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He’s Just Not That Into You is trash

REVIEW | He’s Just Not That Into You, 2004. New self-help guide is sexist and condescending in the extreme. DATING | Oprah isn’t always right. Don’t get me wrong, I love the show. I even ...

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Is Rock Paper Scissors a sport?

CULTURE | Toronto to host world championships in this ‘serious’ sport. Despite the fact that I eat tacos for dinner three nights a week and think sweat pants are for watching television, in a ...

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Paris Hilton’s Confessions almost witty

BOOKS | Headline-making heiress reveals no insight, debunks no myths, rebuts no scandals. Paris Hilton is making headlines again. (Don’t get your hopes up – it’s not another sex tape.) The ...

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Bryan Adams, Room Service review

REVIEW | Bryan Adams, Room Service | Polydor Records (Universal), ** 1/2. There’s something comforting about a musician like Bryan Adams. While he may not being doing anything particularly ...

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Art meets fashion – and the results may surprise you

ARTS | Many fashion designers consider their work an art form. But this coming Saturday, you can see that concept taken one step further with the Artspeak Fashionista! show. The event takes place ...

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B for Buster book review

REVIEW | B for Buster | YA FICTION. The romance of military life fades quickly for a teen caught in battle. In Iain Lawrence’s book B for Buster, Kak, a 16-year old boy nicknamed for his Ontario ...

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The worst model in the world wears two different shoes

MODELLING | The worst model in the world takes a dump in mismatched shoes? 2018: Another incredibly glamorous modelling gig! With me! The worst model in the world! In this one, I’m ostensibly ...

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How I wrote a novel in three days

WRITING | A version of “How I wrote a novel in three days” was published in the Vancouver Sun, September, 2004. Jump down below the photographed article for a 2018 update and some ...

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Sarah McLachlan concert review

REVIEW | Fans loved this Sarah McLachlan concert. While the crowd was too demure to be said to have gone wild when Sarah McLachlan took the stage at GM Place on Friday night, they made it clear ...

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Can you write a novel in a weekend?

DEADLINES | Can you write a novel in a weekend? Well, you can try. You could enter the 3-Day Novel Contest over the Labour Day weekend and join hundreds of other would-be-novelists competing for ...

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RENT is the best musical ever (according to this Renthead)

CULTURE | Rent is the best musical (ever, IMHO). Rent isn’t Les Mis. It isn’t Phantom. It isn’t even Cats. There are no falling chandeliers, no helicopters, no big fur suits. There’s barely even ...

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Vancouver’s Chinatown Festival

VANCOUVER | It’s festival season in Vancouver and this weekend is no exception. The fifth annual Chinatown Festival, the largest daytime summer event in Vancouver’s Chinatown, begins Saturday in ...

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He’s Just Not That Into You is trash

Is Rock Paper Scissors a sport?

Paris Hilton’s Confessions almost witty

Bryan Adams, Room Service review

Art meets fashion – and the results may surprise you

B for Buster book review

The worst model in the world wears two different shoes

How I wrote a novel in three days

Sarah McLachlan concert review

Can you write a novel in a weekend?

RENT is the best musical ever (according to this Renthead)

Vancouver’s Chinatown Festival