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In: Movie Review
28 Jul 2008The other day, while waiting for my car to be serviced, I had the chance to re-watch Cloverfield, this time on a much-smaller screen of a laptop. If you couldn’t stomach the big-screen version with all the shaking, you should catch up on this flick on the small screen.
Cloverfield is a monster destroying New York [...]
In: Construction
21 Jul 2008The other day, I received in the mail a notice of public consultation for the proposed Etobicoke-Finch West Light Rail Transit. Light Rail Transit picked my interest, but soon afterwards I realized they’re talking about streetcars. The rational for moving to streetcars from buses isn’t well defined apart from the fact that they run on [...]
In: Movie Review
20 Jul 2008Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog is not a typical musical, nor a movie. Joss Whedon, creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Firefly taps his own pocket to write, produce and direct this 42 minute musical. Neil Patrick Harris stars as Dr. Horrible, a shy but still mad scientist who tries really hard to get into [...]
In: Cinema
18 Jul 2008RECOMMENDATION: Watch The Dark Knight, although young children may have problems with the violence and dark gritty visuals of the movie, as well as Heath Ledger’s haunting performance.
The Dark Knight Heath Ledger’s final performance as The Joker elevates the sequel to Batman Begins.
Mamma Mia! Another Broadway [...]
When it comes to easy-to-use and even easier-to-program universal remote, Harmony products always rank high. Logitech Harmony One is a worthy successor to last year’s 880 model, improving upon virtually all aspects.
One look at the remote and you’ll realize the button placement is more intuitive than ever before. Gone are the tiny buttons next [...]
The original “Evolution of Dance” video by Judson Laipply all the way back in 2006 was a sensation as he was able to feature many diverse dance stylings in a compact non-stop 6 minute routine. Now the makers of MechRC robot has programmed its upcoming robot to do the routine (and arguably better than the [...]
In: Beer
13 Jul 2008If the latest insider rumors are to be believed, InBev has finally acquired Anheuser-Busch, making Stella Artois as American as Budweiser. Anheuser-Busch has agreed to a $50 billion takeover by the Belgian brewer InBev, and the combined company to be named Anheuser-Busch InBev will be the largest brewer in the world. Last week, InBev raised [...]
In: Cinema
11 Jul 2008RECOMMENDATION: Go for Hellboy II, for family-friendly fare, skip the Journey to the Center of the Earth and instead take a trip to the outerspace with WALL-E.
Hellboy II: The Golden Army Director Guillermo del Toro helms the sequel in which the blood elf prince breaks the truce between the elves and [...]