Today is our Earth Festival and the 2nd Annual Leap in the Lake For Climate Action. While I’m busy with those activities, here’s something to enjoy: Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdam at the 2005 MTV Awards, where their performance in The Noteb…

By Tom Godfrey, QMI Agency The world’s oldest profession wants to step out of the shadows and become our newest legitimate industry. Ailing Toronto strip clubs have bold plans to become glitzy high-security bordellos that feature both prostitutes and exotic dancers now that the Ontario Court of Appeal has thrown out a ban on hookers. [...]

I really love The Shins.There’s a scene from the 2004 movie Garden State, where Natalie Portman’s character Sam, and Zach Braff’s Andrew Largeman meet in a clinic’s waiting room. At one point, she holds out her earphones and says, "You…

We don’t usually make a big deal out of Valentine’s Day, but this year we got swept up in it for some reason. Maybe it’s because you can’t ignore Valentine’s Day when you’re surrounded by symbols of romance, like lovebirds and a dog named Rose.

Speaking of which, every time we tried to share a [...]

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Valentine’s Day is supposed to be all about the love, but it leaves many of us feeling lonely, depressed, and pressured into living up to a certain standard of romantic love in our relationships. On a day that celebrates coupledom in a particularly het…

Love and destruction — not exactly a romantic pairing on Valentine’s Day or any other time of the year. Unfortunately they are indeed an item. The question is whether the two can be separated without ruining the romance.
For starters, flowers are cons…

Ahhh…le sigh…l’amour. You know, it doesn’t really matter how much I go through in life or how old I get, there’s still an undying romantic buried deep within me that just won’t go away. And so, as Valentine’s Day approaches, I…

Most of my love stories end with me feeling like I put a whole lot of energy into trying to build something out of nothing. Lust turns to love so easily and before you know it you’re invested in a relationship that seems more important than you. You …

Valentine’s Day. Just hearing the words brings an oppressive anxiety. It’s a high-pressure holiday that issues the “If I spend enough money, maybe it’ll just go away” mentality. Now, I don’t know your significant oth…

A shocking thing happened to me last week. Inspiration struck, and it struck hard. Never has an idea come to me so fully formed. Everything fell perfectly into place as I jotted down timelines and outlines and character sketches. Then I started writing…

I love this scene so much from one of my favourite modern Christmas movies, LOVE ACTUALLY.  It is so raw and honest and brave and Silent Night happens to be my favourite Christmas Carol. You need to know that Mark is…

When it comes to a romantic city break, Paris and Rome are always top contenders for places to go to sweep your partner off their feet in a romantic, exciting and culture filled few days. With both cities offering many similar advantages, when it comes to making the decision you have to ask yourself – are you a Roman or a Parisian?

There are so many scenes from this movie (which is defintely in my top 10 all time favourite movies) that I love and can quote cold but this is one of my favourites. Lloyd Dobler (played by my long time…

By Linda Shearman, The Canadian Press TORONTO – A study suggests the catty behaviour among women, as seen on the popular reality TV show “The Bachelor,” is pretty close to the truth. A University of Ottawa professor says her study — published in the journal Aggressive Behavior — confirms that most women use aggression against [...]

One kind of fun thing that happened recently is that XUP Jr. fell madly and passionately in love – the kind of mad, passionate, all-consuming love generally only experienced by teenagers. Do you remember your teenage love? The one you were so sure you were going to grow old with? The one with whom you planned your future [...]