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It's Friday August the 24 around 6:46AM and

Heroes Season 2

Like the rest of the geeks, I can't wait to watch the second season of Heroes, but this promo is just weird. And not good wierd either.

It's Friday August the 24 around 6:38AM and

Vancouver Still No. 1

Won't this news just encourage Sam Sullivan's reign of terror? "Vancouver has been ranked the best place to live in the world for the fifth year in a row in a survey by the Economist magazine, while Toronto took fifth place out of 132 cities." [CBC News]

It's Friday August the 24 around 6:34AM and

Trying to End the Civic Strike

The city really, really, really wants to end this civic strike by Labour Day. For real this time. [24 Hours]

It's Thursday August the 23 around 7:08AM and

Buzz Dump: A Man's Man

No better time than Thursday to relive the best of Tobias Funke, A Man's Man.

*The Hoff sings on network TV. Incredible. That shirt is amazing.

*New Wes Anderson movie The Darjeeling Limited, will open with a short with an epilogue starring Naatlaie Portman and Jason Schwartzman. Smug.

*Make your own McLovin driver's licence.

*Hayden Panettiere shoots a Got Milk ad. 1000's of fanboys combust in the sheer joy.

*For no reason. Mascot vs. Human Dance Off!

It's Thursday August the 23 around 7:03AM and

Holt Renfrew Gets Results

I'm not sure which part of this post over at Beyond Robson I like more. Is it the smug "I've had the privilege of seeing the Taj Mahal in India?" Is it the reaction to the new Holt Renfrew store, "My mind filled with fantasies of revolutionaries in khaki fatigues and Che Guevera t-shirts bursting in, guns drawn, and shouting rhetoric like, 'This eleven-pocket harvest wheat riding coat will feed a peasant family for a year!'" Or could it be the return to "Winners, where I recovered, surrounded by comforts of the linoleum tile, fluorescent lights and slightly flawed jeans."

Could probably be all three. Holts+Taj Mahal+Che+Winners=I'm so there! Screw the workers. Love it.

It's Thursday August the 23 around 6:59AM and

Amy Winehouse Not Coming to Vancouver

Of course she's not. Amy Winehouse, who was set to play Vancouver's Orpheum in September has postponed her fall US-Canada tour. Gawker suggests this is to "to focus on getting her liver back in condition for her October/November 'Drinking Myself To Death' tour of the U.K. and Europe." I was really looking forward to this trainwreck coming to town. Bummer. [Gawker]

It's Tuesday August the 21 around 9:43AM and

They're not decisions, They're surprises

Dear Spencer Pratt. You are a ridiculous jerk. This is exactly why nice guys always finish last. [Gawker]

It's Tuesday August the 21 around 7:24AM and

Woody Allen's Cassandra's Dream

My question watching this new trailer for Cassandra's Dream, the next Woody Allen movie is this: what was he really doing during the period between 2000's Small Time Crooks, and 2005's Match Point. It's like some sort of a 6-film black hole that really makes no sense. At all. I mean what really was the deal with the 2003 Jason Biggs vehicle, Anything Else? This new film, looks really good.

It's Tuesday August the 21 around 7:17AM and

Secret NAFTA Meeting Full Coverage

Because if I have to read one more article about the impending doom of months of our garbage and library strike, I'm going switch gears for moment. Mostly I just liked where Wonkette was going with thier coverage of the NAFTA meeting:

"The leaders of Canada, Mexico and the United States are having secret meetings in a sinister Canadian castle today that will mean the End of the United States, finally, sources said.
Bush Junior is meeting today and tomorrow with Mexican prez Filipe Calderon (who also wasn’t exactly elected to office) and Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper (who also wasn’t elected because Canada worships the Queen, we think?) so they can combine the three countries into one slave-labor economic ruin known as Canarexico or something."

It's Tuesday August the 21 around 7:09AM and

Breakfast Video, Dawson's Creek Style

You need to forward this clip 56 seconds ahead. But this was exactly what I experienced when I turned on the TV this morning pre-coffee. I thought I was dreaming. This is the most ridiculous sequence from Dawson's Creek, ever. Just the idea of them dancing, making pancakes, and throwing around biscuits like some bad homage to The Big Chill. Joey Poter judges.

