Politics/Popular Culture

2007

• Back to the Future: Classic Van Halen--With a Twist--Tears Through Toronto's ACC (October 7)
• Losing Our Religion: Is Toronto's Hockey Culture Dead? (September 30)
• The Horror, The Laughter: Evil Dead-The Musical is Camp Theatre (September 9)
• Rob Zombie's Halloween Remake Rings Hollow (September 1)
• Unholy Alliance: Marilyn Manson and Slayer Ascend Upon Molson Amphitheatre (August 11)
• Mosaic Or Melting Pot?: Multiculturalism and Canada's Identity Crisis (January 29)
• Rocky Balboa No Ring Disaster (January 3)
• Sugar Sean's Best-Worst List 2006 (January 3)

2006

• Poop Culture: Borat Pushes the Boundaries and Grosses Us Out (November 4)
• License To Il: The Case for Giving North Korea the Nuclear Green Light (October 17)
• Top 10 Bullshit Publications (September 21)
• Dawson's Creep: Montreal's Tragedy and a Look Through the Mind of a Loser (September 18)
• Nothing But a Good Time: Poison 20th Anniversary Tour an Over-the-Top Party (August 2)
• Project Overkill: New Pirates of the Caribbean Movie a Test of Endurance (July 20)
• Reluctant Superstar: Future Hall-of-Famer Yzerman A Paragon of Integrity and Class (July 6)
• Man-ifest Destiny: Superman Takes the Anticlimax to New Heights (July 3)
• Heroism Or Terrorism?: Small Victory for "V For Vendetta" (March 25)
• Elections, Erections, and Derailing the Conservative Juggernaut (January 14)
• This Lion Lacks Bite: The Chronicles of Narnia Just Kids Stuff (January 6)
• Spielberg's Munich Explores Justification, Psychology of Terrorism (January 3)
• Get Your Gun: The Politics of Violence in the GTA (January 1)

2005

• Sugar Sean's Best-Worst List 2005 (December 31)
• The Art of Seduction: Memoirs of a Geisha a Memorable Masterpiece (December 23)
• 800-Pound Gorilla: Peter Jackson's King Kong Flawed But Still Fantastic (December 18)
• Welcome Back Potter: Goblet of Fire's Dark Themes, Sexuality Singes Screen (November 22)
• Line Of Fire: Phoenix And Witherspoon Burn Up the Screen in "Walk The Line" (November 19)
• Tim Burton's Corpse Bride A Joyful Marriage Of The Macabre (September 24)
• Protecting the Status Quo: Flood and Fuel Crises Only Amplify An Already Existing Welfare State (September 6)
• Hammers of the Gods: System Of A Down Launch Full-Out Assault At ACC (September 2)
• The Brothers Grimm An Enchanting Folklore Adventure (August 26)
• Old School: Motley Crue Delivers The Goods In Carnival Of Sins Tour (August 24)
• With Honours: Foo Fighters Rock Molson Amphitheatre (August 14)
• Eye Candy: Depp Is Delicious As Willy Wonka In Charlie And The Chocolate Factory (July 16)
• Why Tom Cruise Is The Antichrist (July 4)
• Blue Man Group, Panasonic Theatre, Toronto (July 3)
• War Of The Worlds Not Out of this World (June 30)
• Of Fear, Freud And Fertility: Rebirth Of Batman Franchise Offers Endless Possibilites (June 20)
• Rise, Fall And...Redemption?: The Tragic Celebrity Of Mike Tyson And Michael Jackson (June 18)
• "Cinderella Man" An Oscar-Worthy Contender (June 3)
• Back In Black - Darkest Installment Of "Star Wars" Episodes Best Of Prequels (May 21)
• Pope Culture (Part II): Giving John Paul II His Papal Props (April 14)
• Downfall's Bruno Ganz Outstanding As Hitler In Film About Last Days Of Third Reich (April 8)
• A Day In The Life: How To Spend Your Time Productively And Constructively (While Creating The Impression That You Are As Important As You Appear To Be) (February 10)
• A Very Long Engagement, Hotel Rwanda - Movie Review (January 22)

