My Japanese immigrant mom gets so conflicted over this. She grew up in post-war/pre-rebuild Japan with all the attendant “mottainai” guilt (“are you seriously letting that go to waste?”) but can’t do more than a day or so of leftovers, so she’s queen of repurposing and hiding them in other dishes. Me, I’ll happily eat…

Early early early footage of Keanu surfaces on CBC’s twitter account. “Hey, dude, isn’t that you?”
Keanu: “Aw, geez.”

Corden hosting is like dumping a half-jar of mayo on a crustless watercress sandwich:  “bland” is going to be the overwhelming impression you’ll be left with, no matter what’s going on underneath.

Saw “Booksmart” with two 40ish friends and we’re *still* talking about it because we were all basically Molly and/or Amy, except nowhere near as well-adjusted. One of these friends has a 10-year-old daughter and she’s already planning to watch it with her once she hits her teens.  Wish it had gotten more love on…

Actually, DoorDash in my city got slapped on the wrist for advertising restaurants that never signed up with them.

BRB working on a supercut to play in an endless loop in my head until I eventually go insane like Deanna Troi on ST:TNG with the music in her head implanted by Uxbridge to foil her empathic abilities.

That’s Japanese TV, too - well, the Japanese TV that isn’t teaching my mom about dark matter (no, seriously) or just a bunch of b-list Japanese celebrities tasting elaborate food and occasionally yelling “OISHIIIIIIIII”.

Mostly it just means I’ll have to call in a favour from my brother and share his password.  I’m sure he’ll appreciate this selection working its way into his “Netflix Recommends” algorithm.

It’s not far-fetched - Kevin O’Leary took a run at the leadership of the federal Conservative Party in Canada.

“Free trials are currently not offered in your country.”

Asian leads in a non-suckfest rom/com AND Keanu Reeves.  I have never signed up for a streaming service but this will probably push me over the edge.

Meanwhile in Canada, people call 911 to complain about a middle-of-the-night Amber alert on their phones waking them up. :: shrug ::

I’m not a horror fan, and I probably won’t see this movie, but THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for actually learning to play the instrument.  

I’m a huge fan of HardBite chips (less oral shredding than with Miss Vickie’s, good chip-to-flavourings balance), and I despise camping, so there.

JOSH!  I second the joy at seeing your byline.  Glad to see you well.

a) I knew this was a Will Harris joint within the first two questions.

That’s a good point, that audiences don’t necessarily realize that in a lot of cases the whole group has only played through the piece a handful of times together- sometimes only once or twice - before it’s performed, making accommodating interruptions that much more difficult. And it’s not about elitism or snobbery…

Right on all counts. I’ve played in ensembles and orchestras of varying sizes, and some audiences are apt to clap, shuffle, cough, converse, etc. even when it seems pretty obvious that it’s just a pause in the middle of a piece and in some cases where the pause is intended to have a specific auditory effect or act as…

Colin Quinn had the misfortune to be Norm Macdonald’s last-minute unannounced replacement on Weekend Update. At the time, I thought he was fine but no Norm, and all most people knew in those pre-internet days was that love-him-or-hate-him Norm was suddenly replaced by a “featured player” that you were barely aware was…

How did no one come dressed as an over-the-top s’more being roasted over a bonfire?