It's Tuesday August the 21 around 7:04AM and

Who Will Jack Bauer Torture this season?

Yesterday. Heroes gets Kristen Bell on board. Today's TV news, not so amazing. I doubt very much that bringing on Janeane Garofalo will help 24 recover from last season's attack of the lame. But maybe if Jack gets to torture her I could get behind this. [BuzzSugar]

It's Monday August the 20 around 5:20PM and

Richmond Ikea Closed, Not Sullivan's Fault Maybe

It's a good thing that the Richmond Ikea which is closed because of a strike starting today, isn't in Vancouver. Sam Sullivan would be really in the hot seat if the voters couldn't get themselves some furniture. Screw it, blame him for it anyway.

It's Monday August the 20 around 5:17PM and

New Canucks Look Coming Wednesday

Can you contain yourself for the new Canucks jersey look coming on Wednesday? Well, I know I can. But according to the new blog at The Province, The Newsroom, "The party starts on Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. (free hot dogs!), with the big jersey unveiling at 12:30 p.m. Tickets are free, but you have to go through Ticketmaster to get them. There will be free parking undeground at GM Place."

Well, I can.

It's Monday August the 20 around 5:11PM and

Inside the Cut Throat Vancouver Restaurant Scene

I think the question everyone should ask after reading this Globe and Mail article about the Tyra Banks fierce Vancouver restaurant scene is, why does everyone hate working with Rob Feenie so much? Seriously:

"I had a period where my chef Marc-Andre [Choquette] quit, then my sous-chef Jeremie [Bastien] quit, then Antoine [Baillargeon] - his right-hand guy - he quit, then Guillaume [St. Pierre], who was doing the fish, he quit - it all came within a month for me," Feenie told the Globe. "Then the same thing happened at Feenie's - all these people left and went up to Chow. It was a big hit for us."

It's Monday August the 20 around 8:15AM and

Sam Sullivan vs Fictional Mayors

With the news that the hotel workers are thinking about striking now, Sam Sullivan's popularity will reach a new apex in the George W. Bush ratings system. But how would Mayor Sullivan stack up against Cracked.com's "Pop Culture's Top 5 Fictional Mayors." Particularly the comparison to Mayor McCheese which is outrageously uncanny, or not:

"Rather than running on the issues, Mayor McCheese primarily campaigns against his frequent rival, the Burger King, whose autocratic regime saw a drastic increase in crime (most notably breaking and entering and possession of a Croissan'wich with intent to distribute), as well as the rise of the insidious "Chicken Fries," which stand as an affront to both God and Man. Also fondly remembered by Europeans for his moving speech to a divided Germany, where he famously announced "Ich bin ein Hamburger."

But seriously, has someone started the draft Harcourt campaign yet? It's that bad.

It's Monday August the 20 around 8:12AM and

Veronica Mars Herofied

Could Heroes get any better for season 2? Well, yeah, duh. Especially when Kristen Bell joins the cast for several episodes in October. Had to post this, sorry.

It's Friday August the 17 around 10:47AM and

A Message To Cyclists

This video is perfect for all the bike riders out in Vancouver. They are right up there with flip flop wearers if you ask me. But British Animation show Monkey Dust gets their smug attitude just right in "The Cyclists". While you're at it, check out their take on "Pretentious French Cinema." (Via Calvin)

It's Friday August the 17 around 10:36AM and

No Garbage Collection, But We're Tough on Nazis

Nazis. I hate those guys. "A Vancouver man convicted in absentia of Nazi war crimes has lost a bid to be released from custody while he appeals his extradition to Italy to the Supreme Court of Canada." [Canadian Press]

It's Thursday August the 16 around 8:08AM and

Hail to the King, Baby

Elvis died 30 years ago today. Because of that, and a bunch of other things like trying undertstand that at somepoint last night I heard somebody refer to The Stone Temple as the "Stone Tizzy", posting will be light. Thanka verra much for your patience. [Elvis.com]

It's Wednesday August the 15 around 6:42AM and

Buzz Dump: China Our Greatest Friend Edition

Nice to see CNBC still rocking the business world with sound advice. It's sweet of Erin Burnett to sing the praises of China's poisonous food and toys made of lead which are keeping prices down in America! (Via The Consumerist)

*Really enjoying Big Brother 8. I keep going back and forth on Evil Dick. But last night I really enjoyed that every time he walked into a scene he had his own guitar solo theme song. In this clip, he and Dustin argue about the big questions, like if Danielle is a skank or not.

