Hello. My name is Andrew. I am an Englishman in Toronto. This was my LiveJournal, but it's now mostly friends-only. Here's where you can find me on the internet:

Very Good Taste: My food blog, home of the Omnivore's Hundred.

The Post-Game Show: My bent pop-culture blog for talking movies, comics and American Idol.

Twitter.com/Wheeler: My ( Read more... )

It has been a little while since I posted anything here, but I wanted to take part in the Influence Map meme, and neither of my blogs are about my creative endeavours, so I'm back here for the day.

The Influence Map started with DeviantArt user Fox-Orian as a way for graphic artists to present their influences in a handy-dandy visual format. I write ( Read more... )

No Eurovision rundown in LJ from me this year.

Because it's over on my blog! Huzzah! Alert the media! Or tell your friends, anyway. Or, you know, just read it yourself. Comments welcome! Preferably over there, not over here.

http://www.thepostgameshow.com/?p=581

My Oscar highlights are over at The Post-Game Show, as well as my thoughts on episode two of Dollhouse.

New blog: http://www.thepostgameshow.com/Read more... )

Your Friday Disco: The underappreciated King/Goffen classic I Can't Hear You, performed by Helen Reddy. There's also a fabulous Dusty version.

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Wiki link of the day: Maria Rasputin. Imagine living in Los Angeles in the 1970s and discovering that the octogenarian lady living next door is a former cabaret dancer, lion tamer, shipyard riveter and ' ( Read more... )

I take back what I said about the new season of American Idol being less of a freak show. After the second night of auditions I can confirm that it is still a freak show. They are showing more good people than they normally do at this stage, but they haven't cancelled the circus.

American Idol has returned. The audition shows have begun. I've heard tell that they're planning to focus less on the freak show elements and more on the talent this year, as the audition shows aren't as popular as they used to be. Last night's début does seem to haver in that direction ( Read more... )

"Renowned curator Jacques Saunière staggered through the vaulted archway of the museum's Grand Gallery. He lunged for the nearest painting he could see, a Caravaggio. Grabbing the gilded frame, the seventy-six-year-old man heaved the masterpiece toward himself until it tore from the wall and Saunière collapsed backward in a heap beneath the canvas ( Read more... )

The Golden Globes just happened. You can see the results here. My highlghts of the show are as follows ( Read more... )