Like any self-respecting music fan, I am thoroughly revolted by rap-rock. It’s just not good. The only reason people say they like “Walk This Way” is because they feel like they’re supposed to. When people say they’re into “anything other than country”

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Walking in to the Trane Studio on Bathurst last night, I was very much of two minds. The event was a fund raiser for A Love Supreme , the new film co-directed by Bruce McDonald and Peter Lynch, and the fact that they needed to raise funds was the cause

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The female libido is a tricky thing, and that's not just my opinion, it's science. Last weekend's cover story in my beloved New York Times Magazine (fie on those that herald the end of print) broke down the weird research that female sexologists are doing

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Written by: Ilene Chaiken Directed by: Ilene Chaiken Guest stars: Lucy Lawless as Sgt. MaryBeth Duffy, Janina Gavankar as Papi, Guinevere Turner as Gabby The things you do in the dark? ... They have consequences. It would appear that Jenny is dead, and

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|| Welcome to Damages, Marcia Gay Harden! We're Showcase. We broadcast your show in Canada.

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In the summer of ’96 I went to an Oasis/Neil Young concert at Molson Park in Barrie. Near the end of the Oasis set I was violently pulled to the ground while crowd surfing and knocked out cold. An hour later I awoke with a benevolent, bearded old biker

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Back in my formative years, when traveling repeatedly from my home to summer camp up north I settled on two rules that have held me in good stead throughout my entire life. First, if I couldn't recognize what was on my plate, I wouldn't eat it. Second,

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If you're a wannabe philanderer without the time or bod to be cruising bars for extramarital affection, you've likely heard of Ashley Madison, the online dating service for the already coupled. Like anything clever or interesting, the site was created

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Once again, we'll recap the episodes every week for discussion, and provide any gossip available. So, let us know your thoughts about the episodes and the cast. We'd love to hear from you. Enjoy the Season! Xena's Ghost

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|| Happy holidays! It’s never too early to start coveting next year's line-up.

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Historic days such as this must give us pause for thought; even as Canadians, it’s impossible to resist being swept up in the grandeur of such a momentous occasion. Indeed, as Barack Obama takes the oath of office today, irony and irreverence take a backseat

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|| With a new season of Damages comes a new opportunity to immerse oneself in a world that folds in on itself over and over like so many soiled cocktail napkins at a charity gala.

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Lest anybody think that Kenny Hotz is but a character on a television show, famed Canadian ex-pat Tom Green has graciously provided a rare glimpse into the notoriously private comedian’s personal life.

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FULL DISCLOSURE : I have a signed photo of Leonardo DiCaprio on my living room wall, and once tried to pay twelve thousand dollars to go for dinner with him. Not that this affects my judgement when it comes to his work. I am an impartial DiCaprio expert

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Tired of films that give you just one thing? Want more for your theater going dollar than just a comedy or just an action film or just a romance? How about a film with everything? Slapstick? Song and dance? Kung fu? Romance? Melodrama? Twins separated

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Bisexuality, penis envy and sleeping around: not only a description of your weekend activities, but a fair judgment of the sex lives of non-human animals. While biologists, psychologists and slews of smarty-pants often observe our animal friends in the

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|| Pattycake, Pattycake, what have you done? Damages is coming back to Showcase.

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|| Notes from the showroom floor: Every January, well over a hundred thousand techies gather in Las Vegas to show off their new toys.

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The cast of The Real World: Brooklyn moved into the Red Hook district to start filming the show in August and have been roundly reviled by the community ever since. As an avid fan of the show, I chalked it up to Brooklyn-hipster snobiness and thought

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We're only two weeks into 2009 and already the race for the Razzies is over. Yell all you want, Gary, you're in a baaaaaaaaaaad movie.

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As we get closer to the final season premiere of The L Word, we'd love it if you'd have some fun and share with us your favorite scenes, favorite characters (including guest stars), quotes or couples from the past 5 Seasons. Let's hear about them... Xena's

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Yeah, it's old news to those of us here in Toronto where the film screened at the Toronto International Film Festival back in September and has been playing in limited release for a couple weeks, but those of you out in the rest of the country are about

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Happy new year, sluts and hos, I hope you had good holidays. It's New Year's resolution time and along with exercising more, drinking less and being generally nicer, your playtime might also be at stake. I, for one, am apparently a sex addict. According

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Best Shooter: (Tie) Gears of War II (Epic Games) Xbox 360 / Far Cry 2 (Ubisoft) Multiplatform GoW2 is a sequel that promised (and delivered) on being “bigger, better and more badass” but which also put some effort into developing its soldiers beyond the

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