Recent content by Platypus

As a Gen-X Canadian, I'm thinking of all the fabulous 80s Canadian music. Any team who manages to skate to Platinum Blonde or Luba will be my faves forever.

Depeche Mode Music for the Masses tour at Maple Leaf Gardens (Toronto) in December 1987. I still have the tour book. My 2nd concert was when they came back again at the end of tour and played Exhibition Stadium with Orchestral Manoevers in the Dark.

In this article she mentions that she's heard she wasn't the only one drugged that night. https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/aquatics/swimming/swimming-mary-sophie-harvey-1.6514805

This is why as much of a footy fan as I am, I am boycotting this World Cup. I won't watch any games, which totally sucks as a Canadian with the possibility that we might finally qualify for our first one since 1984. But this leads to my question, is there a point where we need to stop absolving...

Ah right...forgot to account for the point bump. Duh me. It's early and I haven't had coffee.

How does it work in this case if it is found that one of the skaters tested positive? Do they just lose the points for that skater or does the entire team get disqualified? I saw an article in Canadian media about Canada possibly being bumped up to bronze dependant on the outcome. However, the...

I haven't noticed it mentioned (it's possible I missed it), but there is currently a same sex male pairing on Strictly Come Dancing in the UK (both celebrity and pro are gay). I haven't looked to see what public reaction is as I only found out from seeing Adam Peaty on Youtube and then checking...

Finally registered after years of lurkdom. The first program that came to my mind when I saw the title was Jeff Buttle's Nationals performance of Naqoyqatsi. 16 years later it still gives me chills. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfROR_8uKp8