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Entertainment Link-Off: All Roads Lead To This

This weekend at the theatres is a face-off between two big franchises. On one end is the return of…

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Inspired by the Globe and Mail’s caption writing person, we waste our time writing funny picture captions for some of the more interesting photos we come across when blogging. So here are some of the best pictures from the past week with a funny (-ish)…

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Nintendo, Let’s Plays and the Power of Free Marketing

Nintendo has always had this reputation as a friendly sort of company. Their big anchor franchises…

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Console Wars: The Xbox One’s Failure to Launch is a Marketing Failure

Having had a few days to digest the two very different launch events for Sony’s PlayStation 4 and…

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F1 Power Rankings: Monaco Grand Prix

Sunday is the single greatest day of the year to be a racing fan. If you live in the Eastern Time…

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Microsoft Launches the Xbox One; Here’s What We Know

Microsoft didn’t hide that yesterday’s big announcement would be for the next-gen Xbox but they…

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What to Expect From Today’s Xbox Announcement

We’re just a short few hours from the big next-generation Xbox console. I’d like to say that it’s…

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IndyCar - Indy 500 Qualifying: Long Day and Long Shots

A week of practice led us to believe that the Chevys were going to be fastest but the Hondas could…

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Sunday Link-Off: Cracking News

Well, the week might have started quietly but it sure as hell ended interestingly. After all, it’s…

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Entertainment Link-Off: Into Darkness

This weekend marks the release of Star Trek Into Darkness. Given that The Great Gatsby has not been…

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