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Feb 4, 2024

13 stories

History, UFOs, Music, Whatever

A grabbag of nonfiction

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Smorgasbord of History

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Patrick Metzger

Was the Great Meteor Procession Of 1913 a Natural Phenomenon or Something Much Stranger?

On February 9, 1913, Canadians were treated to a spectacular heavenly event, and we’re still not sure exactly what it was

Apr 30, 2022

Was the Great Meteor Procession Of 1913 a Natural Phenomenon or Something Much Stranger?

Apr 30, 2022

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The Riff

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Patrick Metzger

Ten OG Punk Anthems That Are The Best When You’re Pissed Off Or Want To Be

Because fuck you, ya wanker

Feb 20, 2022

Ten OG Punk Anthems That Are The Best When You’re Pissed Off Or Want To Be

Feb 20, 2022

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Blow Your Stack

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Streaming Has Hit the Music Industry Hard and It’s a Good Thing

Are recording artists really so superior to us guitarless chuds that they deserve solid gold vodka-spouting bidets in their Hummers?

Jun 15, 2022

Streaming Has Hit the Music Industry Hard and It’s a Good Thing

Jun 15, 2022

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The Haven

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Patrick Metzger

Choosing A Home Companion: Cat or Fairy?

Just because you live alone doesn’t mean you have to be lonely

Jun 14, 2023

Choosing A Home Companion: Cat or Fairy?

Jun 14, 2023

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Where Did Toronto Get Its Name?

Please don’t call it the 6ix

Dec 1, 2022

Where Did Toronto Get Its Name?

Dec 1, 2022

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The Riff

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Patrick Metzger

Eight Songs About Drinking For When You’re Drunk Or Want To Be

The world is ending so let’s dance and cry

Oct 2, 2022

Eight Songs About Drinking For When You’re Drunk Or Want To Be

Oct 2, 2022

Patrick Metzger

US Aviation Intelligence Organization Adds Flying Saucer To Logo

A timeline of how UFOs suddenly went mainstream

Sep 26, 2022

Sep 26, 2022

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Urban Legends: The Mad Cows of Osgoode Hall

Legal myth has it that the unique gates of Osgoode Hall in Toronto aren’t meant just to keep lawyers in, but cattle out.

Aug 24, 2022

Urban Legends: The Mad Cows of Osgoode Hall

Aug 24, 2022

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The Great Serpent of Lake Ontario

Every lake needs a monster

Apr 8, 2022

The Great Serpent of Lake Ontario

Apr 8, 2022

Patrick Metzger

US Congressional Hearing Confirms UFOs Are Real But Everything is Fine

How is this not the story of the century?

May 21, 2022

US Congressional Hearing Confirms UFOs Are Real But Everything is Fine

May 21, 2022

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Age of Empathy

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Patrick Metzger

A Portrait of My Ancestor Makes Me Wish I’d Asked More Questions

A thousand years ago and more, people remembered stories of the gods, warriors, seers, and tricksters who birthed human cultures. Have we…

May 7, 2022

A Portrait of My Ancestor Makes Me Wish I’d Asked More Questions

May 7, 2022

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Is There a Massive, Cold War Era Fallout Shelter Under Queen’s Park in Toronto?

An urban legend examined

Mar 5, 2022

Is There a Massive, Cold War Era Fallout Shelter Under Queen’s Park in Toronto?

Mar 5, 2022

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