take a swing at one?

Where my writing began. Westboro – nihilistic 1980s dystopia

Talking politics – Trudeau, Conservative leadership race, Trump and bad Christmas car commercials with Anthony Furey and John Oakley. Sound and the Fury.

My favourite pub in London is The Sun in Splendour. My Great Grandfather Frank Young lived down the street as a young man and he would have frequented it on occasion.