*Derek K. Miller asks, why isn't the Clearview font we mention a few days ago, free? So cute, people wanting free things for the greater good. Adorable.

*Things Amelle Gillette learned from the Hills. Like, "Lauren Conrad fluctuates between three emotional states: "Unwritten" by Natasha Beddingfield (elation, interspersed with drunkenness), "Big Girls Don't Cry" by Fergie (introspection, looking out from a balcony), and a bland cover of "Umbrella" (OMG my friendship with Heidi is so dead)."

*This is just awesome. Tonight, at everyone's favorite bar Steamworks, you can go for Green drinks! "A monthly gathering of anyone interested in 'green'. Green Drinkers are from all ages, backgrounds and groups - non-profit organizations, academia, government, small business, big business, self-employed, volunteers, students, concerned citizens...and everything in between." Steamworks + environmentalists = sounds like complete hell.

*Here's another clip. Check out Lisa Lampanelli at the Comedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav.

It's Wednesday August the 15 around 6:20AM and

Alexandra Gill, Crabby

Globe and Mail food critic Alexandra Gill begins her colum with, "I'm feeling crabby. And no, the mood has nothing to do with any gripes I might have about recently reviewed restaurants." Maybe it is because you just lamely started an article about crabs with that line? Sorry to hear about that Alex.

It's Wednesday August the 15 around 6:18AM and

La Dolce Scooter - The Sweet and Low Life

Pretty sure this is why you can't take condos in Vancouver seriously. Well this week it is Dolce (535 Smithe). I finally couldn't take looking at their fancy new branding around the site. I know Condohype dished this out when the ads started months ago - and sweetly dishes on all things crap-condo-tastic. Anyway, Dolce could be the trying to be seductive but not really sticking the landing with the "Live. Active. Live High. Live Robson. Live Sweet. Live Cultural. Live." concept. Which is mostly amusing because the address isn't technically on Robson. I'm being picky, but i guess "Live Smithe" just wasn't cutting it.

Or maybe it is the idea that after the 'Live, Live, Live' line you get the bland looking couple having coffee with his red scooter (fine Vespa. Whatever) parked outside. Hell, drive or walk past the construction site and you can see this dirtbag on his scooter all over the place. Really? I mean, if the residence size starting at 507 sq. ft. starts aat $389,900, you'd think smarty pants owner could afford a real car! Besides, you live downtown, what the hell do you need a scooter for?

It's Wednesday August the 15 around 6:06AM and

Inside Alain Vigneault's Golf Game

If you thought articles about hockey in August are just annoying, you'll love The Sun's Brad Ziemer's ground breaking Q&A with Vancouver Canucks coach Alain Vigneault. Of course, it's not about hockey at all, it's about his golf game in the off season. Amazing! This is like reading about someone watching paint drying. Bravo Ziemer.

It's Tuesday August the 14 around 7:40PM and

Billybobapalooza Coming to Vancouver

At some point a coworker ripped out an ad for some music acts in Vancouver playing in the next month and handed it to me. The fact that on September 1st you could see Billy Bob Thornton in all his glory live deep in the heart of Coquitlam no less, at the Red Robinson Show Theatre is ridiculous + amazing. Or cray-zee. not sure which.

PS: I think I could do a whole feature on Mr. Thornton's website. Like how amazing his greeting is.

It's Tuesday August the 14 around 7:29PM and

Restaurant Prank: Spanish

Andrew Morrison over at Urban Diner had him some fun this week. He invented a restaurant called Spanish Tasting Bar, even set up a website, and then some other website wrote about it like news. Well played Morrison. Well played.

