Mike Dojc played bass and electric xylophone in the ear searing agro-rock outfit Barf on Toast. After getting booed off the stage for the fiftieth time, the seminal band called it quits and Dojc turned to writing because all his xylophone keys were busted and he needed something to occupy his frantic fingers. He generates his best ideas while eavesdropping on what the funky people are talking about at parties. Dojc honed his writing chops in the editorial grotto of Maxim Magazine in New York City where he interned after graduating from McMaster University with a B.A. in English in 2000. In addition to Maxim, Dojc has contributed copy to the glossy pages of Stuff, Shift, Toro, Ramp, 2, FW, Chill, VU, REV, Leaf Nation, Access, Replay,Pursuit, Profit, Money Sense, The Bay Street Bull, Business Sense, Sunquest Magazine, the Entertainment Guide to DIRECTV, Bell T.V. Magazine and many others. He's also slung copy for the not so glossy pages of the Toronto Star, Toronto Sun, National Post, Globe & Mail, Metro, NOW, eye, and the New York Press. Career highlights include lunching with Vince Carter, getting chewed out by an irate Leonard Nimoy, writing slogans for Nike Underwater and Nike Dri-Fita advertising campaigns, naming a whole line of beauty products (http://www.adeeva.com/), hanging out in the dugout with the Toronto Blue Jays, and dodging flying jock straps in the Toronto Maple Leaf's dressing room. Radio And Television: Interviewed on CFRB with John Gallagher (topic: Maxim), CBC Fresh Air with Jeff Goods (topic: Refereeing Soccer), Winnipeg's CKNW with Rafe Maire (Topic: Men's Magazine Phenomenon), Hamilton's AM 900 CHML with Lydia Lovric (Topic: love and Relationships), Off The Record on TSN (Topic: general jock), Extreme 120 on OLN (Whirlyball Expert)
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Sports – Take into account uncharacteristically anemic offensive production thanks to power-sapping injuries suffered by Reed Johnson (herniated disc), Lyle Overbay (broken hand), and Vernon Wells (torn labrum in his shoulder) and suddenly last year's record starts to look real good. If the bats make a comeback in 2008, lookout American Leagueâ
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Voted for on March 31, 2008 01:07pm
Sports – Every year tens of millions of sports fans spend countless hours tinkering with the makeup of imaginary teams pretending to be general managers. We take the popular role playing game a step further and send our favorite athletes to the altar.
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Voted for on September 30, 2007 11:14am
Celebrities – When she opened her legs? Fantastic. When she opened her mouth? Not so much.
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Voted for on August 17, 2007 04:52pm
Gadgets & Tech – The website has taken a lot of flack recently due to problems with SEO spammers and subsequently took a dive in search traffic after Google made changes to it's algorithm. I'm an avid user and it's sad that the site's rep is getting blemished unfairly (more on that below).
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Voted for on August 01, 2007 12:34pm
Sports – When word first got out back in January that 32-year-old Becks' five-year L.A. Galaxy contract was worth in excess of $250 million many sports fans chins had to be scraped off the floor. Suddenly Yankee slugger A-Rod's jaw-dropping quarter-billion over ten seasons seemed a bargain basement steal. "Couldn't you buy the entire MLS for that kind
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Voted for on June 27, 2007 04:54pm
Sports – 'Let them hate as long as they fear' Story: The English translation of the Latin proverb "Oderint dum metuant" was also a favorite catchphrase of Roman emperors Tiberius and Caligula who apparently said it as often as Paris Hilton drops "that's hot." The menacing motto was first coined by the poet Lucius Accius, a contemporar
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Voted for on June 27, 2007 04:51pm
Sports – he #1 tennis player in the world is en route to eclipsing every racket whacking record in the book. In the process Federer's fireplace mantle is beginning to resemble a ritzy funeral home display case, lined end to end with an ever growing collection of polished goblets of Grand Slam glory filled with the metaphorical ashes of his hapless centre co
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Voted for on May 16, 2007 08:23am
Music – The Police, Genesis, The Eagles, The Smashing Pumpkins, Rage against the Machine and all the other rockers resuscitating their old alma maters took one of Neil Young's most prescient lyrics to heart: "my, my, hey, hey rock'n'roll is here to stay." Of course they also purposely chose to ignore one of Young's most famous maxims from the ver
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Voted for on May 09, 2007 09:31pm
Love & Personals – When I was 13, I acted as a go-between in a summer camp romance. My buddy Matt had a crush on a girl named Leora and enlisted me as his wingman to court her (to spare his feelings in the event of rejection).
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Voted for on April 19, 2007 08:15am
Science – Honeymoon Phase: Addicted to Love Hopped up on mood enhancers like serotonin and dopamine-also triggered by other super-addictive substances like cocaine and nicotine-new love is a chemical cocktail that we just can't get enough of.
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Voted for on March 30, 2007 01:05pm
Sports – For the seven and under set, the game is just a distraction from the main attraction: the loopy, perpetually energized anthropomorphized animal crackers that bound along the sidelines and stadium aisles like Underdog hopped up on androgen. With March Madness currently infecting the continent we wave both our hands up in the air in salute to College
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Voted for on March 14, 2007 09:37am
Sports – The LPGA doesn't need a format fix like the Men's new Fedex Cup (a points race system patterned after NASCAR's Nextel Cup) to create artificial excitement. The Ladies game is in a sweet spot. While tour guiding lights like Annika Sorenstam, Julie Inkster and Karrie Webb remain vital, a groundswell of young faces and glowing personalities are swingi
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Voted for on February 27, 2007 09:10am
Sports – Crack open your favorite nuts (ours are Brazilian) and pour yourself a tall beverage (preferably something bubbly). Now get set for the only awards show on the planet where the trophies jiggle and all the winners are guaranteed to not test positive for sucki ness. SPORTS MOVIE TALLADEGA NIGHTS: THE BALLAD OF RICKY BOBBY Will Ferrell will snap
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Voted for on December 06, 2006 12:44pm
Sports – They've got the Toughest Job in Pro Sports and the Least Respect Officials, umps and referees receive spittle flying verbal smackdowns every time they stick their whistles in their mouth. As enforcers of "the rules" they are the bane of coaches, players, and fans alike and the two parties are bound to butt heads. The main bone of conte
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Voted for on November 30, 2006 12:44pm
Travel – Long before I ever roasted a friend at a wedding or gave a boardroom presentation to a client, my initiation into public speaking came from Show & Tell. While the activity gets started in junior kindergarten it isn't really until grade school when you really start to hone your chops.
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Voted for on November 22, 2006 12:49pm