Every time I read a memoir, I wonder: how do they remember all of this? I don’t even know what day it is. But Glennon Doyle certainly remembers a lot of things, and I’m really grateful for that because they are very inspiring things indeed....
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Never in a lifetime would I have expected to be envious of the 1940s and yet...here I am. Now, I’m not saying I’d want to be a woman living during.
Recipe Reads: THE CHOCOLATE ADDICT'S BAKING BOOK by Sabine Venier Chocolate is known as the “Food of the Gods”. How many of us delight when we receive a red heart-shaped.
There’s something special about this book. No - there are many special things about this book! Off Script: Living Out Loud is Toronto journalist (and recently elected MP for Toronto - Centre) Marci Ien’s new biography/memoir, and it is fantastic. She tells her life story...
Legend has it that the origins of Jeopardy!, one of the most popular TV game shows ever, was done as a response to a scandal. Around 1964, TV talk show.
A Wealth of Pigeons – Steve Martin is a comedian of many talents. Once regarded as a “wild and crazy guy” back in the mid and late 1970s, Martin has.
Welcome 2021! As my first read of the year, I am ecstatic to say that Beth O’Leary is quickly becoming my favourite fiction writer. Despite only having two books out, I simply love everything about her storytelling. Reading this book is like slipping into your...
It's all in her new book Good Food Bad Diet: The Habits You Need to Ditch Diet Culture, Lose Weight and Fix Your Relationship with Food Forever Toronto Dietitian Abby.
Former U.S. President, Barack Obama took to Twitter today to reveal his favourite Movies and TV series of 2020. It has become a tradition for the former POTUS to share.
In the history early rock music, there are three instances that can be deemed as “the day the music died”. The first one happened on February 3, 1959. That was when rock stars Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and “The Big Bopper” were killed in an...
You have got to hand it to Jerry Seinfeld. For five decades, he has built a career in stand-up comedy starting from the bottom during the mid-70s in such New.
After a wildly successful book launch in Quebec with over 30,000 copies sold, Serge Savard, Forever Canadien by Phillippe Cantin has been translated from French and the English version is.
TORONTO, ON., — 2020 Toronto Book Awards — The City of Toronto and Toronto Public Library have named the five titles shortlisted for the 2020 Toronto Book Awards. This year’s shortlisted titles include a novel, a graphic novel, a short story collection and two works...
You Look So Much Better in Person – For as long as there has been television and television news, the weather person has always been an integral part of any.
I have to admit, I watched a lot of television throughout the 1970s. Whether they were sitcoms, dramas, variety shows, cartoons, game shows or movies of the week, when I.
An exclusive TOtimes cartoon series by Stephen Lay TORONTO, ON., Oct. 26, 2020 — Views from the 6ix ‘Halloween Upstaged’ — Stephen Lay is also the creator of the Mirror Image comic strip. Find more cartoons and comic strips from Mirror Image on his facebook...
We all have fears. And during these uncertain times so far this year, our fears have ramped up several notches, whether it be about security, surviving, getting sick, dying, as.
MONTREAL, PQ,. Sept. 25, 2020 — Book Review: FOREVER TERRY: A Legacy in Letters edited by Darrell Fox— In late June and early July of 1980, me and three of.
TORONTO. ON., Sept. 25, 2020 — Just in time for cosy fall reading, the City of Toronto and Toronto Public Library have named the 12 books longlisted for the 2020 Toronto Book Awards. Established by Toronto City Council in 1974, the awards honour books of...
TORONTO,. ON., Aug. 25, 2020 — During a party in a well-to-do suburb of Vancouver, seven teenagers are rushed to the emergency room of a local hospital, as they mysteriously.
Exactly 30 years ago, I got to live the bookworm's dream when I went to Los Angeles for the first time to participate as a contestant on the hit TV.
MONTREAL, PQ., August 12, 2020 — In the summer of 1983, me and my old high school friend, Scott embarked upon a weekend chartered bus trip to New York City to see Simon & Garfunkel perform at Shea Stadium. We arrived in Manhattan at the...
August 10, 2020 — Yogi: A Life Behind the Mask – Book review — Lawrence Peter “Yogi” Berra was not only one of the greatest catchers in the history of.
A funny thing happens to former reporter Jessica Williams as she is about to embark upon a well deserved vacation in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. As she is waiting to board.
MONTREAL, PQ., July 8, 2020 — Book Review: The Eighth Wonder of the World — Back in the early 1970s, I was an avid watcher of Grand Prix Wrestling every Saturday afternoon on CFCF TV 12. Hosted by Jack Curran and Ray Boucher, it was...