It's Tuesday August the 14 around 7:20PM and

Breaking: Nafta Works

This just in. According to a just closed Vancouver meeting, apparently, wait for it, NAFTA works. Yay us! And who couldn't love this kind of excitement: "The group's final communique indeed was mother's milk to trade wonks: improving NAFTA's rules of origin, reducing barriers on swine, steel consumer electronics and chemicals and finding ways to boost North American competitiveness." I bet David Emerson is partying like a rockstar right now. [CTV News]

It's Tuesday August the 14 around 11:42AM and

Tough Talk From The Berner

Wow. David Berner drops a bit of a bomb on the family and friends who defended the image of one of those killed last week with this: "Except, of course, when he was dealing in illegal drugs and playing with guys with guns. And, of course, when he was shot dead in a restaurant. That'll happen sometimes when you live like that." It must be Vancouver blog sweeps week with this kind of a post. Love it.

It's Tuesday August the 14 around 7:07AM and

Lamplighter Goes Dark

Looks like The Lamplighter will be going dark after tonight's final show. [Georgia Straight]

It's Tuesday August the 14 around 6:53AM and

Superbad = Vancouver Teen life

Sure wish my teen life in Vancouver became a huge summer movie called Superbad. If my teenlife was to become a movie it would be superlame. Damn you Seth Rogen. [Canwest News Service]

It's Tuesday August the 14 around 6:29AM and

Civic strike '07, Day 25

So day 25 of the strike has exposed a vulnerable weakness is Mayor Sam Sullivan's "drop dead" strike negeotiation tactics. Vancouverites have found all these parks to dump their crap in! And the streets and alleys seem to be working now too! "Flies are buzzing above the trash, and maggots are feeding on the food scraps. The mess reeks and it's ugly. However, the local health authority say the situation isn't a risk to human health yet." Your move Sam. [CTV News]

It's Tuesday August the 14 around 6:25AM and

Tuesdays Virtual Nature Hike

For a minute, I was transported to another magical world where horses ride in cars, eat cheeseburgers from the drive thu, get you beers and answer your phone, and even watch TV but then I woke up. Or did I? To wake me up from this wonderful dream I had to watch this video of some bad assed killer whales attacking some gray whales to restore the delicate balance of nature. Bastard whales! As Dr. Ian Malcolm might say, "Oh, yeah. Oooh, ahhh, that's how it always starts. Then later there's running and screaming."

It's Tuesday August the 14 around 6:20AM and

Straight Watch: The Carbon Offset Movement

It's been awhile since we've said much about The Georgia Straight. Maybe it was the thought of us on a deserted island with cases of Rieslings and Jurgen Gothe. Seriously knocking back shots of grape juice like this with 'Jurgs' would be pretty sweet, yes? So Let's do it old school in this nearly all funny bones edition of the alt-weekly:

5. This week's cover story is "The sin of air travel." Before reading it, I've never wanted to buy a ticket on a jet plane more. And I've never wanted to stop reading an article so quickly in my life. Reading about the carbon offset movement makes my eyes bleed. Literally. For real entertainment and offset hell fire, may i suggest watching VBS's Toxic Alberta. It's like an Al Gore bible camp.

4. Can Carole James woo B.C. voters? Bwhwhahahahahahahaah.

3. New uniforms won't make Canucks better. Sigh.

2. I will leave it to you to figure out if the Straight sifted through enough of James Lileks writings beyond his novelty stuff. Because when the two of us agree on someone being awesome, there must be something rotten in Denmark.

1. Dear City Singles Kimberley and Brock. Where do you even start with you two? How exactly is Kimberley's "arch nemesis is Britney Spears." Bitch, please. And why, dear god, why would you say that your "superhero alter ego is Duffman because I too am lively and like to make those around me have a good time," Brock. You're trying to become unsingle, right? It's like telling children there is no Santa Claus.

It's Tuesday August the 14 around 6:18AM and

Type Fight Showdown: Helvetica Edition

Remember the whole thing about Helvetica the movie? Well, there is a pretty amazing thread going on over at the VFS blog featuring some tough type talk. Fighting over typography, really?

