Yeah, if only Nuit Blanche had been like that. There were very good moments–a fashion exhibit where the clothes were composed entirely of ties; a recreation of the dance scene from Thriller; and assorted visual marvels. There were also bombs and exhibits that fell flat, the kind that diminish society’s desire to fund the Arts.
In a chance [...]

That the fire in your heart was out
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And of course, this Sunday, the Word On The Street Festival hits Queens park from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Major Canadian authors such as Vincent Lam, MG Vassanji, and many others will be present throughout the day.
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On an unrelated note, my mind drifts back to past events. [...]

 “When Ali was down, I remember saying to my ringman Al Braverman, ‘Start the car, we’re going to the bank, we’re millionaires.’ And Al said, ‘You’d better turn around. Because he’s getting up, and he looks pissed off.’”   — Chuck Wepner
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Last evening’s guest speaker was none other than Scott Richardson, Creative Director at Random House [...]

Observe Floyd Mayweather’s brilliant performance on the highly touted Dancing With the Stars television program. Many people believed that he was the professional, and that Karina Smirnoff was his partner. The judges, however, were absolutely scathing, giving him the lowest score: “[Judge] Carrie Ann told him to remember his partner is ‘a woman; she’s not [...]

With the recent photo scandal involving a Russian stripper and Oscar De La Hoya, I would like to share my thoughts. First, even if the cross-dressing photos were real, no one would think less of DLH. Mexicans always disliked anyway him because they saw him as someone who was in it for himself versus a guy [...]

I had a choice between “The best tune-up in Ontario” at Skiis & Bikes, which came to $40 +tax, and entrusting my K2 Apache X’s to a kid at SportCheck who looked all of 14 years old for a price that was significantly cheaper (a few cents over the tax on a tune-up at S & [...]

After between 100 and 150 tries (and I’m being conservative here), my dad was frustrated. He couldn’t get the two cycle engine on the chainsaw to start.
“Just leave it. Do something else,” I said, pretty much resigning myself to the fact that we would never get it going in order to cut the felled trees in [...]

Two days ago, the UPS guy dropped off my new handset: a Nokia 5200. I had my heart set on a Nokia E62, which is basically a budget Blackberry or iPhone, but the data charges would have been ridiculous. Not only that, but Fido wanted $150 for the E62 while the 5200 was offered to [...]

According to an article in the Sept-Oct issue of DesiLife, South Asian kids may not be getting the education that they deserve, or one that would best serve them. I found it interesting that a Chris D’Souza is cited who works for the former school board that I attended in Caledon.
Definitely, I will have a [...]

After enough time spent interviewing experts, reading various articles, and drawing on my own experiences, I have come to a startling conclusion: visible minorities don’t have equality or parity in Canadian society.
So now what?
When you hear Anthony Mundine singing in ‘Platinum Ryder’, he says “I’m not complaining/I’m just explaining”. That’s what I want this to come [...]