The War on Christmas by Rants and Raves
From FIVE years ago: The War on Christmas seemed like a regular and viable topic…now, this is a non-issue. Christmas trees are being sold and people say it regularly. While the materialism is still present, More...
I Hate Yoga by Rants and Raves
First, yoga as a philosophy and yoga as we know it today are two very different things. The original yoga philosophy dates back millions of years ago with Buddhist monks in Nepal. It’s the simplified More...
The Real Bs of Metropolis by Rants and Raves
There is an explosion of reality tv shows based around the lives of the rich and notorious of the world. There are the famous for being famous ones, like the Kardashians. There are the ones that claim to be ‘real’ More...
Art Lesson by Rants and Raves
There has been an outpouring of shock and rage over the burning of a $100,000 Birkin bag for the sake of ‘art’ by Tyler Shields and his girlfriend, Francesca Eastwood. If that last name sounds familiar, More...
Tuning Out by Rants and Raves
People don’t tune in weekly to shows anymore. It’s the simple reality. As the networks reveal which shows are getting the axe and continue to spin more tried and trite reworks of past successes and spinoffs, More...
Tax the Fat by Rants and Raves
The old motto used to be ‘tax the rich.’ It would be nice if that motto still stood. But a new motto appears to be taking its place, which is that of ‘tax the fat.’ The argument is much simpler More...
A Job’s a Job? by Rants and Raves
The Canadian government, in the midst of massive cuts to federal programs and layoffs of the public service, is introducing changes to its Employment Insurance policies which would force those who are on EI to take More...
This time it’s personal
A Canada Post Corporation employee has been relieved of their duties as a sorter due to some angry and derogatory comments made about the management of her organization on Facebook. The Union is appealing the decision More...
Oh the Humanities – Rants & Raves
There is a lot of talk about the Quebec university students who are protesting the proposed tuition hikes. A lot of the talk has centered around the violence committed by protesters, who have mostly been revealed More...
From F-U to UF by Rants and Raves
North Korea put the international community on its heels earlier this week with the news that they were going to launch a satellite to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of their fearless leader. While More...
Stripping America’s Rights – Rants and Raves
Getting caught with your pants down is going to take on a whole new meaning in the States, as the Supreme Court has decided that all arrested suspects may be subject to a strip search, even for a minor offense. More...
Hear No Evil by Rants and Raves
A Greek reporter was pelted with eggs and yogourt by a group of protesters on the air who had issue with his invited guest. It turns out that the guest in question was a neo-Nazi and member of a highly controversial More...
Hold the Beef by Rants and Raves
It’s a good time to become a vegetarian in Canada. This is a point which pains me, as I have to admit that I’m a hamburgers and spaghetti kind of kid, but it looks like those childhood comfort foods More...
From Hi Ho to Ho-Hum job apathy
There are a lot of career sites right now advocating that we should all go out there and achieve our goals. Helpful articles about training, retooling, strategizing, networking, using social networking and honing More...
Lights, Camera, Cabinet: Canada’s politics on video
In these uncertain times of political unrest, economic uncertainty and raging debates about retirement age, it’s nice to know that Canadian members of Parliament are taking time out to discuss something which More...
The issue of wealth: money? time? freedom? privacy?
The Wealthy Barmaid may be an eye-catching title for an article which was posted to Yahoo’s website but a closer read of the article paints a less than rosy picture. The article is centered around the example More...
Fighting the fighting issue in hockey
The Governor General of Canada, David Johnston, has spoken out against fighting in hockey, saying that it doesn’t have a role in the game that he so loves as a Canadian. He underlines the skill aspect of the More...
Skinny is not healthy by Rants and Raves
The Globe and Mail Hot Button blog, a column designed merely to get attention by shocking and appalling audiences, making it the Fox News of the website, ran a headline yesterday stating that family members should More...
Suffer the little children aka The spoiled brats of Halloween
If there was a doubt in your mind as to whether or not children these days are spoiled, let it be swiftly erased with a look at a letter a group of children from Oshawa wrote to one of their neighbours the day after More...
Great reads for November 11th aka Veteran’s Day
The following is a list of books that I recommend for any person interested in reading more about the two world wars. It’s by no means exhaustive, and there are many other great reads out there, but these More...
