It’s All Geek To Me – Star Wars #1

  The Mind Reels is trying something new!  We’ve created a section of our podcast called It’s All Geek To Me!  We’ll be hosting various panel discussions on all the things we love, and include a roundtable of very special guests for each topic! Our first such panel covers Star Wars, including new vs old…

The Harrowing of Brimstone McReedy

Currently playing at the Red Sandcastle Theatre, until November 13th, here in Toronto is a wonderfully spooky and entertaining tale featuring a virtuoso solo performance by Eric Woolfe. Cribbed from Canadian history and a moderate dose of Lovecraft, Woolfe presents his show with a use of puppets, card tricks, and close-up prestidigitation, all to great…

State of Women: Return Engagement!!!!

  Back in July, as I was just coming off of our first coverage of Toronto’s Fringe festival, I made friends with a wonderfully talented actor and director, Adrianna Prosser, who advised me of a project she was involved in and was kind enough to arrange a ticket for me. That was for the strong,…

State of Women

  During World War II, it wasn’t only the men who answered the call of their country. All over North America, women left their kitchens, shedding the restraints of home maker and house wife, to take up the hammer and torque to work in the factories (Rosie the Riveter), building the equipment that was put to…