Experiments in a fertile reality
When we married, Joan and I agreed to an open marriage. After several years neither of us had acted on that agreement. It was our…
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Hands off, Hollywood
The crowds filed out of the matinee amidst over-the-top pronouncements like, “I will never look forward to anything ever again,” and, “I feel like I…
CD Review : Bad News Brown “Born to Sin”
Now, here is an album that came so close to being something really special. This Montreal-based MC mixes his outstanding harmonica playing into familiar hip-hop…
Never give up
Allow me to commence this “comment” with characteristic self-absorption. Perhaps this is self-evident, but I am a man of eminence, of success. Indeed, my appetite…
Candy is awesome
Candy and chocolate are by far the best Halloween treats for obvious reasons. They are delicious and there are so many options. You have Nibs,…
‘Real Housewives?’
As I sit down to write this piece today, I am struck by what I have noticed over the past few years as I’ve watched…
Weight loss for dummies
Disclaimer: this might not be for everybody. This could be taken as a guide, but should not be taken as a manual. That is, use…
The Anti-Ketchup Food Manifesto
Ketchup may actually be the perfect icon of all the things that are wrong with North American food culture. Every package sold is symbolic of…
Sex and the campus
A chain is only as good as its weakest link, or so we’ve been told since we were in second grade. To set a person…
Top 10 trend tragedies for 2010
It seems like it was just August and it’s now 5 C, so it’s basically Thanksgiving, which means its practically Halloween, so it might as…