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> Applying lipstick with your cleavage is an adequate substitute for a personality. > In the end, nerds don’t get love. Especially not if Molly Ringwald is involved. > Skipping class requires an elaborate story about a death in the family, a costume and a...

St. Patrick ruined Ireland

HUMOUR — St. Patrick is affectionately known to the most studious historians, such as myself, as Mr. P. He was born in England sometime around the year 385 AD and was taken as a slave to Ireland when he was 16. He didn’t even want to go! Eventually he ran away from...

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> Trolls live in mailboxes.  > Trolls live in that antique sewing machine box in my parents’ living room. (I get the feeling trolls live in everything I wasn’t supposed to touch as a child.) > If you press the button to cross the street once, the crossing...

Skiing: it isn’t like riding a bicycle

Ten years ago, I fell into a tree well while skiing. I was in Smithers, B.C. for a swim meet (make sense of that). But in January 2012, I decided to take to the slopes again, hoping to make an impressive return to the sport. I watched a bunch of pro ski videos on...

A-List: Questions

> Does a dolphin do everything on porpoise? > Can a Horcrux be created from donated blood? > Did you hear that Les Misérables won Best Comedy/Musical at the Golden Globes? If you thought Les Mis was funny, you’re going to love Million Dollar Baby. > Is...