Step down, Twihards, it’s time for evolution via the Hunger Games revolution. Let The Games begin! I don’t want to upset any Twilight fans, but the series boils down to a drawn out love affair that is not consummated for many moons. Bella and Edward meet in the first book and don’t have sex until…wait for ...
When Fashion Weeks continue around the world, the media turns its attention for a brief moment to the fashion world. The Fall/Winter 2012 shows are no exception: new trends, shapes and cuts have been born on the runways of Paris, New York and Sao Paolo. The creativity of the designer’s interpretations of the latest styles ...
I disposed of my TV in 2008. That doesn’t mean I don’t watch TV…I have internet and I know how to use it. Ditto, DVDs. But my life does not involve channel flipping or background telly. For this reason, I must ask you: what the hell is a Snooki? I’m aware this creature is female, ...
Black women are generally heavier than white women, but they are also more confident, according to a study of 800 American women. The survey, done by the Washington Post and the Kaiser Foundation, found that “66 percent of overweight or obese black women had high self-esteem, compared to 41 percent of average-sized or thin white ...
Seeing as how “housewife” vanished from just about everyone’s lexicon in 1987, I was surprised to hear there was such a TV series as Real Housewives of New York/Beverly Hills/etc. I heard of the series, incidentally, via my sister, who emailed me a link with the message, “Dude, look at this shit.” And that, dear ...
Once a week, I transform into a sci-fi geek girl. Under cover of darkness (and a pink blanket), I proudly fly my geek girl flag as I watch three hours of the re-imagined TV show, Battlestar Galactica (BSG) with the two good friends. Last week, the episode we watched was entitled “The Farm.” One of ...
There has been an upswing in royal fever on both sides of the Atlantic since last April. When Kate Middleton and Prince William got married, the British Royals were thrust into the spotlight for a generation who scarcely remember Princess Diana. Now that his brother is taken, Prince Harry has become one of the world’s ...
Remember that time when I was with my friends and I saw you playing pool with your friends and I was like, “Maybe I should talk to him,” and Rayanne was like, “Go talk to him,” so I walked over and your friends were all looking at me and I was like, “Hey,” and you ...
For better or for worse, the popular franchise The Bachelor will come to Canada in the fall of 2012. Although it was only announced this past Monday, casting begins now. Let’s hope the one hunky man and his Canadian pick really fall in love and make it work — which would be contrary to the ...
Golden Globes audience was “shocked” when Meryl Streep dropped the s-bomb on live television Sunday night. She was about to read her acceptance speech, when she realized she had left her reading glasses at her table. The censor button cut in, stirring up a small controversy backstage. A rather condescending Access Hollywood interviewer asked Streep ...
Dear Madame X, I recently found out that one of my friends has been hit by her boyfriend. She...
As a teenager I was so absorbed in the chemical make-up of Jane Eyre, I didn’t have much time...
Men like peeing in the shower. That’s a fact. Of course, it’s pretty easy for anyone to do it,...
It’s that time of year, when spring blossoms counteract the car pollution, beer gardens are filled with humans on...
The latest film in the American Pie series, American Reunion, contains a shocking scene – male full-frontal nudity including...
Dear Madame X, I have just started seeing this girl. She seems great, but she recently told me she...
Toni Morrison’s novel Beloved arrived in my hands via a public library, when I was a broke teenager with...
My attention was drawn this week to an article about the reaction at a Canadian university to proposals to...
