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In: TV
29 Oct 2008Given the proliferation of TV networks and channels, it is increasingly hard to find out what a TV show is all about solely based on its title. Glark modifies the TV title cards of famous shows and let the title tell the truth about the show. Can you guess the original titles?
In: Internet
23 Oct 2008Seoul’s Banpo bridge has now been retrofitted with 10,000 nozzle-fountain on both sides of the bridge, turning the infrastructure into a piece of art. Nozzles move individually, and at night, it is accompanied by a light show. Here’s a video if it in action:
Located on Yonge near Lawrence, this Mediterranean restaurant offers many favourite dishes from Italy, Portugal, Spain and even Greece. I visited this restaurant for a dinner and came away pretty impressed.
As appetizers, Grilled Calamari were served with Kalamata olives and a cumin spiked vinaigrette that perfectly complemented the texture of this dish. As a main, [...]
In: Movie Review
16 Oct 2008It is perhaps best for Mr. M. Night Shyamalan to stop making movies as his bankability must be swimming with the fishes now. Latest movie The Happening tries to tweak his formula by adding more graphic violence, and getting rid of the big twist at the end that characterizes all his movies, until now.
Mark Wahlberg [...]
In: Movie Review
8 Oct 2008Unfortunately, Hancock feels like several movies have been stitched together (say, like Frankenstein) to create a Will Smith vehicle. Some parts are brilliant, others are barely mediocre.
Will Smith stars as John Hancock, a superhero living in LA who can’t remember his past because he suffers from amnesia (superheroes should really invest in protective headgear). The [...]
In: Uncategorized
7 Oct 2008Canada finally has a nationalized Do Not Call registry where you can register your residential numbers (home phone, wireless, VOIP, fax…) to prevent unwanted solicitation from businesses. Telemarketers have 31 days to update their lists to reflect your registration, so do not expect those annoying calls to stop immediately. This free service from CRTC also [...]
In: Movie Review
6 Oct 2008Mike Myers’ latest movie The Love Guru is an improbable comedy on many fronts. First of all, Toronto Maple Leafs in the running for the Stanley Cup is virtually unheard of, Mike Myers character of Guru Pitka is unconvincing and Justin Timberlake as a French Quebecker is just insulting.
The story follows a Maple Leaf player [...]
In: Internet
1 Oct 2008Happy World Vegetarian Day everybody. In case you are not aware, today (October 1st) is the World Vegetarian Day, to celebrate the beginning of the vegetarian awareness month. Yes, it is true, being vegetarian is almost like a disease that people need to be aware of. Signs include refusing meat and any animal-derived products and [...]