Doorstep Politics
A stand-up comic and anti-culture vulture welcomes (?) the coming territorial election and contemplates voting with his head not his heart.
Comedian Taking It to the Fringe
This year I will completely, absolutely and wholeheartedly do my best to not start my articles with hyperbole! Indeed, for an opening joke, I chose
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He Wants to Leave This World When He Leaves This World
I’d like to be shot into space. Allow me to clarify: when I shuffle off my mortal coil, I’d like that coil to be shoved
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Canada’s Dismally Depleted Air Farce
Attention CBC Television fans: Stop watching Royal Canadian Air Farce! Please. I’ve long felt the need to clearly and confidently state, with the utmost of
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The Atheist Doth Protest Too Much
I’ve come to realize that atheism sure ain’t that sexy. When you compare all the trappings and incentives that other belief systems have, we come
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Support Your Local Scientist
I love science. From government-sponsored labs to guys in their basements trying to rig together a personal jet pack, I must send a shout out
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Canadian Humour Lives Between Internal and External
Watching Extras will make you a better person. Well, maybe not, but if you took the time to watch Ricky Gervais’ comedic opus from start
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Yukon Supergroup, Dandelion Wreath, Says Goodbye
“The Last Potluck. Catchy isn’t it?” The man behind the cluttered desk utters this phrase while framing an invisible marquee with his hands. “I wish
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These Comedians are Ready for the Big Time
Deep down in the cockles of my President’s Choice Deluxe White Cheddar macaroni and cheese clogged heart, there’s a yearning for some recognition. But not
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Comedy from a Sleep-Depraved Mind
I’m finally getting some good sleep these days. Recently, I was stage-managing the incredible Varietease show at the Guild: a cavalcade of comedy, song and,
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Giving the Dream Maker a Tune Up
I had a dream last night that I was at a Yakov Smirnoff show with my mother. I sure hope this wasn’t forecasting any kind
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Coming In From the Outside
I find the term “Outside” very strange. At first, when I had arrived in the territory, people would use the term, almost as if they
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Farewell, We Hardly Knew Ye … Heck, He Hardly Knew Ye-self
Perspective, use it or lose it. I pulled that one from my dog-eared copy of Illusions, by Richard Bach. It’s a fun read that takes
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The Yukon is Not Just a Place
Naturally, I miss the Yukon. To be specific, it certainly wouldn’t be the weather (heh … sorry), but far more importantly, the people.
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Obama is Good for the World … Except Comics
November 4th, the world breathed a sigh of relief. No longer will we have to awkwardly avoid the United States in the UN cafeteria, picking
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Roy, The Kindred Spirit
“How’d you get here? Why’d you stay?” Ubiquitous phrases heard in the Yukon indeed. With the sheer number of transients coming through the territory, it’s
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Music To Your Ears is in the Eye of the Beholder
Here’s a new game for the territory’s impending dinner party season. Next time you trudge over to the neighbours — gluten-free pasta salad in tow
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Last Comic Standing Takes the Next Step
The first time I saw Rob Stalkie take the stage, I could tell he was a natural. And now, only one short year later, this
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Political Posturing
Our wacky pals to the south have a new man at the helm. Barack Obama’s inauguration surpassed any ordinary bureaucratic ceremony, to become one of
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Comic-Book Buzz
This summer, I discovered I had an unconscience reason for leaving the Yukon. I was sitting in a Winnipeg movie theatre, my body comfortably slumped
True Confessions of a Geek
I am a geek. I’ve travelled the length and breadth of the geeky spectrum. In my teens I was cooping myself up in darkened basements,
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Good for What Ails Ya
I’m a walking mass of contagion. Well, if I were honest, I’m currently reclining on an IKEA futon, propped up precisely so that I don’t
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Is There Life After the Yukon?
Perspective – use it or lose it. Words I’ve been pondering quite a lot lately. Recently I was noticing how much I dwelt on things
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This Hour Has 45 Minutes
“You can’t please ’em all.” Now there’s an oft-spouted aphorism from the comedy world, lemme tell you. This is a general kind of excuse you
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Get a Pooch and Find a Pal
So, I’ve mentioned it before: I’m lousy at making friends. Growing up a quiet geek doesn’t lend well to the pal-collecting abilities and now that
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Closing Time … Time for Beer and Good Cheer
When I was a wage slave, the call of Friday happy-hour escapism was like aural honey to my ears. After a few years in the
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What Could Be More Canadian Than Snow and Ice?
