Lev Novak

Think if you won a million dollars, but found that after taxes, you only got eight-hundred. You should be thrilled; eight hundred dollars for free! But you wouldn’t be.

Hey, buck up buddy. You can still, you know, art. Art in your spare time! Art after work. Art, years later, on a whim, and wonder, wow, why haven’t you art’ed more?

Writing is for everyone, and you are not so uniquely bad as to be left out. Don’t let documents die unseen.

Procrastination is the cost of progress. Do your best to cut through it, but remember that the struggle is the struggle of momentum.

Be aware of Aladdin, both the character and the movie, because that will hopefully remind you to watch Aladdin more, which, let’s be clear, is something we all should be doing.

Here, then, is an argument for a different view of Canada – six reasons we should be giving them not just affection but our actual respect.

The bad news are those couples on trains. Overall, it’s a fair trade.

I’m no expert, but in my experience expertise is attributed to whoever shouts the loudest.

If something spooky is happening in a sustained manner, it’s probably a ghost making a specific effort to communicate. Be aware, but calm.

It’s beautiful. It’s tragic. And it’s the dark, poignant secret of Garfield that’s propelled the comic for decades.

Do Not: Try to start a sing-along, apparently. Sheesh.

The layer of wholesomeness unnerves me; the suits, the smiles, the voices and charm… they’re a frat for nice guys, their edges rounded and shaped for easy digestion.