A Slave to his Image
It came to light last week that Ben Affleck convinced producers of a PBS TV show not to reveal that one of his ancestors owned slaves. This wasn’t just a mistake, it was a missed opportunity. …
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Celebrities
A Published Twit
So, this was kind of cool. Entertainment Weekly picked up one of my tweets for a story last weekend. Â …
What Money Can’t Buy
Often times when people ask me if I miss working in Toronto I reply that I miss two things: the people and the money, in that order. It’s no surprise that Toronto as a whole would offer a bigger salary along with a bigger cost of living. So people think I’m joking and sometimes I am! …
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Brushes With Fame
Celebrities are just people who got good at what they do and became known for it. Or they’re Kardashians. But social media has given us a chance to connect with them and them with us. Â …
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I’m a Belieber
Well, I’m a Belieber inasmuch as I can’t wait for the Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber to air next week. …
The (Unexpected?) Wisdom of Kid Rock
Credit where credit is due: Kid Rock is a smart marketer. He says dumb things sometimes, but he’s good at making money and he’s doing something that’s good for his fans, too. …
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Eating Like a Six-year-old
I often joke that when I’m finished with my meal in a casual restaurant, it looks like a toddler has been eating off the plate.  …
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Live Long and Prosper
Leonard Nimoy started a bunch of fights when I was a child. …
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Freedom 85+!
It’s believed that poll results released last week by Sun Life are the first ever to show that more Canadians expect to work past age 65 than retire. The reasons vary, but most say it’s their plan to keep working full or part-time simply to pay their bills. …
Imperfect Perfection
Cindy Crawford is a beautiful woman. She’s an icon of beauty even now, as she turns 49 this week. And although she hasn’t commented on the leak of an unretouched photo from a year-old photo shoot, it’s a great thing for women everywhere to see how she really looks. …
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Ethics Shmethics
Behaving in an ethical manner should not have to be declared as a condition of employment. It comes from within, this knowing of the difference between right and wrong, although organized religion has done a bang-up job of trying to tie it to their ideologies. A child knows the difference. Adult broadcasters know the difference. Some of them just choose to ignore it. …
Sometimes You’re the Windshield, Sometimes You’re the Bug
What do I have in common with Kevin Costner, Uma Thurman, Billy Bob Thornton and Martin Sheen? …
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Review: American Sniper
I don’t know what I expected. American Sniper is the true story of Chris Kyle, the US Navy Seal credited as the most lethal sniper in American military history. It stars Bradley Cooper and it’s the first film made by his own production company, directed by Clint Eastwood. Despite the title and my familiarity with the real-life story, I don’t think I was prepared for so much… snipering. I agree, this admission is a little like coming out of 101 Dalmations and complaining that the movie had too many dogs. …
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My Last Comment on Cosby (Unless He’s In the News and I Can’t Avoid It)
It came to me after I posted a tweet and it started a long and thoughtful conversation between many men on Facebook. (My tweets automatically post to Facebook in a two-for -one social media update.) The tweet read, “Dear world at large, if 25+ people come forward accusing me of virtually the same heinous thing, feel free to judge me without a court case.” …
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Review: As You Wish by Cary Elwes
The only disappointing thing about this behind-the-scenes memoir about the making of The Princess Bride is that I’ve finished reading it. …
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The Cos-man Cometh
Bill Cosby. What can I say? I say this. (And some listeners agreed, some strongly disagreed!)Â …
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The Interview – Part II – Review
Yesterday I told you what I went through to watch The Interview, which, by the way, came to almost 30 Canadian theatres last weekend. But London isn’t one of the cities where it’s showing. Theatre owners here said to Sony, hey, when you pulled the movie out of theatres a couple of weeks ago we had to replace it with something. So we’re busy – go away! …
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