It has come to my attention that Canada is cold. Or, more to the point, people have needed to direct my attention to this fact
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Comic Books – Fun and Free for All!
I once made the happy mistake of surfing on eBay, shall we say, under the influence. I say “mistake” as I found out, in a
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Pondering the Propensity of ‘Place’
This recent Easter long weekend, during the longest bout I might have ever had exclusively wearing pajamas, I had an interesting revelation. I mean, there’s
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Canada Delivers the Knock-Out Punch
Did you feel it? Once again, the nation shared a moment of polarization. We were all united in our disdain for the States. And it
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The Lament of ‘Dorkdom’
It had to happen. After all, it was only a matter of time. This is the sad lament of someone’s subculture becoming even more dorky
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Who’s Watching Who …
I’m coming out of the closet – again. This time, for far-nobler purposes than atheism. Indeed, I have found a much-maligned part of society that
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It’s a Living, Breathing, Social-Networking Thing
As we speak (’cause “read together” sounds kinda weird), I have Facebook open on another window. I’m trying hard not to check it. Indeed, I
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One Thing We All Agree On …
Heading into summer = a wonderful time. And no matter how much extraneous snow may continue to fall, nothing can dampen the spirit of the
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Blocked But Not Beaten
Right now, a blinking cursor is doing its very best to drive me insane. This cursor, constantly sitting at the very end of my thoughts,
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Where I Go to Know When
So I went on this website to see when I’d die. The Internet, being the general purveyor of naked people and random crotch shots, can
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Who Ya Gonna Call? Not Anthony Trombetta
A dream I’ve held since childhood has been quashed. It’s with much regret that I must inform all of you that my letter of interest
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Watching the Scale Ain’t Where I’m At
I can’t say I’m one who watches my weight. I mean, where’s it gonna go? (Zing!) I’ve had the same basic kind of body shape
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Nothing Screams Summer Louder than, Well … Summer!
I’m generally not one to gauge the success of my summer by small degrees, but there are certain small, simple moments that make life grand.
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In Passing: On Pin-ups and Pop Kings …
I was in my hotel room in The Pas, Manitoba, when I heard the news. Michael Jackson had passed away. Rather than conveying any sign
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Well on my way to becoming a big ‘loser’ …
Crystal Light has become my new best friend. You see, you can take your mundane water right from the tap and, one powdery package later,
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The Font (Fount?) of Wisdom
Times New Roman, that’s how I roll. In the world of font, I know I’m backing one tired, old horse. But there’s something undeniably comforting
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Eww! Ugh! and Blecch!
As I shove my hands into the remnants of last night’s revelry, dripping what can only be described as garbage juice, I mouth what may
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Home really is where the heart is …
I miss my trailer year. When my wife and I wanted to get a place to call our own, in Whitehorse, a quick perusal of
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The Cry of a ‘Betty Guy’
The hue and cry was heard across the world. It was the proposal that reached into the foundations of many a childhood and gave it
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Théâtre en Francais, S’il Vous Plaît
Bonjour! Si t’était pas au courant, je suis le régissuer pour la production de Bonneau et la Bellehumeur pour La Troupe Du Jour, une compagnie
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I’m rather fond of my clothes …
I know I get attached to my clothes. Sometimes it can be quite literal, as like most dudes, I would wear my favourite clothing until
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You may discover an ‘unknown friend’ out there …
Run-on sentence alert! You know those times where you’re walking down the street and you’ve got your eyes looking down and you realize that you’re
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Intelligent Life ‘Out There’
Barring the whole atheism thing, I swear on a giant stack of Bibles that the next paragraph is completely true. Scanning the BBC News website
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Who Are You Calling a Scaredy-Cat?
