How to break up with a friend
CULTURE | Want to learn how to break up with a friend? Dude, just do it. Toxic friends. We’ve all had them. For whatever the reason, certain platonic relationships just tank. And when that ...
Looking chic on the cheap
STYLE | Bargain hunting can be pretty overwhelming, but looking chic on the cheap is doable. Stores like Winners and Value Village may yield some of the most unique items at the best prices, but ...
Teen Angst poetry: so bad it’s good
INTERVIEW with Sara Bynoe | Teen angst poetry. Ex boyfriends are good for something after all. At least, Sara Bynoe’s was. The 24 year old Vancouverite is about to set off on a multi-city book ...
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason DVD review
REVIEW | Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (Universal), with Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant. It wasn’t as good as the first film, but Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason did well for a ...
The Unthinkable Thoughts of Jacob Green, review
BOOKS | The Unthinkable Thoughts of Jacob Green, review | Joshua Braff, Algonquin Books, 2004. Celebrity brothers are all over the place right now. Former Stand By Me star Jerry O’Connell’s ...
Narnia is all about Jesus
CULTURE | Narnia is all about Jesus! You know The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe? That C.S. Lewis book you loved so much as a kid? Well, I hate to break it to you, but as Homer Simpson might ...
Drinking games to try today
PLAY | Drinking games belong to the golden age of sport. They’re social, they require endurance, and best of all, they’re not about winning or losing, largely because everybody gets too ...
R.I.P. Fantasy TV?
TELEVISION | Is fantasy TV dead? This is all Mark Burnett’s fault. Not so long ago, you couldn’t channel surf at primetime without seeing a big-headed alien or wrinkly-nosed vampire go by. Then ...
Canada’s poo problem
ENVIRONMENT | Is there more poo in Canada than anywhere else in the world? Possibly. Look, Canada is a pretty great place to live. It’s relatively affluent, statistically healthy, and ...
Stuart McLean’s Stories from the Vinyl Cafe (10th anniversary edition)
BOOKS | Stories from the Vinyl Café, 10th anniversary edition | PENGUIN Canada, 2005 Stuart McLean may look like a boring old dude from the CBC, but his writing is actually funny. Don’t believe ...
What not to read: a listicle
BOOKS | Sometimes knowing what not to read is as important as knowing what you should. Particularly since the bestseller list can be deceiving. So what to read? Well, I write about books and ...
How to have the laziest weekend ever
HOW TO | Get your lazy on. It’s just not right. Instead of spending our weekends doing as the good lord intended (you know, watching TV, playing video games, eating vast amounts of cheese), these ...