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Is Juicing Good For You?

Last year saw a huge surge in the popularity of juicing. Suddenly it was everywhere – magazines, mentioned in celebrity interviews, and juice shops were showing up everywhere. It seemed like everyone was doing it. With trends like this, it is hard for me to buy into them completely and not be a skeptic. My […]

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‘Penny Dreadful’ is a Bloody Good Time

In these past few months, a new trend on the small screen has seen well known filmmakers turning to major networks to share quality stories with audiences. With networks easing the transition and helping blur the lines of film with television, a lot of shows on prominent networks like HBO and Showtime are seeing shorter seasons that lure major stars. The latest to breath life on the boob tube comes care of Showtime, with their new Gothic horror series titled Penny Dreadful.

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The Queen of Comedy: Canada’s NAOMI SNIECKUS

As the saying goes, laughter truly is the best medicine—and if anyone knows about laughter, it’s award-winning actress, writer, and comedienne Naomi Snieckus.

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American Idol XIII: Top 7 and Top 6 Performances – “Choose Wisely America”

After losing Malaya the week after the save was used, I didn’t know what to expect going into these next two weeks of performance. Would another frontrunner botch a performance and end up having their journey cut short or would the Idol audience finally banished the underperforming pair of CJ and Dexter? I like to […]

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Love is in the Air: 10 Spring Date Ideas

Spring is finally here. Warmer weather, check. Longer days, check. Love in the air, check. Spring has always been the season for blossoming flowers, wildlife, and even romance. With all that the warm weather of spring has to offer, dinner and a movie dates can be put on hold until winter. Whether you and your […]

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A Track-By-Track Review of Blake Lewis’s “Portrait of a Chameleon”

It’s hard for me to believe that it’s been seven years since Idol’s sixth season aired. I say that with a great deal of fondness because Season 6, for me, was where I really took notice of the show. It was where the show transitioned from one of old-school singers to new-school artists and one […]

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The Working Actor: Chatting with KEVIN O’GRADY

For many Canadians, seeing actors and actresses from their home country find success can be thrilling and encouraging—even more so when the actor is talented, deserving, and his career is really starting to blow up.

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Do All Healthy Drinks Need to Be Boring and Gross?

​With all the recent concern over the amount of sugar in our food and drinks, there has been lots of talk about being more mindful about what you are drinking. Still – knowing how much sugar is in all your favorite drinks doesn’t always make you stop drinking them, especially when you think the alternatives […]

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Bold and Brave: BRICK MANSIONS’ Carolina Bartczak

Some actors catch the acting bug early—they dream of working on big Hollywood pictures as a child and fantasize about accepting their Best Actor Academy Award by the age of twenty-five. They take acting classes at the community center, pose for head shots taken by their friends, and make sure to catch every film by […]

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10 Movies That Have a Chance to Sizzle This Summer

Even though mid-June is when the summer season truly starts, the summer movie season begins as soon as school lets out in the late spring. Film executives are generally playing the probability game: if less people have time consuming commitments throughout the week, that means more people are looking for ways to kill time. Of […]

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The Pretty Files: Play Time – MAC’s Playland Collection

I am a big MAC  fan. I am especially a fan of their lipstick and at any given time you’ll find about four tubes in various colors and finishes hanging out in my purse. I don’t go anywhere without my ‘lip glass’ (MAC’s term for lip gloss) in Beaux. Their products are a staple of […]

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Life is an Open Road: Essential Tips for Road Trippers

Road trips are as American as apple pie! Traveling by car has long been an institution and has remained a classic pastime for many adventurists. Before you climb behind the wheel of your car this season and drive off into the sunset, here are some useful tips for preparing ahead.

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Chris Evans as Captain America

Captain of Commerce: Lessons Learned From Disney’s Box Office Triumph

Even with their overwhelming popularity and consistent box office dominance, there is still plenty of skepticism toward comic book movies. The fact that they are still primarily referred to as “comic book movies” is proof in and of itself that these films are considered to be more of a subset of the Action genre (much […]

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