The Best of 2019 | My highlights from the year
The last two weeks have been a bit of a break for a change, after what I can only call one of the best years ever for The GATE. There were highs and lows, but most of all, I just feel very thankful.
Travelling with the Apple iPhone 11
When I’m travelling, I usually bring a lot of gear with me. There’s my DSLR, an action camera, and usually a couple of phones because I’m working on reviews. For my vacation to Disney World this year though, I decided I was going to try and carry less, so I just brought the Apple iPhone 11 with me many days, and it was frankly one of the best decisions of the trip.
Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party 2019
We got #VeryMerry on November 8 with the first night of Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party for 2019 at Walt Disney World, and while it was a damp night, the party was a lot of fun.
Food, travel and live channels on Roku
In September, Roku announced their latest lineup of devices for 2019, and at the same time they revealed a big update for The Roku Channel. Beyond the popular movies and TV shows, the channel also now features 14 live streams, including some great food and travel programming.
Google Pixel 4 XL photos & first impressions
I’ve been using the new Google Pixel 4 XL for two weeks, and there’s so much to talk about with the device that I wanted to start in the blog with some photos before I took this to a full-blown review.
Thank-you, thank-you, thank-you
Happy National Publicist Day! October 30th is all about an unsung group of professionals that almost literally make what I do possible, and I can’t thank all of these wonderful people enough.
Treetop trekking & country driving with the Ford Ranger
Aerial game trekking might be the most challenging thing I’ve tried in a long time, and it’s like nothing else. Imagine an obstacle course in the treetops, and you’ve got the general idea. It’s a lot of fun, and on the perfect fall weekend, it’s the perfect reason to get out into Ontario’s back yard.
Chicago eats, the sights, and culinary highlights
Chicago is a traveller’s dream. For the last few days I’ve been exploring the city with an epic itinerary created …
TIFF 2019 Blog: Calm with Horses, Syncrhonic, Rising Stars & the OLG Dream Deck
This year’s Toronto International Film Festival has been filled with a lot more opportunities to participate in interesting events that I don’t normally get the time to enjoy. There have been screenings and interviews, but I’ve also been out to a number of unique sessions that have been impressive, especially the OLG Dream Deck at TIFF Bell Lightbox.
TIFF 2019 Blog: Blood Quantum, Sea Fever, Hustlers, The Vast of Night & Festival Street
If TIFF is at all consistent in any way, it’s the fact that I almost always start my festival experience with a Canadian film interview, and this year it was for the bloody, intelligent, and culturally significant Midnight Madness opening film, Blood Quantum.