From Dougal Muir, who ended his passionate argument against Helvetica with a "I am still very much in love with type" but began with this: "The film Helvetica was one of the most dangerous pieces of propaganda that has happened to typographic design in years. It may even have the power to set back the development of typography fifty years."

To the head of the local chapter of the GDC (Graphic Designers of Canada) who starts with, "My respected colleague Dougal makes some interesting points in his comment here, and I don’t disagree with him, but believe he’s being overly dramatic and don’t appreciate his stern public condemnation of either GDC or VFS for co-hosting the screening of the Helvetica documentary" and ends with something so smug that I bet Douglas Coupland wished he'd thought of it first, "My name is Mark Busse. Google me."

So sweet. Who knew the city's designers could be so fabulous. This is like a smarter Heidi vs LC fight on The Hills.

It's Tuesday August the 14 around 6:14AM and

Vancouver Film Notes: Jessica Alba Returns

Darren Parkman notes that Jessica Alba has been spotted in town the past few days doing reshoots on her latest film, The Eye. No doubt they are doing reshoots because it is another stinker.

And did you here that poor Jessica got an STD from baseball stud Derek Jeter. Classy. [24 Hours]

Related:
Jessica Alba's dog poops in Robson St. Stores [August 10, 2006]

It's Tuesday August the 14 around 6:06AM and

Granville Street Fight Club

Granville Street turned ugly last night as the scene of two men fighting turned to one man using a chain, and then after striking two police officers a third officer shot and killed the man. "According to reports, witnesses heard as many as a dozen shots fired before the suspect went down." (CTV News)

It's Monday August the 13 around 6:13PM and

Monday Round Up: Les Deux Grande Fromages

The following things just might not be really working for me right now:

1. I just saw a random promo commercial for the Charlie Sheen show, Two and a Half Men. Nothing weird per se, but the realization that this is going into syndication is kind of like a sign of the apocolypse, no?

2. Fox's new series K-Ville. It's not that I don't think a show set (and actually shot) in New Orleans isn't cool, but the commercials are, well, how do I say this, completely ridiculous (and much different from the trailer too. Well, just less fromagey).

3. Jurassic Park IV. It took them four movies to come to, "You know, I have one simple request. And that is to have dinosaurs with frickin' laser beams attached to their heads! Now evidently my cycloptic colleague informs me that that cannot be done. Ah, would you remind me what I pay you people for, honestly? Throw me a bone here! What do we have? "

4. I am totally into The Hills season three, but is this place Les Deux for real. Seriously, it looks like it is the Mos Eisley for Hollywood douche. PS: Spencer, you're gross.

5. I think it is sad. Sad like killing fluffy bunnies sad, that many people I might happen to work with during long days at the sweat shop might often feel as powerless as these ninjas are against the might trio of beers. But the spot rules. As does Harp. (Via the always fun Agency Tart)

It's Monday August the 13 around 6:50AM and

Home of the $15 Cup of Joe

Nice to see Artigiano raising the bar on smug coffee. Today they launch the, "staggering $15 per eight-ounce cup ($135 per half pound in bean form), the Panama-grown, 100-per-cent geisha varietal bean is the most expensive coffee ever to hit lips in this coffee-crazy city." See you there.

It's Monday August the 13 around 6:32AM and

Guess that Smell...

It's a shame I had to go and open my mouth to The Seattlest about our fair cities garbage strike. They contacted me about the state of the garbage, and you can read all about that over there, cause it's a great site about Seattle. But since I rarely venture outside of a few streets, clearly I'm no Bob Woodward on this one.

And while it is true that there isn't mountains of garbage anywhere, at least not yet, apparently things aren't as rosey as I thought. First, I went to Gastown last week. The entire place smells like a giant urinal, minus the chlorine. Second, it would seem that the Rats are begining to take over. it's like the Secret of Nimh over in the Eastside. You caught me, yes, i think a colony of super smart rats would be an improvement down there.

