Those who wish to be society’s moral conscience are at it again. The 1940s cold weather duet, Baby, It’s Cold Outside, is being pulled from radio station playlists as some equate its lyrics with rape culture. Absurd! …
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How does that saying go? A friend will help you move. A real friend will help you move a body! …
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Bellwether. Noun. The leading sheep of a flock with a bell on its neck. …
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This is what happens when you’re an artist to the core and your parents leave you too much money and land! …
This review is only about a month late – not bad! It’s the earliest late review I’ve written in some time. We celebrated my first day without needing a nap by going to a matinee of A Star is Born. …
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The question I’ve been asked most often this week is, how long will it take you to sleep past 3 am? …
The First Freelance Friday Read More »
Phil Collins gets it. He was ubiquitous for a long time (some say too long) in the 1980s. Even he got tired of himself. …
Review – Not Dead Yet by Phil Collins Read More »
I’m starting the week with a post that’s part fan-letter, part information-sharing via my former colleague, Avery Haines. We were coworkers at CKFM/MIX/CFRB roughly a century ago. We saw David Cassidy and Danny Bonaduce perform together! Now, she’s an investigative journalist with W5 and she’s just back from North Korea. …
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When Donald Trump made fun of sexual assault victim Christine Blasey-Ford, I knew I was close. When he walked up the steps of Air Force One with toilet-paper stuck to his shoe, and no one told him, my laughter created a little bit of room for more. But the confirmation of undoubtedly biased Brett Kavanaugh to the US Supreme Court nailed it. I’m out of f***s. …
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The human voice fascinates me. This is probably not surprising! But a new study out of Western caught my attention. …
Meet Pickles. Pickles is about to become a famous dog. He’s not just a performer, he’s a bit of a miraculous survivor. …
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This is what a true friend does. She has her birthday twelve days before me, to make sure it’s safe for me to follow!  …
Happy Birthday E! Read More »
Jian Ghomeshi wrote an essay about what his life has been like since he became a pariah. In the piece for the New York Review of Books Ghomeshi admits some stuff and ignores other stuff but mostly just explains how his life has changed. It’s a rare and fascinating character study. …
Today I’m sharing with you a failed attempt to honour all of the women I’ve met through my work, who have affected me in a positive way. …
Thankful Thursday – Wonderful Women Read More »
We’ve never, individually or as a couple, watched an entire TV series for a second time. Until now. …
We’re starting the week with something heavy, but heavy often equates to important and that’s the case for today, September 10. Today is World Suicide Prevention Day. We talk about mental health and specifically suicide much more openly than ever before. Companies have programs in place for people to reach out for help. We’re more likely to notice certain behaviors in family and friends and consider whether there might be an issue there. So why are so many people still committing suicide? …
Living on the Edge Read More »
I’ve said it. You’ve said it or heard it. “They drank the Kool-aid.” It’s a reference to the Jonestown Massacre in November, 1978. A settlement of The Peoples Church in Guyana, numbering more than 900, killed themselves or were killed at the direction of their leader, Reverend Jim Jones. …
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Aretha Franklin found a way to be relevant in every era since she first emerged with her now-classic hits in the 1960s. She sang gospel in the 70s, recorded hit songs with the likes of Annie Lennox, George Michael and the Rolling Stones in the 80s. Back to gospel and love songs in the 90s. In the 2000s, she released Christmas music and more gospel. And in the last few years, toured and continued to record. …