Day 551: The Original Lifesaver’s Life Story

originally published July 4, 2013 With 450 days remaining in this mad dash to a million words, I can confidently state that I have reached the perfect, comfortable plateau in terms of subject matter. In the beginning I worried I’d run out of quality material in the Wiki-wide-world – though in all fairness, the fact […]

Day 550: The Schemers Of Iron Mountain

originally published July 3, 2013 In 1967, a book dropped onto bookstore shelves, one that would rattle the public and tear away the curtain that had been concealing some of the United States government’s darkest secrets. The book contained the findings of a secret think tank – one that revealed the true intent of those […]

Day 549: Clearing Up The Bullcrap About You

originally published July 2, 2013 Ah, the morning after a long weekend. For Canadians, this means today – Americans get another week, and because the calendar is kind to them this year, an extra day of celebration. But make no mistake – that cold, cruel morning will come a-knocking, its disproportionate shadow darkening your mood, […]

Day 548: A Toast To Summer’s Boogie – July Celebrations You’ve Never Heard Of

originally published July 1, 2013 Happy Canada Day to my fellow countrymen and countrywomen, and for those outside our borders, happy first day of the most awesome month of the year. Everyone knows that July features two fireworky and fun holidays near its start, but surely there’s more to celebrate. I mean, apart from all […]

Day 547: Marveling At The Monstrous – Worst Films, Part 5

originally published June 30, 2013 In the pantheon of terrible movies – and that is a substantially large pantheon to be sure – the most gratifying and darkly satisfying to sit through are inevitably the classic sci-fi and monster movies of the 50’s and 60’s. These are films made with low budgets, cheap special effects, […]

Day 546: The Chef Of Chain Reactions

originally published June 29, 2013 Many savvy inventors devote their lives to looking at how we do things and trying to find an easier way. Leave it to an artist, someone who lives and breathes the abstract and absurd for a living, to create a lasting legacy based on transforming simple tasks into breathtakingly complicated […]

Day 545: Turning Up The Numbers Racket

originally published June 28, 2013 My neighbor – not the ethically-starved bag of rancid douche against whom I was once plotting; this is the guy beside him – has a gigantic antenna on his roof. The thing has been there since we moved in back in ought-six, and I have no idea what he does […]

Day 544: And The 1925 NFL Champion Is… Umm…

originally published June 27, 2013 Right about now the truly manic hockey fans in Chicago are probably ringing the final bells of their celebration festivities, gleefully swimming in the milky afterglow of a well-played, riveting Stanley Cup series. The city knows a little something about championships: the Blackhawks won one just three years ago, the […]

Day 543: 21 Things I Learned About Billy’s Fire

originally published June 26, 2013 To be perfectly honest, reading through the Wikipedian entry for Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start the Fire” was one of the more fun quarter-hours I’ve spent mired in that site’s seemingly infinite text. It was also educational. The song itself is a hit-or-miss affair. Some people love it, others find […]

Day 542: Who Is Smart Enough To Pull Off The Perfect Murder?

originally published June 25, 2013 What constitutes the perfect murder? Clearly getting away with it is probably the first priority. Evading suspicion entirely would be ideal, but so long as your story is straight and your delivery impeccable, you should be able to dance the steps necessary for your freedom. But you can’t commit an […]