10 Reasons Why the U.S.A. Isn’t All Bad
It wasn’t until my 20th-Century American Literature professor said she admired Americans’ tenacity that I realized I hadn’t heard anything nice said about the States in three years. I was
Losing It: On Women With Short Hair
Back in the first century A.D., the Apostle Paul wrote, “But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her.” Even now, in a world unfettered by
Why Women Don’t Know Much About Current Affairs
According to a recent British study led by James Curran, director of the Goldsmiths Leverhulme Media Research Centre, women know less about the ins and outs of the political world than men. The
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Norm Macdonald’s Weird, Wonderful Twitter Book Club
Justin Bieber receives somewhere between 60 and 100 Twitter mentions per second. So in the time it took you to read that sentence (and now this one), hundreds of hopeful
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The 50 Greatest Canadian Albums of All Time
So I told my friend in Portland, Oregon, that I was writing a list of great Canadian albums, and he responded by suggesting that the whole darn thing should be
Life After Winnipeg’s The Royal Art Lodge
A man sits on a chair in an empty room, a sock puppet extended from his left hand. The caption reads: “He would win back the children.” Elsewhere, a bearded
25 Canadian Beers that Aren’t Awful
Canada is known as a country of beer drinkers, but beer drinkers of a certain ilk. Despite the jingoistic protestations of TV commercials that tout Canadian beer as something to
Things People Say When You’re Engaged
1. “Finally!” 2. “I once went to this wedding where _____. It was the worst! But don’t worry — I’m sure yours will be perfect.” the bride kept everyone waiting for an
Longing for a Suave Prime Minister
Did you know Barbra Streisand almost became Canada’s equivalent of the First Lady? Back in January 1970, she made headlines by showing up at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa on Prime
DJ Names Inspired by “SkyMall” In-Flight Magazine
If you’ve ever been bored on an airplane, you’ve probably noticed the ubiquitous, ridiculous in-flight catalog SkyMall tucked in your seat pocket. From the items listed in the mecca of weird, ripped-from-infomercial
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