Vancouver and Montreal among top 25 cities in the world

Vancouver is the 8th most 'liveable' city in the world, according to international rankings put out by London-based Monocle magazine. Montreal was the only other Canadian city to make the cut, coming in at 16....

Islamic Congress & BC Human Rights Courts: Ridiculed to the World

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorThis is a follow up to my story posted last week on MacLeans story on Muslims, in which the Islamic Congress went to the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal accusing MacLeans...

Apple TV, End of Set-Top Cable Boxes?

"The announcement this week that Sony plans to work with other television makers to eliminate the need for set-top cable boxes could not have gained more affection at Fortune magazine's Hollywood digital test lab - also known as my living room."

No Euro-sceptics allowed

"No Euro-sceptics allowedPosted by Daniel Hannan on 29 May 2008  at 13:23  Tags: European Parliament, EPP, Conservatives, Ukip, Richard Corbett, Despotism, Independence and Democracy GroupAlthough I have been following it closely in the...

Oprah's Fall from Grace

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorThere are two cardinal rules in entertainment, never discuss Politics or Religion, unless you know your audience.  Guess Oprah, missed that "Memo" !Oprah, an...

Playboy's YouTube Search for Next Playmate Flops

One would think that a Playboy contest on YouTube would make for a huge audience and thousands of submissions. But it hasn't.UPDATE:"Web truism: You can always attract eyeballs with the promise of sexy ladies. So...

Architect Of Carter Presidency, Hamilton Jordan, Dies

Architect Of Carter Presidency, Hamilton Jordan, Dies Hamilton Jordan, 63, a fun-loving political operative who helped propel a virtually unknown politician from the Georgia statehouse to the White House, died last night at his home in Atlanta, close friends said.  He...

NHL Player Sean Avery Starts Internship at Vogue Magazine

Is this for real? New York Ranger Sean Avery is apparently starting an unpaid internship at Vogue magazine because he is, according to his, ahem, publicist, "ridiculously obsessed with fashion...[h]e loves it more...

US Magazines: Canadians World's Top Intellectuals'

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorWow, who knew we were so Brainy, after reading this, I rushed to check my phone messages.  No doubt I was out when they called."PARIS - Liberal deputy leader...

RIP: Mass Appeal Magazine

One of hip-hop's finest publications, Mass Appeal, is ending a 12 year run of putting out a high quality, print magazine that traced the arc of the culture's evolution and many permutations. It will be...

The State of Street Fashion

I'm not aware of too many things, I know what I know if you know what I mean.Oh wait, that was Edie Brickell, not Sedgwick.Never mind then."According to hipster meta-mag Vice's fashion issue, street fashion in...

Tony Blair makes list of world's 100 most influential people

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has been named one of Time Magazine's 100 most influencial people.Current Prime Minister Gordon Brown did not make the list however."The former Prime Minister is one of the...

UCLA exposes Racism at Planned Parenthood

UCLA exposes Racism at Planned ParenthoodAccording to blackgencide.org 1452 black babies are aborted every day in the United States. Planned  Parenthood provides a large percentage of these abortions. ...

Embarrassed Miley Cyrus Apologizes for Pics

Even the ever-artful Annie Liebovitz couldn't expect that an almost-topless pic of 15 year-old pop millionaire Miley Cyrus would escape without controversy. In this case, it's a full-blown Disney PR war to reclaim...

Not-so-free-press: Andrew Mwenda (and others) arrested

"“We think the government is not happy with a story The Independent published in a recent issue exposing atrocities committed by government forces during the war.” — Bob Kasango, legal counsel for The IndependentFrom Reuters:"“Ugandan security forces on Saturday...

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