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May 5, 2024 | 
therecord.com | Justin Smirlies
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May 4, 2024 | 
thestar.com | Justin Smirlies
Toronto Maple Leafs fans have been here before. Remember the Game 7 collapse in 2013? Then again in 2018? Oh, and again in 2019. And now another year to the list: 2024. Already a Subscriber? Sign in You are logged in Switch accounts Despite an impressive rally from a 3-1 series deficit to even the series, the Leafs couldn’t exorcise their demons against the Boston Bruins and ultimately fell short in overtime of Game 7 in Boston. It was the sixth straight Game 7 loss for Toronto.
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Feb 15, 2024 | 
thestar.com | Justin Smirlies
Militarie Gun frontman Ian Shelton is always looking forward to what lies ahead. Whether that’s with the new music he’s writing for his two bands or the next show he’s about to play, Shelton isn’t too worried about what’s behind him.
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Nov 30, 2023 | 
thestar.com | Justin Smirlies
’Tis the season for cookies, and every day till Christmas, Star journalists are taking turns baking a recipe from the Star’s extensive archives. Follow our holiday baking adventures here on The Star, or get the recipes first plus some inspiration for your inbox with our free Cookie Calendar newsletter. Sign up here. TODAY'S BAKER Already a Subscriber? Sign in You are logged in Switch accounts Justin Smirlies is team editor on the Star's digital desk, and an extremely amateur baker.
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Nov 19, 2023 | 
thestar.com | Justin Smirlies
It’s almost unbelievable that next fall will be the 20th anniversary of Green Day’s “American Idiot.”It’s equally unbelievable that the punk rock band that dominated my MP3 player’s measly dozen-song storage space in the early 2000s would perform at this year’s Grey Cup halftime show in Hamilton, Ont., where I now live after many years living in Toronto. Already a Subscriber?
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Nov 19, 2023 | 
thespec.com | Justin Smirlies
It’s almost unbelievable that next fall will be the 20th anniversary of Green Day’s “American Idiot.”It’s equally unbelievable that the punk rock band that dominated my MP3 player’s measly dozen-song storage space in the early 2000s would perform at this year’s Grey Cup halftime show in Hamilton, Ont., where I now live after many years living in Toronto. Already a Subscriber? Sign in Admittedly, I don’t care much for Canadian football, but folks in the Hammer undeniably do.
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Nov 19, 2023 | 
wellandtribune.ca | Justin Smirlies
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Aug 16, 2023 | 
thestar.com | Justin Smirlies
The signs were there that I was slowly suffocating in my sleep. After years of being elbowed to move over to the other side of the bed or having to do the occasional midnight migration to the couch, my partner had finally reached her limit. Then she started noticing the gasps. Already a Subscriber? Sign in Gillian, it’s just snoring, I would say. Except it wasn’t — and it wasn’t only drowning me, but also my better half.
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Aug 15, 2023 | 
thespec.com | Justin Smirlies
The Blue Jays have had the best pitcher in the major leagues the past month or so — at least in terms of earned run average — and surprisingly it’s not their Cy Young-candidate Kevin Gausman. Yusei Kikuchi’s redemption story continues to impress this season after another lights-out performance in the Jays’ 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies at Rogers Centre on Tuesday night. The Japanese left-hander held the Phillies to four hits and one earned run with seven strikeouts over six solid innings.
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Aug 15, 2023 | 
thestar.com | Justin Smirlies
The Blue Jays have had the best pitcher in the major leagues the past month or so — at least in terms of earned run average — and surprisingly it’s not their Cy Young-candidate Kevin Gausman. Yusei Kikuchi’s redemption story continues to impress this season after another lights-out performance in the Jays’ 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies at Rogers Centre on Tuesday night. The Japanese left-hander held the Phillies to four hits and one earned run with seven strikeouts over six solid innings.
