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

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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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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

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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

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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

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The man himself bending a string or two. I admit that I’m kind of an asshole when it comes to music. I don’t dance unless I like the song, which

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Canadian actor/director/singer Sarah Polley recently revealed that her father isn’t really her father. Her mom, who died of cancer when young Sarah was only 11, had an affair. Why is this important?

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