2018 Oscar (90th Academy Awards) Winners

I was with a bunch of friends on Oscars night, and though I suggested we watch it, they’d have none of it, so we ended up watching Elysium on Netflix instead. Still, curious as I am to see who won and what movies I should keep trying to watch, I’m publishing the winners list here, along with my comments.

2018 Oscars non-winning Nominees

After having gone through the big winners of the 90th Academy Awards, I thought the non-winning nominees are also worth a look. Winning is tough and occasionally, it’s not the best movie that wins, but rather the one that makes the best Oscars marketing effort.

Electric Toothbrush via Flex Delivery

I purchased my first electric toothbrush a few years back, from Costco. It worked great and I even traveled with it. However, a few months back, while traveling, my charger was stolen, so I found myself forced to look for a new one.

The To Do List (2013)

I've recently (a few days before the general release) been invited and attended a sneak preview of "The To Do List", an excellent comedy featuring Aubrey Plaza whom I’ve seen before in Safety Not Guaranteed.

Toronto and Niagara Falls deals for two

Some of my friends are coming to visit Toronto and they might want to know what is the cost of a hotel room for two. I was happy to oblige and look at such deals for anyone who might be interested.

Favour Food Delivery Between Abundance And Scarcity

I had to publish the previous installment in the Favor (or, more specifically, the now defunct Favour Delivery) before being done. I was stirred to finish this story by an article in The G&M on the subject, which chooses to go squarely against my title.

Justice in Toronto 1: quick LTB evictions and Ontario standard lease

There has been a lot of talk about “access to justice” (or a2j), the SRL crisis and corruption / underperformance in Canadian courts. While increasingly case law can be found on CANLII, what is often missing is details, and for obvious reasons: getting the details wrong may result in libel lawsuits. However, we believe that making non-identifying details public - i.e., the “story” - can help shed some light on how the litigation industry works (or doesn’t) in our city.

Bureaucracy Quotes Collection

A few choice quotes on the magic of bureaucracy. It’s somewhat reassuring to remember that many others have endured the pain of having to deal with bureaucrats, and here are their thoughts. Take solace in schadenfreude!

Little Kim sucks donkey bum-bum

North Korea is our favourite rogue / almost failed state. This is because although Iran is in itself a fundamentalist Absurdistan, North Korea is a combination of Boris & Natasha, 1984 and Confucianism.