Michael Raine
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Michael Raine is a maritime-raised, Toronto-based journalist, editor, and columnist. He has written for the CBC and Canadian Musician magazine among others and is currently a regular contributor for Quip Magazine. Michael is fascinated pop culture, politics, and social phenomena and how they influence each other.

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Who is the Real "Worst Generation Ever," Mr. Sorkin?

(23) Comments | Posted June 30, 2012 | 12:00 AM

It was the great moment of (well publicized) unbridled truth that laid the foundation for Aaron Sorkin's latest foray into TV drama. In the pilot episode of The Newsroom, which premiered in June on HBO, a painfully neutral news anchor, Will McAvoy, played by Jeff Daniels, is prodded...

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Tim Thomas Makes the Puck Political

(1) Comments | Posted May 30, 2012 | 7:42 AM

As the Los Angeles Kings and New Jersey Devils prepare to face off in the first game of the Stanley Cup Finals on Wednesday, Toronto sports media has gone into overdrive doing what it does best: using real sports news as an easy segue into endless, circular arguments...

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In Other (Non-Obama) Gay News

(0) Comments | Posted May 11, 2012 | 5:36 PM

It's been a historic week for equality in the United States for reasons good and bad, surprising
and predictable, bold and hesitant.

On Tuesday, voters in North Carolina did what we all sadly assumed they would, proving they
are oblivious to history's lessons. It may be disappointing but...

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Gangsta Rap Conspiracy Theory Goes Gangbustas

(1) Comments | Posted May 4, 2012 | 6:34 PM

I love music history and I love good conspiracy theories. That's not to say I believe conspiracy theories -- I just find them entertaining. This explains why I've watched a lot of History Channel since is morphed into the Ancient Nazi Alien Network.

So when the music blogosphere (along with...

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