Author Archives: Dan Rankin
On My Trip to Iceland: Part Five – The End
Let’s face it: by Day Six, we had been doing some hardcore touristing for a full work-week. That’s a rather extended period of time, so we dialed back the itinerary a little. After a lazy morning, we made our way … Continue reading
On My Trip to Iceland: Part Four – The Snæfellsnes Peninsula Saga
I was excited to get back out on the road after a day spent in the city. So I cranked on some Sigur Ros, and, later, the new Svavar Knutur CD I got at an acoustic performance he made at … Continue reading
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Tagged Borgarnes, Iceland, Kirkjufell, Settlement Center, Snaefellsnes Peninsula, Svavar Knutur, Tourism, Travel
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On My Trip to Iceland: Part Three – Swimming in Radiant Blue Water Plus Museums!
A random memory to breeze through before I get to our jaunt down to the Reykjanes Peninsula: we got used to stopping at Iceland’s selection of gas stations and grocery stores for road snacks and such – and my travel … Continue reading
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Tagged Blue Lagoon, Iceland, Phallological Museum, Reykjavik, Tourism, Travel
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On My Trip to Iceland: Part Two – On to the Golden Circle
(For Part One of this travel series, go here.) Iceland wouldn’t be impossible to check out without a rental car. There are cabs to take you on short hauls or around Reykjavik and there a ton of tour companies set … Continue reading
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Tagged Geysir, Golden Circle, Gullfoss, Iceland, Thingvellir, Tourism, Travel
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On My Trip to Iceland: Part One – Arriving
Why Iceland? It’s a question me and my intrepid travel companion (read, girlfriend) Meagan heard a lot once we made the decision to visit that distant, mysterious little European island nation. Why not? We said. Or maybe, “I’m trying to … Continue reading
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Tagged Hallgrimskirkja, Iceland, Reykjavik, Svavar Knutur, Tourism, Travel
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Re-visiting Man of Steel a little over two years later Part #1
I re-watched the 2013 Zack Snyder film Man of Steel tonight and examined it for the first time since I saw it in theatres. I was working as part of an editorial internship at a men’s magazine in Toronto back … Continue reading
Posted in comics books, Movies
Tagged Batman, Batman v Superman, Ben Affleck, Man of Steel, Superman, Zack Snyder, Zod
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On That Canadian Tire Commercial with the truck made of ice
… can you just let me see it work in my truck before I get too excited about it? The spokesperson says right in the commercial, “We didn’t test our new battery using Jim’s car! We’re going to test it … Continue reading
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Tagged Canada, Canadian Tire, Gold Medal, World Juniors, Zach Fucale
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Everyone can stop worrying because I fixed NHL alignment!
I just wanted to let everyone know that while I was waiting for a phone call today at work I fixed NHL alignment. So everyone can just calm down, follow this plan, and everything will work out! I think that … Continue reading
Posted in Canada
Tagged Alignment, Comedy, Las Vegas, NHL, Quebec City, Quebec Nordiques, Seattle
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Film Reviews: St. Vincent
The crude but sweet St. Vincent tugs at the heart strings By Dan Rankin This past Sept. 5. was Bill Murray Day. Not around the world, sadly, but at the Toronto International Film Festival, on the day of the premiere … Continue reading
Marvel’s Avengers 3 contract discussions sounding strangely similar to sports talk
It was almost a year ago, in the wake of the “Batfleck” announcement, when I first posited that the way blog commentators discuss Comic Book movies sounds remarkably like the way sports commentators discuss storylines in pro sports, particularly the … Continue reading
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Tagged Ant-Man, Avengers 3, Bad Ass Digest, Doctor Strange, Grantland, Iron Man, Marvel Studios, Robert Downey Jr, Sean McIndoe
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Drankin' and Smokin' 