Mark Hornblower

Mark Hornblower is a Canadian IT professional who maintains a public persona as a technology, food, and men's fashion writer. He received a B.Sc. and an M.Sc. from McMaster University and currently resides in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Writing
Hornblower is a writer in the magazine "MAN" (formerly known as "Hamilton Men's Magazine" or "HMM") with a regular column answering readers' questions about men's style and fashion. He also contributes feature articles on the same topics. The column's content is expanded into a regular web feature online in [http://heystyleguy.wordpress.com/ Hey! Style Guy!]. He is also a regular contributor to True North BBQ (traditional wood-fired barbecue cooking) and Geek Life (technology commentary),  In 2006 he was cited in the National Post for revealing the identity of the source of the leaks in the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative ("BALCO") grand jury testimony. As a member of the Usenet newsgroup rec.toys.lego newsgroup he coined the term "BURPs" (Big Ugly Rock Pieces) – one of the most popular "unofficial" acronyms for non-standard LEGO pieces.

Music
Hornblower was the bass player for Canadian bands "Sinister Dude Ranch" & "I Love My Shih-Tzu".

Family
He has a cousin with the same name who is a Judge of the Ontario Court of Justice (West Region).