For a skeptic, I sure do scare easy. While I stand by the tenet that “extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof”, it really doesn’t take all
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Comics Can’t Take a Joke
There’s been a bit of drama going on in the comedy world I now live in. A certain headlining comic was caught red-handed (mouthed?) stealing
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On ghouls and garages
It’s a double payoff of course. Those crafting the Haunted House get the satisfaction of having freaked out a bunch of people
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Speaking Truth to James Cameron
I’ve been hiding from most people these days. Not from the usual retreat into my hermitage as I’m generally wont to do – oh no.
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The Blahs Get a Good Exorcise
Man, could I ever have used a Rendezvous this year. The past month was a particularly dark sinkhole of a time for yours truly, and
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The Tics of Our Clocks
Recently, I came across something particularly interesting while engaged in my usual morning “Face-stalking”. For those not familiar with the term, it refers to one
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E.T. Wants Two Hours of His Life Back
The world’s biggest brainiac’s latest bombshell has got me thinking. Professor Stephen Hawking certainly piqued the interest of all tin-foil hat wearers across the globe
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City Livin’
It’s early. I’m walking across the Riverdale Bridge in Whitehorse, just about three hours shy of the ten-minute morning rush hour. 5:30 in the am.
Yukon: No Star-Whackers Here
Has my gast ever been flabbered! Trolling through Randy Quaid’s IMDB (Internet Movie Database) listing, I was shocked to discover that someone already had the
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A Kinder, Gentler kind of Non-believer
I like to think I’m a gentler, kinder sort of atheist. In my two years out of the territory, I took a lot of time
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Meat, My Friend, Bessie
My name is Anthony, and I love meat. This past holiday season I was granted a Christmas miracle: a miracle of the meaty kind. Some
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My Nostalgia Train Just Derailed
You usually have two choices with your past: you can let it either haunt or inform you. Certainly one choice is likely healthier, perhaps nobler
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No Round of Resolutions for Me
Before I seem like more of a curmudgeon than I actually am, allow me to state right off the bat: I’m not against New Year’s
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No Klatch Required
“I think we should take a break.” When slapped together, those can be the most dreaded words in the English language. And so, it was
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Click Here To Protest
Once again the internets were all abuzz last month about the rise of “Fox News North”. My Facebook feed was riddled with urgent cries to
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What Per Cent Civility?
Well, talk about putting the civil back into civil disobedience. Most of you have probably heard the recent hoopla out of Parliament Hill. During the
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Greetings, Fellow Sinners!
By the time you read this, The Rapture might have just happened. It was floating around the internets recently – a fundamentalist Christian group in
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TV Devolution
I’m starting to think the doomsayers are right – perhaps the end is nigh. A chance flicking around the tube this past weekend landed me
Professional Thumbs
The year is 1985. A young Anthony sits crossed-legged in front of the television. The flickering images flashing across his eyes barely register in his
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Bells for Bert and Ernie?
Recently, there’s been talk in the media concerning an online petition asking the Sesame Street producers to let Ernie and Bert marry each other. Apparently
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Rooms with a View
These days, I usually read the Real Estate guide when I’m looking to practise my spit-takes, but I think I’ll be moving on to using
Picking Sides
I’m a little worried about us, gang. It seems like we’re not really getting each other. And by each other, I mean all of us
Happy New Year, Universe!
How does everybody feel going into 2012? And you Mayan calendar devotees can just zip it right now. You’re still gonna have to get up
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A Condition of Kings
When it’s your turn to step up and spin the wheel of old man diseases, “gout” ain’t that bad a spot for it to land
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Tract-Laden Talkers at the Door
Unlike most folks, I have no problem with people trying to convert me. Maybe those intrepid door-knockers are constantly catching me when I’m in a
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Back in the Saddle. Thanks for Keeping It Warm
I’m sitting in a DJ booth, bopping my head along to Modern English. It’s hard not to think about how easy it is to slot
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Q: What’s Worse Than Dog Poop? A: Old Dog Poop
Every spring, we all have certain things we fervently look forward to. It could be the continued sublimation of those stubborn piles of snow, the
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Life-Changing News
I feel like a fool. And what’s worse, I’ve been lying not just to myself for so long, but also to you readers. I look
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