Problem Gambling & Homeless Australians

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/01/29/2149351.htmProblem gambling a 'root cause of homelessness' By Daniel HoareResearch has pointed to a link between problem gambling and homelessness. While the Australian Federal Government has been quick to act on its election...

Alanis' Lovely Lady Lumps

Alanis' Morissette's piano ballad parody of the Black Eyed Peas' "My Humps" has already seen 2.5 million YouTube viewers. The video was released to the Canadian singer's website with no fanfare, only a simple...

U.S. finally admits Arafat murdered American officials

After 33 years of secrecy, the U.S. State Department has finally declassified a document admitting it knew the late Yasser Arafat, chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization, plotted and supervised the murders of two U.S. diplomats in Sudan in 1973, a cover-up first...

Don't Call it a Comeback: The Tram Returns to Paris

This looks like a great way to get around.  Where I live, Vancouver traffic is becoming unbearable, the buses are dirty, and they share the same aesthetic as looking over to the mountains only to see a bunch...

WII BATTLES PLAYSTATION 3 IN THE AISLES

"A greater product supply and a Sunday launch helped Nintendo of America top rival Sony Corp. in gaining retail support for their competing video game systems. While the Friday, Nov. 17 launch of the Sony...

PS3 launched in US

"AFTER THE pandemonium of the PS3 launch in Japan, similar fanfare, fights and tantrums were recorded across the US last night, as America braced for the impact of the Playstation 3. Gizmodo have pics of a tractor...

Return of the Lost Souls on Commercial Drive

It was a great Halloween weekend in Vancouver, BC.  Mostly because the Parade of Lost Souls returned to Commercial Drive.  This event was cancelled last year, but once again the streets were filled with...

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