Movie: The Movie has it all
Jimmy Kimmel Live picked the perfect night to unleash their brilliant movie parody that features every movie benre and actor you can think of in their Movie: The Movie movie. Knowing Hollywood types,...
View ArticleFaith in humanity: restored
What do you get for the friend who has five months to live? How about an advance galley copy of the new book from his favourite author, and a private phonecall from said author to discuss plans for...
View ArticleMarch Madness that I can relate to
All this talk of March Madness reminds me that I'm in no way interested in college basketball. My kind of March Madness typically involves spring cleaning, feverish gaming, curling windups and broken...
View ArticleFight night at MSG
After their last game against the New Jersey Devils in which many New York Rangers players said they were "trying to kill us" the Rangers matched the goon line sent out by the Devils for the opening...
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Smash the Thrash a limp protest
Atlanta Thrashers fans (yes, there are some out there) decided to stage a jersey protest during the Jets vs. Predators game in Nashville. The idea was to throw a home and away sweater from the now...
View ArticleNicki Bluhm sings in a van
You know you've got mad skillz when you can take your band on the road - literally - and nail a performance driving down the highway in a van with one microphone picking up the sound. Nicki Bluhm and...
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This Just In widget launches
You may have noticed a new widget pop up on our main page recently. It's our custom-built Twitter widget that utilizes our Cover it Live code to dynamically display Tweets from select staffers with...
View ArticleVisa's hockey commercial hurts
Some may say it's too soon, but I think the timing is perfect to relate to fans who follow teams that do not make the playoffs in the NHL. Visa's latest commercial is brilliant. Although I'm can't...
View ArticleAndrew Ladd's bros can riff
Teams around the NHL are lobbying their fans to vote for their favourite players to land the cover of EA Sports' NHL 13 game. This despite the alleged EA Sports curse that has stung many former NHL...
View ArticleBoy saves busload of kids after driver faints
Who says the next generation of leaders doesn't have the fortitude to rise to the occasion? These young boys leapt into action when their bus driver passed out from a likely heart attack. One grabs...
View ArticleTime for some feel-good reads
There are so many tragic stories around, so I like to dig up heartwarming items now and again. Seeing a subject line involving an arcade created out of cardboard by a nine-year-old boy looked...
View ArticleWeber will get extras
A classic playoff game was marred by an ugly play by Shea Weber Wednesday night. The Nashville Predators defenceman did not enjoy getting slashed on the back by the Detroit Red Wings Henrik Zetterberg...
View ArticlePick up a Pebble
I can't remember the last time I wore a watch. I have a vague memory of a neon yellow Swatch with a rubber band protector over the glass face in the '80s ony my wrist for a time, if you will. That all...
View ArticleSite changes, additions and tweaks
Over the past few weeks, we’ve introduced several changes to winnipegfreepress.com – and since then we’ve even changed the changes! I’d like to take a moment to review what we’ve done. Perhaps the...
View ArticleIt's Friday, time for some fun
I had strongly disliked anything from LMFAO, until I saw this video of a marching band on my Facebook timeline. It reminds of two things: marching bands are cool, and I love it when musical directors...
View ArticleGarage sale with a twist
The Manitoba chapter of the Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan charity has come up with an interesting fundraising idea. They have gathered gently used items from many households to be sold at a...
View ArticleLive lip-dub proposal brilliant
OK, this is kind of a flash mob, but hear me out. It's one of the more creative proposals I've seen, and even though he makes the rest of us slobs look really bad, you have to give the guy major...
View ArticleLes Mis movie trailer scores
It's rare that a movie trailer knocks me off of my morning web routines, but the new Les Mis promo sure packs a punch. We have to wait until December to see the actual movie, but as one commenter said...
View ArticleWant to be inspired?
It's been a terrible week for the faith-in-humanity meter. New kinds of horror unveiled, murders and mayhem that make you question our collective sanity. And of course we've all heard the stories that...
View ArticleSolid sportsmanship
One of the main reasons I love watching sports is to witness true acts of sportsmanship. Sure, I love great plays and cheering my favourite teams to victory, but nothing impresses me more than...
View ArticleComfortably Numb surprise
If you were at one or both of the recent Roger Waters "The Wall" shows at the MTS Centre you will remember the engrossing performance of Confortably Numb early in the show. Although, given the strong...
View ArticleGet ready to take Flight
Denzel Washington likely doesn't need another Oscar, but the trailer for the new film Flight certainly makes an early case for a nomination. It's the story of a pilot who somehow manages to land a...
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We unveil Fact Check
We’re borrowing a page from the Journal Register by changing our error report interaction to make it far more transparent and efficient.Now you can submit detailed information for a correction or...
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