Super Bowl ads insult both men and women
Take one average looking man, paired with one impossibly gorgeous woman, and add a dash of the latest car, beer, cell phone, or other product needing to be sold and you’ve got the latest crop […]
Year: 2013
Ottawa will soon require tanning beds to post warning labels
Violet glowing indoor tanning beds will soon have to post warning labels similar to the graphic alerts placed on cigarette packaging. Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq recently said Health Canada will soon require that tanning beds […]
JNM Journal Oscars Live Blog
Join us tonight while we live blog the Academy Awards. We will be covering the winners, the losers, and everything in between starting at 7 p.m. tonight! [blyve id=”88452a51983be932e4040000″ width=”400″ height=”550″]
Toronto’s homeless speak
This week Toronto city council declined a motion to hold an emergency debate regarding an increase in shelter beds for the homeless. Here are some of the real people who are struggling to survive the […]
New Toys for Techies
This past Wednesday, Sony’s PlayStation 4 made its first appearance at a conference in New York. The newest system will include social networking capabilities, a touch screen on the controller, integration of cell phones, the […]
Oscar nominees: rotten or fresh?
It’s Oscar season. This means, in addition to handing out praise for nominees, people are handing out criticism for the films they feel do not deserve to take home a statue. While it can be […]
Car bomb kills dozens in Damascus
A car bomb exploded in the al-Mazraa area of Damascus, Syria’s capital city on Thursday. Fifty-three people are dead and hundreds have been injured, according to the Syrian Arab News Agency. The explosion, which occurred […]
Two sides of the Toronto casino debate will face off online
The Toronto casino debate has gone digital, with MGM unveiling a new website promoting the benefits of a possible casino in Toronto. The website lists many positives that an MGM casino in downtown Toronto could bring, including […]
The science behind Oscar acceptance speeches
The 85th annual Academy Awards are only a few days away. Acceptance speeches can be entertaining, emotional and at times teary. Rebecca Rolfe, a Georgia Institute of Technology graduate student, conducted a research project on […]
Champions League favourite Barcelona silenced in San Siro
Italian Football Club AC Milan upset Barcelona in San Siro yesterday, beating the Spanish powerhouse 2-0 in the first leg of the round of 16 of the Champions League tournament. Although an unexpected victory, AC […]