Meanwhile, The Only makes me seem relaxed about this garbage strike issue. Bonus points for calling out Mayor Sullivan who is now clearly a hilarious parody of Springfields Mayor Quimby and Quahog's Mayor Adam West. "Nearly a month old, the city strike in Vancouver has managed to make an already incompetent Mayor Sam Sullivan look utterly useless. While municipalities across “Metro Vancouver” have figured out how to make peace with big labour, Sullivan seems bent on refusing to acknowledge the obvious: sign the five-year contract and shut the fuck up."

It's Monday August the 13 around 6:30AM and

1960s Screwball Advetising Comedy

I've been watching AMC's Mad Men like crazy. So, I wanted some more 1960's advertising fun and they were playing Lover Come Back on TCM. If you can imagine it, this is a screwball comedy set in the world of Madison Avenue. Of course it is. It stars Doris Day and Rock Hudson as the comptetive advertising execs. As the Madison Avenue Journal notes, "The most fun is watching Rock Hudson play straight and wonder what's really going through his head as he's romancing Doris Day."

They really don't make 'em like this anymore.

1. Who writes like this anymore? Lines like "Just what the world needs, a good 10-cent drunk! " and "Jerry Webster: Okay, so I've sewn a few wild oats. Carol Templeton: A few? You could qualify for a farm loan!" are a delight.

2. How about a tagline like this: "A riotous new twist in the art of gentle persuasion!"

3. Three words: Anne B. Davis. (for the uninitiated, that's Alice from Brady Bunch)

4. For real, check this clip.

5. Does the plot really revolve around a fake product called VIP? Which then turns out to be a confectionary that makes you drunk. Why yes, yes it does. There hasn't been this much drunken fun since the 1987 episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation when the crew was infected with a virus that makes you drunk and we find that Data is 'fully functional'.

It's Monday August the 13 around 6:25AM and

Buzz Dump: Not So Rush Hour

Of course, any Monday starting with a 1984 clip of Keanu Reeves interviewng a teddy bear is going to be the best day ever. Okay that overtates things doesn't it. But here are some bits to get you going:

*I posted this clip of Minnesota State Fair on a Stick last year. And quite frankly it is still full of just as much wonderment and amazingness as it was last year.

*in honor of the film Superbad starting this week, you gots to have a little Panama to get things started.

*In honor of The Hills season 3 starting tonight (and of the Season 2 I may have just bought), this is the most ridiculous show I've seen. "Britain's Youngest Brides" My jaw is on the floor. And that kind of hurts.

*We're over Megan Fox, for now, and have moved on to Kat Von D.

*What in the heck happened to Parker Posey. Wait, what the hell happened to the creator of Gilmore Girls. This is a joke right?

*Radar brings us a fairly amusing "100 Worst Places to Die".

*The New York Times seem to be trolling for hits on their blog with the Freakonomics post "If You Were a Terrorist, How Would you Attack?" And no, I'm not judging. This is wicked blogging.

*Since last week was all about Helvetica, it's nice to see a major article in the New York Times Magazine feature the birth of the new font for the US Highway system, Clearview.

*Kind of really looking forward to reading "Cool it: The Skeptical Environmentalist's Guide to Global Warming."

*What is it with Andersons and wacky and directing? Or in this case Andersson. A selection of Swedish commercials by Roy Andersson.

*Documentaries rule. Have you heard about: Who Is Harry Nilsson? How about The King of Kong? And yes, In the Shadow of the Moon looks good.

*I took a certain amount of glee that Rush Hour 3 only took in $50.2 million this weekend. Not that this isn't a lot of money, in fact it's too much, this is like the Two and a Half Men of movies. Lots of reviews amused me, particularly this line in The Star, "Rush Hour 3 is a blockbuster sequel filmed with the enthusiasm of jury duty and as barren of novelty as a burned-out souvenir stand."

*Joe Cocker and John Belushi Feeling Allright.

*Last week James Leong of Vancouver won the 2007 Scrabble Player's Championship. At least we can win something in this city. I'm looking at you Canucks.

*Last but not least. How amazing is Creed on The Office? His blog is dope (remember he has a blog called Creed Thoughts). Check this, "The other day, I overheard some dudes at work – the fatso and the fruit – and they were talking about some internet video of water buffaloes fighting lions. I don’t know about you, but that’s the kind of thing I can build a whole night around. I stopped at the supermarket on the way home and picked up some things to get me in the mood: Buffalo jerky, buffalo wings, Frosted Flakes, some cupcakes, and a bottle of white wine. (Side note: I couldn’t find any lion-related items at the store, so I settled for the Flakes because of the Tiger. It was the best I could do.) When I got home, I was really jazzed for a good old-fashioned jungle fight. " (More Creed with Top 10 Creed Moments)

It's Monday August the 13 around 6:21AM and

Monocle makes Vancouver #15

This is nothing new, but in the latest issue of Monocle, Vancouver was selected as #15 in their list of Top 20 liveable cities. Munich was first. The mag sums us up with a perfectly superficial soup of 2010 Olympics, Hollywood North, Award Winning airport, and active lifestyles. Which translates into a, "Well-connected and weathy, just make sure you like talking sport."

It's Thursday August the 9 around 2:48PM and

Skittlelicious

Skittles are great right? They come in lots of pretty colours and they taste like all the flavours of the rainbow. So you would think the point wouldn't be debatable, but I dare you to ask the guy in this *fantastic* ad how he feels about Skittles:

Skittles are clearly on a roll with their advertising, as some of the absolutely adorable clips on this website also prove. Bravo Skittles. You have won my heart and my tastebuds.

It's Thursday August the 9 around 6:41AM and

Vancouver News: Shootings, Overdoses, Cougars

I find it hard to even bother reading or watching the local news lately. This makes it hard to blog about actual events in the city. And I'm lazy. But then you make an effort to catch up and you read:

*Two dead in Vancouver shooting.

*Death by overdose up in Vancouver

*Vancouver great city despite its rotten core.

*Vancouver needs to haggle. City doesn't seem to understand how to negotiate with striking workers.

*Northwest Cougars Hunt—and Are Hunted by—Younger Men

*After the cut: On the Lot's Zach Lipovsky dishes on `unreal' reality TV

All of this is kind of boring. Well, except the revelations of the origin of the term cougar, but come on.

Best line I've read so far this week: "I’m in New York City, for no reason at all other than to expand my carbon footprint. It’s a performance art piece, really." Tim Blair is funny.

It's Wednesday August the 8 around 9:49AM and

Sausage Roll Pizza

I just made my friend Anthony dry heave with this video. I think he's completely nuts, because this is totally amazing. This is as Adfreak calls it, "Pizza technology moves forward yet again." The Japanese are amazing, proving once again, Pizza, is there anything it can't do? Luke will love this.

It's Tuesday August the 7 around 10:57PM and

Helvetica: The Movie Screening

So i checked out the special screening of the movie Helvetica tonight. I so wanted to title this post, Hell-vetica, but couldn't justify it. No, I'm not a type geek, kids. And yes, it is a movie about a typeface called Helvetica. Although, after the one designer lady kept talking crap about Helvetica because it was the font of all the companies that supported both the Vietnam and Iraq wars, I'm sold on this font. The more big souless companies that use it, the better. Helvetica it all I say! I think we should delete the rest. Except Courier in Final Draft. Here's a clip of the pretty amusing Erik Spiekermann.

Here are some brief highlights from the event:

1. Goaties. Lots of Goaties. You need them to be a proper designer.

2. Douglas Coupland, who was on the post film panel, interupted his introduction to talk about himself. This is just plain deserving of pretty amazing t-shirt with the word "smug" written in helvetica on it. At first I didn't like this move, but now, I kind of think I love it.

3. Mr. Coupland doesn't like Courier 12.

4. Since I know people that still use it, and i know I once did, let's give some props out to the magic that is comic sans.

5. The after party cheese was just chedder cubes. I'm pretty sure this means that chedder is the helvetica of cheeses, so this was rather fitting. There was also mustard. Not an important fact, but still, I liked that. Both went well with the $1 cheeseburger I got at McDonalds before going in. (Note: There is a new McDonalds on Granville and Smithe).

More on this later maybe. Who knows...Pretty sure after posting this, i too could use one of those smug helvetica shirts. I'm okay with that.