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Long before he was abducted by a gender-fluid thug in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Dan Marino was the victim of a crime even more heinous: his Miami Dolphins were robbed of the Vince Lombardi Trophy by the unstoppable San Francisco 49ers at Super Bowl XIX in 1985. To this day, he remains the greatest quarterback […]
Winter months always seem to go by a bit more slowly, for obvious reasons, but this particular January has been one for the ages. It’s been an eventful, tragic start to the new decade. Always a vehicle to inspire, uplift, and unite, music—both classic and fresh—is an absolute necessary commodity in these times. Here are ten Canadian-made […]
Vince Carter checked into Tuesday’s game between the Toronto Raptors and Atlanta Hawks with 2:13 remaining in the first quarter to an exceedingly warm welcome. The eight-time All-Star started receiving ovations from Raptors fans (again) beginning five years ago—the team’s 20th anniversary—when he represented the Memphis Grizzlies. That moment brought him to tears as he gazed […]
Let’s just get it out of the way now: this list will piss some of you off. Chances are you’ll let us know about it in the comments section. “Y’all left out [insert name of local rapper with a decent Instagram following here]!! This whole list trash,” you’ll write. Maybe you’ll use an expletive; maybe you’ll add a […]
By my math, a grand total of eight Canadian artists were nominated for Grammy Awards in 2020. And while some are already mainstays on the Grammy circuit—looking at you, Drake and Bublé—the 62nd annual Grammy Awards will see up-and-coming Canuck artists like Jessie Reyez (receiving her first-ever nomination) and Daniel Caesar (defending his 2019 Best […]
Hip-Hop Evolution may just be the best running docuseries on the history of rap, featuring candid interviews with the architects, innovators, and icons of the genre. It also happens to be made by a group of Canadians. Rapper/broadcaster Shad, director Darby Wheeler, and writer Rodrigo Bascuñán have had quite a wild few years, snagging a Peabody Award, an International Emmy […]
Although fighting in the NHL has been on a steady decline for years (sorry, Don Cherry), the recent drama surrounding the Battle of Alberta has put it back on the map—at least temporarily. With Edmonton Oilers’ winger Zack Kassian suspended two games for his now-infamous rag-dolling of the Calgary Flames’ Matthew Tkachuk, we’re reminded of […]
Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Garcia are hip-hop legends in their own right. In the ’90s, through their radio program The Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Show, the New York City-based duo introduced the world to younger versions of rap’s biggest stars, from Jay-Z to Biggie to Nas. Now, a few decades later, Stretch and Bobbito are ready to take their […]
There are basketball fans, and then there’s David Delooper. Delooper, along with his pal (and freelance photographer/filmmaker) Colin Kerrigan, are taking a love of hoops to new heights with an ambitious project that has them hitting 30 cities in 30 days to land on each team’s jumbotron. “To me, this trip has been a once-in-a-lifetime […]
Swagger Rite is most definitely a morning person. We’ve deduced this from the fact that it’s before noon at Toronto’s 4Sound Media Studios and he is almost literally bouncing off the walls. The local rapper is playing us some unreleased tracks and turning the fuck up in the process. We’re told that’s his natural state; dude is constantly […]