2004

• "Sugar Sean's" Best-Worst List 2004 (December 16)
• One Nation Under Fraud: Hypocrisies, Democracies, And The Ukrainian Election Scandal (December 15)
• Give Peace A Chance?: Death Of Arafat Will Force Israel And U.S. To Prove They Really Want To (November 24, 2004)
• Foul Poll: Is Florida Fixed? Why Bush Will Win The Election And The Myth Of Democracy In America (October 28)
• Putting The 'PR' In President: Why The Bush Administration Should Be A Public Relations Disaster - But Isn't (October 15)
• The Motorcycle Diaries: Walter Salles's Film About A Young Ernesto Guevara (October 9)
• Report Card For Episode One Of FOX's 'The Next Great Champ' (September 9)
• CHEap Imitation: Exploiting The Image Of A Revolutionary Icon (August 27)
• Of Poseurs And Pugilists: Two Reality TV Shows Will Bring Boxing To Prime-Time And Wannabes To The Gyms (August 18)
• Catwoman: Is 'The Halle Berry Factor' Strong Enough To Merit Watching A Bad Movie? (July 27)
• Morons Tearing Down Oxymorons: Bush, 'Fahrenheit 9/11 And The Dawn Of The Blockbuster Documentary (July 7)
• Light Up The Sky: Edward Van Halen Sets Off Eruptions, Fireworks At The ACC (July 4)
• Guns, God And Government: The Extreme Fundamentalism Of Stephen Harper's Conservatives (June 24)
• The Parable Of The Little Donkey (June 20)
• Don't Like The Anti-Smoking Bylaw?: Blow It Out Your Ass! Why The Tobacco Ban Gives Me Sadistic Pleasure (June 3)
• Why 'Troy' Was An Epic Failure (May 22)
• The Parable Of The Lottery Ticket Winner (April 14)
• Wait 'Til Next Year!: The Comic Tragedy Of The Toronto Maple Leafs In The Playoffs (April 10)
• I Hate Myself And I Want To Die: Ten Years Dead- The Impact Of Kurt Cobain On Popular Culture (April 8)
• ETA? Al Qaeda? What's The Difference?: Laying The Blame On Terrorism In Madrid (March 18)
• Blame Pop, Hip-Hop And Latino Culture For Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (March 4)
• Is Criticism Of Mel Gibson's "The Passion Of The Christ" Justified? (February 27)
• The Separation of Church And State, Gay Marriages, and the Insignificance of it All (February 26)
• Jamaican Migrant Workers: New World Exploitation or First World Opportunity? (February 26)
• Converts For Capitalism: The Passion of Christian Propagandists (February 19)
• American Scapegoat: Janet Jackson, The NFL, Racism and Censorship (February 8)
• Conformity and the Death of Culture: The Unisexification of Contemporary Society (Part 2) (February 2)
• Nacimiento de Jose Marti (January 28)
• Gender 1: The Unisexification of Contemporary Society (Part 1) (January 18)
• Aaron's State of the Union Address 2004 (January 15)
• Hold Corporate Exec's Criminally Responsible For Workplace Health And Safety Mishaps (January 11)

2003

• Reading Between The Red And White Lines: Analyzing The Capture Of A Dictator (December 19)
• Is The Lord of the Rings The Greatest Trilogy Of All Time? (December 18)
• Modern-Day Lynching: Putting The Michael Jackson Scandal In Perspective (December 5)
• The Edmonton Oilers Of The 1980's Was The Greatest Team In Sports History- Period (Novmember 23)
• "Sugar Sean's" Best- Worst List 2002-2003 (November 3)
• Disposable Heroes: The Throwaway Nature Of American Pop Culture (October 30)
• Sugar Sean's Top 21 Scariest Movies Of All Time (October 27)
• To Be Raped Or Not To Be Raped: Dissecting America's Reactions Towards Kobe And Iron Mike (October 15)
• Hasta la Victoria Siempre (October 9)
• Need 'Honey' In Your Diet? Get Jessica Alba! (October 4)
• Why Everybody Should Go See 'Once Upon A Time In Mexico' (September 12)
• Freddy vs Jason: Why Jason Has to Win (August 22)
• How to Lose A Girl in Ten Days (August 17)
• The Perception of Jews in Popular Culture (June 26)
• Dr.Martin Luther King, Jr.: Symbol of Humanity (January 21)
• Sugar Sean's Top Ten Anti-Hollywood Films (January 2)
• Forget Your Resolutions, This is a New Year's Revolution: 2003- The Subordinate Strikes Back (January 1)

2002

• Apocalyptic Age of Consumerism: How Santa Claus Hijacked Christmas (December 25)
• Dirty Pop: Britney, Christina, And The Cola Wars (November 3)
• Selling Freedom: The Marketing of Existentialism (October 31)
• I AM GOD: America the Narcissist, Reap What You Sow (October 23)
• Literary Greatness and The Male Ego (October 20)
• Pope Culture: The Politics of Papal Propaganda (July 18)