Get Some Writers: Remaking ‘Dirty Dancing,’ yes really
Hollywood needs to read the memo which states that audiences are sick of remakes. Upon hearing that the classic coming of age love story Dirty Dancing is going to be remade, I immediately had the same reaction as More...
Keep it on vs going topless in public
A story about a woman who took her top off at a beer festival in Toronto is getting some surprising support from many commentators who have stated that the woman is well within her rights and that the sexualization More...
No Venting Allowed ’cause It’s bad for you
A study has found that venting to a friend while feeling stressed often makes you feel worse, rather than better. The study was conducted at the University of Kent in England and focused largely on those students More...
Nein Kiss! Germany: workplace kissing is terrorism
A German etiquette group has called for an end to kissing in the workplace and has called the kiss greeting a form of ‘terrorism.’ It also claimed that the act of leaning into a person to kiss them on More...
President Bourne, Michael Moore says to elect Matt Damon
Michael Moore is a smart man. But even smart people can say stupid things. When Moore recently expressed support for Hollywood actor Matt Damon to run for President in 2012, it made me cringe, on the one hand because More...
Don’t Surrender Your Lunch Money, Workplace Bullying
Don’t Surrender Your Lunch Money CBC is focusing a lot on the issue of bullying in the workplace, in particular, the Public Service of Canada. Their latest article focuses on the issue of workplace mobbing, More...
Care for Cargo, Air Canada Strike by Rants and Raves
The Air Canada strike was called June 14, mere minutes before the federal government introduced legislation to force the strikers back to work. It appears that this is a very important issue to the government, as More...
Sausage Debate and the new PETA ads by Rants and Raves
It appears that PETA has struck again and it has decided to hit people where it hurts; meaning, squarely in their manhood. Two PETA activists have made an impromptu appearance at the Formula One racing car event More...
Having it easy as Philippines add swim to school by Rants and Raves
“You kids have it so easy these days. Back in my days, we used to have to walk to school, up the hill, down the hill, in the cold, in the rain, in sleet, with no shoes…” A lot of us have heard More...
Insert Order Here, McDonald’s order machines
s McDonald’s in the UK will now feature machines to take your order instead of cashiers. While this may seem like a great idea to technogeeks and senior citizens who are sick of dealing with those ‘young More...
Ontario Liquor Laws to Chill Out by Rants and Raves
Ontario liquor laws are going to be loosened this summer, an idea which has overwhelming support in the Canadian province. The new relaxed laws will permit drinking to occur in public spaces during festivals instead More...
A Real Job by Rants and Raves
A Real Job What’s a real job? Everyone talks about it like it’s a universally accepted concept, but is it really? Parents will explain patiently that a real job is something you do in exchange for money, More...
No Home to Call My Own by Rants and Raves
No Home to Call My Own We all need a roof over our heads. So why is it becoming impossible for most of us to have one? Recent numbers regarding housing in Canada has shown that housing prices have increased nationally More...
Not for a million dollars by Rants and Raves
Not for a Million Dollars It’s one of those things that we used to say growing up- not for a million dollars. There were a lot of ways to apply this statement, but in general, it was used to indicate that More...
The End…Again as May 21 Judgment Day nears by Rants and Raves
The End…Again Well, it looks like the end is once again near. And pretty near at that. Christian Fundamentalists have been saying that the end of the world would happen for quite some time, but apparently, More...
Allergic to Violence? Hillary Clinton’s reaction to bin Laden raid by Rants and Raves
It appears that a now iconic photo of White House officials watching the Osama Bin Laden raid live with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton with her hand over her mouth has been explained as an allergy rather More...
The World Today, Bin Laden death vs Royal Wedding
So let’s say the aliens show up on Earth today and that they’re a friendly, curious bunch. They want to know what’s happening in the world and it just so happens that this has been a good news More...
Insecurity: New for Men by Rants and Raves
It’s a growing trend these days and it seems to be getting worse. Cosmetic companies, notorious for eroding the self-confidence of women worldwide with their miscellaneous products, have started targeting More...
Revisiting the ‘Princess,’ by Being your own princess
“Don’t be such a princess.” It’s an expression that is sometimes used when you’re being spoiled or sulking because you can’t get your own way. The word princess has changed More...
Rock the Vote as Canada votes by Rants and Raves
It’s time to vote in Canada- again. But don’t let election exhaustion and hours of bad political mudslinging advertisements in between hockey periods get to you. It’s time to vote en masse- it’s More...
