Night at the Movies

From passionate love to thrilling action, these upcoming flicks will make the perfect nighttime entertainment.

1. Eat Pray Love
This inspirational story follows a woman who will stop at nothing to take her life in a new and exciting direction. After divorcing her husband, Liz Gilbert (Julia Roberts) embarks on a journey of self-discovery around the world. From Italy to India and Bali, Gilbert jumps out of her comfort zone and captures the beauty of life and love. www.imdb.com

2. Countdown to Zero
The powerful documentary follows the development and controversy of the nuclear bomb. Touching upon its dangerous capabilities with the threat of terrorism, Countdown to Zero wants Read more

The Happiness Project

In  our increasingly self-involved, individualist culture, it’s easy to get down on ourselves and believe that our problems are insurmountable. North Americans tend to have a victim mentality that focuses on the individual before all else and fails to look at the big picture. Our counterparts to the East, on the other hand, have a more optimistic mindset, placing the collective whole before the self. Although this approach can have its downfalls, we can definitely learn a thing or two from its fundamentals, because for these individuals, happiness is a way of life.

As a former Yale-trained lawyer, Gretchen Rubin, author of the New York Times bestseller, The Happiness Project, was aware of the complexities of the way we live. All the long hours, pressing deadlines, cellphone and e-mail addictions were depleting her time and her happiness. Read more

The Media and Professional Sports

The media has successfully intertwined itself into the DNA of professional sports, an arena where previous athletes that stood tall above their sport were not as aggressively marketed as they are today. Find out how the business side of sports has broken the loyalty of the game, while influencing individuals to follow the legacy of its given leaders.

Tiger Woods
Golf is an experience that has been highlighted by many great players over the years. This refined game is the kind of experience that can take six hours out of your busy schedule without regrets. Tiger Woods has motivated new groups across the world to tap into this skilled pastime, and tune into televised golf like never before. Woods wasn’t simply good for golf, for a while he was golf. Without him, the sport will never be the same. Read more

Pedestrian Deaths in the GTA

Thousands of thoughts scatter through our minds as we scurry from one place to the next – from the bank to the bus stop, from the parking meter to a meeting, from the curb to the cab across the street. We carelessly cascade from work to play with a ticking clock beating in the back of our heads, perhaps forgetting to remember that one tiny slip in a driver’s judgement or a pedestrian’s alertness can lead to a catastrophe. We jeer at the concept of a nine-to-five life, wishing that minimalist expression actually rang some slight tone of truth. Wondering where the time went, the pedestrian puts an extra hop in her step as the driver gently steps on the gas. What’s an extra 10 kilometres, anyway? With every motion that we make, we guide our own fate. It takes just one second for lives to be turned upside down. Does the thought of safely crossing the street even cross your mind? What role does right-of-way really play? Read more

Night at the Movies

1. Get Him to the Greek | June 4th, 2010, Director: Nicholas Stoller
The director of the hilarious Forgetting Sarah Marshall joins forces again with Russell Brand and Jonah Hill for another highly anticipated comedic sensation. When an established record company executive (Sean Combs) gives 24-year-old newbie Aaron Green (Hill) 72 hours to escort unruly British rock icon Aldous Snow (Brand) to Hollywood for a career contingent comeback concert, he embarks on a wild ride. The success or failure of Snow and Green now rests in each other’s hands. Green’s duty to get the rampant rocker to the historic Greek Theatre in time becomes a taxing task. Watch their thrilling three-day journey unfold in theatres this spring. Read more

Dancing with the Stars

If you’re like many of us, Monday night means slipping into pajamas, switching the smartphone to silent mode and watching the latest episode of Dancing with the Stars – while indulging in a bowl of freshly popped kernels, of course.

A long way from the friendly “dance-offs” of the ’50s, this wildly popular reality series upped the ante – and the competition – by revamping the concept and inviting some of Tinsel Town’s hottest stars to try their hand at dance’s most beautiful and complicated styles.

The innovative concept has drawn a plethora of viewers, both male and female, to cheer on their favourite celebrity. Returning for its 10th season this March, the show has evolved considerably since General Hospital star Kelly Monaco took home the title in the Read more

I Love my Mommy

Shower your mom’s special day with tokens of love.

1. Let this little light of yours shine bright with Pier 1 Import’s Seashell Exhibit Lamp. www.pier1.com

2. Splash some colour into the room with Pier 1 Import’s gorgeous lustre-finished, turquoise mermaid tail dish. This season’s vintage femme collection bursts with wonderful gift ideas touched with vibrancy. Try pairing this adorable plateau bowl with a seashell set or collected corals from your tropical travels. www.pier1.com

3. Fly away with this adorable earthy leather strap bag. www.unique-vintage.com

4. Etsy sends hemp hugs and kisses her way. Read more

Book Review — Pleasant Page Turners

The Seedlings: My First Puzzle Book | By Phidal Publishing
This innovative book will have your little ones entertained for hours. With fun puzzles accompanied by endearing anecdotes on every page, kids will come back to this entertaining book until they have mastered all of the puzzles. Perfect for little hands and growing minds.

Healthy Sun: Healing with Sunshine and the Myths about Skin Cancer | By Casey Adams, Ph.D.
After centuries of worshipping the sun for its life-giving, therapeutic properties, we now see the sun as a cancer-inducing menace to our health. Dr. Adams delves into this hot topic, analyzing the latest studies and revealing some of the sun’s more mysterious effects, including biomagnetism, light, colour and rhythmicity. Read more

Teen Road Safety

How far will parents go to keep an eye on, and ensure the safety of, their new, teen drivers?

Most teenagers crave the freedom and independence that comes with their first set of car keys, whether their own or a set that their parents toss them. Further down the road, however, there is a point at which driving is more than just an adrenaline rush. Parents surrendering those keys for the first time may start to wonder what their teenagers do when they’re out on the town: where do they go, do they wear a seatbelt, and how fast do they drive? Have they been drinking? Parents can now rest easy, because there are devices available to keep tabs on unsupervised teens.

If parents want to spy on their teens, they can try the Spark Nano Real-Time GPS Tracking Device. The palm-sized Read more

Will the new tax Become McGuinty’s Legacy?

Whether or not you agree with his policies, Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty has never shied away from controversial decisions. The latest of several rather contentious policies his government has introduced in its six years in power is the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST). The name sounds nice – the word ‘harmonized’ evokes images of consumers, business owners and tax-gatherers living happily together to a peaceful choral soundtrack. However, the mere thought of another new tax, especially one that increases the price of some things, is enough to make a lot of people bristle.

It has been a little over 13 years since McGuinty became leader of the Ontario Liberal Party and almost six and a half years since he became the premier of Ontario. This period has been eventful to say the least. In the 2003 election, the incumbent Progressive Conservative Party was turfed out, Read more

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