I come from a very musical family (buy my sister’s band’s EP: The Prime Minister of Cool Chicks) and musical theatre has always been a big part of my life. One of my earliest memories is seeing a production of Brigadoon at the high school m…

Last week, I took a (semi) objective look back at the 1990s nostalgia craze in our politics, from Democrats who remember the time with all the glory and majesty as the most ardent Fox Newsie remembers the Reagan ’80s, to Newt Gingrich’s comeback on the Republican side of the ledger.
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David Frum is concerned that a Newt Gingrich revival will bring back memories of the Clinton impeachment scandal, but what if the real danger is the return of one of the most popular children’s action-adventure shows? I of course refer to the Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers.
I had heard stories about Gingrich’s fascination with the ‘teenagers with attitude’ [...]

Gilligan is marooned on “Más a Tierra”, later renamed to Robinson Crusoe Island, with Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish castaway who had a low tolerance for bullshit Joey (from Friends) is sent back in time to live with Fourth Earl of Sandwic…

Jes of XOXO is a humorous and often sarcastic voice situated in Calgary, Alberta, or “Calgs” as she calls it. She’s a prolific blogger that’s always up to date on the latest entertainment and events in her hometown, and she sh…

A blonde, looking to earn some extra money, decided to offer her services as a “handy woman” and started canvassing an affluent nearby neighborhood. She went to the front door of the first house, and asked the owner if he had any odd jobs for her to do. “Well, I guess I could use somebody [...]

Caution: Extremely graphic and crude! There has been a lot of discussion about the decline of Western society, and this one video best exemplifies just how degenerated segments the American public has become. When Muslims, and other religious groups react with shock and horror at the depravity and lose morals of North American society, and [...]

Did you see this in the top 10 trending topics for Toronto last week? It was there for THREE days, you guys. That’s on some London Riots or Egypt-type shit. As a member of the #bramptongirls tribe (shout out Springdale!) the hashtag fascinated me. “#BramptonGirls is trending. tears of joy,” I tweeted. That got me [...]

NEW YORK — The most evocative sign here at the moment is, and do not reach for the tissues, the graffiti near my SoHo hotel which reads, “Kim Kardashian’s Ass IS Fashion Week.” The best slogan I’ve seen on a T-shirt is, “High Heels, High Hopes”, and the wearer was clearly a believer. And the …

Ok, so I’m overdue for a real post.  But I came across this blog and kicked myself for not having thought up the concept earlier:  Accidental Chinese Hipsters. I think the title pretty much explains itself.  It’s an affectionate spotlighting of the best out-there style choices, as donned by a group of completely unintentional older [...]

Dark of the what now? John Swansburg over at Slate argues that the original Transformers movie — the 1986 animated classic that memorably killed off Optimus Prime — is the best Transformers movie to date. It’s not a hard argument to make, even though The Transformers: The Movie doesn’t make much sense when you re-watch [...]

What a week of Storms. My heart goes out to all the people in the States who have lost everything to the many Tornadoes this past week. Here in the GTA (Greater Toronto Area) we have had our own, “Storm,” that has caused its own devastation.I understan…

I have been following the story in the Toronto Star this past week about the future of Casa Loma http://www.thestar.com/opinion/article/995018–casa-loma-saving-toronto-s-fabulous-follyhttp:// with mixed feelings. I love history and most important I lo…

Lauren O’Neil, aka Lauren O’Nizzle is a 24 year old journalism student at the University of Western Ontario. She’s working on her master’s degree, but she’s already the most sophisticated, web tech-savvy pop culture princess we&#8…