The Modern Man’s Guide to Coffee Table Magazines

By now, we all know the John Waters quote: “If you go home with somebody and they don’t have books, don’t [redacted] them.” While we believe we’re exceptions to rules both prudish and chaste, being literate never hurt nobody. Recommending a bookshelf’s worth of reading material would be as exhaustive … Read More

Hollywood in 60 Seconds

500 Days of Summer [youtube width=”640″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqIri77wZYo [/youtube] Wreck-It Ralph [youtube width=”640″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OplNaeNGrZo[/youtube] Ted [youtube width=”640″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMxoTIvAd_A[/youtube] Evil Dead [youtube width=”640″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9On1HsPqzo[/youtube] Superman! [youtube width=”640″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVO-Brquujo[/youtube] Life of Pi [youtube width=”640″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhgVdEep3nI[/youtube] Kill Bill Vol. 1 [youtube width=”640″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaax8AC8y38[/youtube] Kill Bill Vol. 2 [youtube width=”640″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-_TN1pmmYc[/youtube]   Like what you saw? Head over to Virgin Radio and vote for a winner.

Why Canadian Guys Should Read “February”

Yesterday, Lisa Moore’s February won Canada Reads, CBC’s annual competition involving notable panellists defending five books and voting to determine which book Canadians should read this year. One criticism of February, uttered by historian Charlotte Gray, jumped out at me in particular: “I think that what will not resonate for … Read More

The Modern Man’s 7 Best Weekend Reads

We’ve learnt a few things this week. 7 things, actually. You should learn them too. How organized crime rigs soccer Soccer’s New Price-Fixing Scandal – via Grantland “Operation Veto found suspect World Cup qualifiers, suspect European Championship qualifiers, suspect Champions League games.It found 150 suspect matches at the international level, … Read More

Chris Hadfield and the Barenaked Ladies

[youtube width=”640″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvAnfi8WpVE[/youtube] Why is DailyXY’s favourite astronaut singing with the Barenaked Ladies (and, for what we assume are educational reasons, a children’s choir)? Because he’s Commander Cool, that’s why. (Editor’s Note: NASA would like to note that Commander Cool isn’t a real rank, no matter what we say.)

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