Welcome to The Dark Side
It’s blacker than DARK was supposed to be. Blacker than my last boyfriend’s heart. Blacker than Hitler’s soul. Vantablack is believed to be the world’s darkest material. Absorbing 99.96% of…
The Cosby Show to return to TV?
HOLLYWOOD—NBC announced recently that Bill Cosby is working on a return to television. Just the thought of the venerable Heathcliff Huxtable once more gracing the small screen sets nostalgic hearts…
Timbits soccer approaches World Cup status
TORONTO—Given the wild cheering and general mayhem occurring on soccer fields across the city, you’d think the World Cup had come to Toronto. But it hasn’t. It’s just groups of…
National Pride and International Ignorance
NORTH AMERICA—It’s a momentous week for patriotism in the important part of North America. Both Canadians and Americans will use their national holidays as an excuse to eat BBQ, enjoy…
World Cup 2014 is over
EARTH—For all intents and purposes, the World Cup is over or so it seems for many who are FIFA-obsessed. With favorites Italy and England out and defending 2010 champs Spain…
Summer already booked solid
After such a long, harsh winter, Canadians across the country are welcoming summer with open arms. Just one week into June, every damn weekend has been booked. “I don’t know…
Couple’s dream of crippling debt comes true
TORONTO—Peter Juxton and Amanda Roberts sit nervously holding hands in the backseat of a black BMW 320i. Lining the street are five similar cars with five similar couples. Then comes…
MISSED CONNECTIONS
MORE THAN JUST FRIENDS? m4wCould an accidental walk-in during your shower this morning make us more than just roommates? You know where to find me. LOVE BLOOMS m4wSaw you at…
Driveway or Drive-Thru? Toronto townhouse complex mistaken for Tim Hortons
SCARBOROUGH—On the outskirts of Toronto’s urban sprawl, on the corner of a busy intersection, sits a small group of retail stores. Adjacent to this lot is the 56-unit Millwood Townhouse…
Polio Outbreak: A Modest Proposal
Polio is a vaccine preventable disease. Yet, there are currently outbreaks in at least 10 countries causing the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare a public health emergency. There is…