Monthly Archives: October 2005

TPS Reports

Office Space: Special Edition with Flair

Radio

My pledge to CKDU aka Jessica’s litter box story.

Quote

“The odds of hitting the Lotto 6/49 jackpot by plunking down a toonie and picking all six numbers are one in 13.98 million.
To put that in perspective, math gurus say those odds are roughly equal to your chance of dying within 15 minutes of buying your lottery ticket - or flipping a coin and getting [...]

A Laugh Fest?

“Brave stories that authentically and straightforwardly reflect the director’s inner and outer world. They are seldom funny. Like the time of comedies is maybe over.” - The 54th International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg

Best. Band Name. Ever

“It’s entirely possible that the course of human history, at least as it pertains to the naming of rock bands, has built up to this moment. Has there ever been a band name as perfect, as right, as Platonically ideal as…?”

A Cup of Poetry

The Way I See It: No. 23
Chances are you are scared of fictions.
Chances are you are only fleetingly happy.
Chances are you know much less than you think you do.
Chances are you feel a little guilty.
Chances are you want people to lie to you.
Perhaps the answer lies on the side of a coffee cup.
You are lost.
— [...]

Column

Atlantic News Perspective #155 (Oct 24, 2005)
Enormous eggbeater, family feuds and the drinking olympics.
By: Iain K. MacLeod

Events

The Facts:
Kathryn Calder of Immaculate Machine is Carl Newman’s niece (of The New Pornographers) and fills in for Neko Case on the road.
donate money to what’s new, mitsou? on ckdu tuesday night between 6-7:30 and you could get a windom earle prize pack featuring a shirt, pins, and a framed pic of stephan in [...]

G to the T to the D

Meet the Life Hackers | NY Times
Fitter, happier, more productive | The Guardian
43 Folders Podcast

The Dude Abides

The Cult of ‘the Dude’ | Globe & Mail

Event

Update: Stephan is scheduled to perform at 10:30 tonight at Gus’ (corner of North and Agricola).
He can also be heard giving a tour of Excitement Video on Popped Culture’s “SEX & ROMANCE” episode and Windom Earle can be heard giving an extremely rare “unplugged” performance on Radio Free Polygon. Both available in Podcast form.
Lastly, here [...]

Gravitas

The Colbert Report…Gravitas: Colbert Vs. Stone Philips

A Dangerous Two Hours

The Dude in a Box

Big Lebowski Collector’s Edition DVD With Coasters, Cards and Towel

Tech

Why Do-It-Yourself Photo Printing Doesn’t Add Up | NY Times

TV

60 Minute’s Andy Rooney and Robert Smigel’s TV Fun House.

Religion

Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster

Blunderwood

Hollywood’s Best Blunders by Edward Jay Epstein.

Blog

A weeklong journal from a writer and director. By Judd Apatow

TV

Awesome Town