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Kanye’s Heartless Actions a Blessing in Disguise for Swift

It looks like everyone’s favourite egomaniacal hip-hop star is at it again. The outspoken rapper interrupted Taylor Swift  during her acceptance speech for Best Female Video at last night’s MTV Video Music Awards. Kanye stormed the stage to make an unsolicited declaration of what he considers to be the best video of the year – [...]

Bingo, Bango, Bongo: Social media and the truth about Roberto Luongo

A funny thing happened on the way to the bank…
Vancouver Canucks goalie Roberto Luongo, signed a 12 year, $64 million contract yesterday – officially that is. For most rabid Canuck fans, the announcement was long overdue as rumours of him re-signing had surfaced as early as June. In fact, if you just found out about Luongo [...]

This Nocturnal Emmission Brought to You by Old Spice!

If you won’t talk to your kids about sex, Old Spice will…
Once upon a time, the traditional way to learn about s-e-x, was to sit through an awkward talk with a parent. Little Johnny would sidle up beside pop and sit awe-struck as his father bombarded him with terms like “penis”, “insertion” and “multiple orgasm”.
But [...]

Local man loses cool, takes revenge on the Internet

Cholocan’s first post/blog manifesto
After 30 years of media over-consumption, an irate, unemployed Vancouver man has decided to stake his claim on the Internet. Citing a “societal need to question the media we consume”, Canadian Cholito (Cholocan) is hoping his blog will encourage readers to question everything.
“I’m tired,” Cholocan said, burying his face in a meme-inspiring [...]