Tag Archives: movies

Myers-Briggs Results as Cultural Touchstones

Which of the 16 Myers-Briggs Personality Type are you?  (I usually test as ENFP as I did when I just re-did the test right now.) Below are some graphics to help map your personality type to well-known pop culture figures… Marvel Universe…   Star Wars… Harry Potter… Animal Kingdom… Other male pop culture figures: …and […]

I Know We Get To See Hedley At The Grey Cup in Regina…

…but I’d much prefer a half-time show like this one: Here’s a Today show report on how they do it (hint: there’s (even) an app for that!) (Oh, and full credit to my lovely and way-more-witty-than-I-am wife for that Hedley joke in the title of this post!)

How Much Happens Every 60 Seconds On The Internet?

A lot!

Friday Fun Link – My 20 Favourite Movies of All-Time

I came across a movie ranking web site called FlickChart last night.  The premise is very simple – it shows you posters of two movies side-by-side and you pick which movie you liked better (or you can get another choice if you haven’t seen one of the options presented.)   Eventually, after you rank enough movies, […]

Saturday Snap – An Unintentional Star Wars Kinda Day

Pace went to a birthday party today and got a bubble tube as part of the goody bag treats.  As soon as we got home, he suggested using it as a “light saver” so we could play Star Wars. (I also have to note that after the party, Pace told us that he was the […]

Movie Night With My Kids

FTRW 2013 – Day 7 – RPL Film Theatre #ftrweek Line-up

One of the great things about working at Regina Public Library is that we have a couple very unique elements compared to most other public libraries in Canada – we have an in-house, fully operational art gallery and we also have a single screen art house theatre. As far as I know, this was the […]

Friday Fun Link – Which Fan Theories Blew Your Mind With Their Logic?

Fan theories are alternate ideas/interpretations for movies, music, books, etc. One of the top-rated AskReddit threads of all time asked for people’s favourites.  That got responses including this one which blew my mind.  (Warning: these fan theories often will change your perspective on beloved pop culture items in a way that you’ll never be able […]

Saturday Snap – I’m Batman!

Pace got a hold of the iPad again…

An Open Letter to Premier Brad Wall: On Film, Family & The Real Meaning of Rock & Roll

Hello Mr. Wall, We didn’t get formally introduced but we met briefly this past weekend at Cypress Hills Provincial Park. It was my son who was on the otherwise empty outdoor ampitheatre stage, singing and dancing, when you walked by. As you passed, you joked about enjoying the free show then carried on your walk […]