Skip to content

Category Archives: PopCulture

Music Monday – “Je ne tiens pas debout/Le ciel coule sur mes mains/Je ne tiens pas debout/Le ciel coule sur…” (I can’t stand/The sky flows on my hands/I can’t stand/The sky flows on”

This French group was on “The Daily Show” with Trevor Noah recently. I thought it was a fitting choice after the week we’ve just had (and I’m usually pretty excited for political discussions on Facebook but the amount of racism and fear and stupidity makes me miss the cat videos!) “Christine” – Christine and the […]

Posted 16 November 2015 § MusicMonday § News § Politics § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Music Monday – “How long will you chase/This dream that’s so clear from the stage?”

This “In An Empty Room” series from the Creative City Centre that I highlighted last week has lots of other great music you should check out… “Squared Up” – Belle Plaine

Posted 02 November 2015 § MusicMonday § Saskatchewan § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – “Eight days and a clash on the number four/Three witnesses blown up high/My sentence will be done/You can call me a son for wondering why?” @colterwall @premierbradwall

Colter Wall is a Saskatchewan musician who is getting a lot of attention lately, at least in part due to a positive mention by WWE/UFC superstar, Brock Lesnar who used a Wall song in a recent promo video as well as some of his music being included on the “Dog the Bounty Hunter” show. Wall’s first album is […]

Posted 26 October 2015 § MusicMonday § Politics § Saskatchewan § Video ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: ,

Friday Fun Link – The Nostalgia Machine

The Nostalgia Machine will generate a playlist for the year you were born (or any other year – want to re-live your high school prom?  The year you got married?)

Posted 23 October 2015 § FridayFunLink § MemoryLane § Randomness § Shea ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

T-15: Music Monday – “Your pipeline will spill its disease/You shut down all the research libraries” #elxn42 #canpoli

You know it’s bad for Stephen Harper when even one of Canada’s most popular bands releases a song slamming your government’s record. (and includes citations for all the facts in the video on their web site to head off criticism)… “I recently visited Montreal and I was just awash in nostalgia at what Canada was […]

Posted 05 October 2015 § Canada § MusicMonday § News § Politics § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Can BuzzFeed Guess Your Age By How You Answer A Quiz About Your Reading Habits?

The site guessed 40 for me and I’m 42 so that’s pretty good.  [Edit: it also guessed 35 for Shea and she’s 36 so pretty much bang on once again!]

Posted 29 September 2015 § ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

100 Movie Dance Scenes Mash-Up

This amazing mash-up has been making the rounds on social media…

Posted 22 September 2015 § Meme ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Music Monday – “Book flight December but I leave in May/Drugs are generic but still work the same/I get logins for Netflix from my cousin Greg/Thanks Greg!”

You know that experience when you learn a new word or buy a new vehicle or whatever and after never noticing it before, you suddenly see it everywhere? I had a recent experience except it was with a YouTube rap star.  A friend of mine in the States who’s a teacher posted a pic with […]

Posted 21 September 2015 § Humour § Meme § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Stitching the Gimmick: A Short Documentary

The unsung behind-the-scenes people (music composers, video editors, etc.) help make pro wrestling what it is. Here is a documentary about a seamstress who makes some of the wrestlers’ elaborate costumes… Stitching The Gimmick | Documentary Short from Taylor Ellis on Vimeo.

Posted 15 September 2015 § Jobs § Sports § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Music Monday – “Leaving my pennies on the track/Can’t say if I’m ever coming back”

A British guy I know (in the Facebook sense of “We’ve never met but yeah, we know each other because of our common interest in Fred Eaglesmith) who works as a tour manager for various bands posted this recently. Beautiful… “Applewood Road” – Emily Barker, Amber Rubarth and Amy Speace

Posted 14 September 2015 § MusicMonday § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: