Category: Arts Entertainments

6 tips to get in shape while unemployed

Let’s be honest. The first few weeks that we are unemployed are not so bad. We can sleep late, eat when we want, and surf our favorite TV channels all day in our pajamas. However, this lifestyle of those who will soon be poor if we do not get...

Dating, aging, and the gay man

The gay scene in Toronto, Canada is probably like many other big cities in that it suffers from age discrimination. It seems to be the place for young people with little room for men in their 40s, 50s and over. The problem is that there seems to be a...

Boychik Lit as Hipper Fratire

The new term brother, or frat satire, was coined a year ago by Warren St. John of the New York Times, presumably because its editors did not approve of another term that rhymes with “chick lit”. But somehow, fratire just doesn’t seem catchy enough. And that concern for frat...

History of ZZ Top

Like the state of Texas where they come from ZZ top combines rural primitivism and urban imagery in a way that has led to a perfect synthesis between provincial rock’n’roll and high-tech. When, in the late 1980s, Forbes magazine published the list of the world’s top-grossing entertainment celebrities, only...

What are the biggest celebrity scandals in history?

In these times of information overload and short attention spans, scandals come and go daily as the media feed on tabloid news. They’re like supernovae, glowing with an intense glow only to fade into insignificance after a moment divided. From politics to entertainment, from business to sports, we are...

How to be owned by an Irish Wolfhound

“However, noble descendant of the fierce fighting father, you are playing tonight with my son by the fire.” (Excerpt from Hound of the Heroes by William Dammarell) One is not so much “owned” by an Irish Wolfhound, as being “owned by” an Irish Wolfhound. I am currently “owned” by...