Let’s talk about that new man/woman/boss/co-worker/friend of your dreams. You’ve never felt such a kinship to someone so quickly. They’re charming, engaging, interesting and dramatic, as well as quick to listen, and eager to hear about the lives of others. And boy they’ve had some hard breaks lately — but they can’t understand why since they’ve done all the things they’re supposed to do.
Feel sorry for them yet? Don’t. Continue reading
You’re watching a movie, or a trailer, or a movie promo (New Year’s Eve, sheesh.) and someone appears on screen and you do it. It’s not loud or anything, but still you do it – you groan. It isn’t always because the actor is so pathetically horrible, and maybe once upon a time they had a real “it” factor, but now, yes now, they have an uncanny way of being the most annoying thing dancing across your screen at this particular moment. Is it the character? Perhaps. Or maybe it’s who they are. Oh, don’t say that. You don’t know these people. They’re actors. Just who do you think you are, some sort of judge? You’re not. But, well, you kind of are.
Let’s take a look at a few stars who’d we’d like to like.
Oh hi there! Are you stressed out? Got a lot on your plate? Have so much to think about that you couldn’t possibly add anything else into the mix? Too bad, because Chanukah and Christmas are in less than three weeks! Gift-buying stress and impending family gatherings for everybody!
Fortunately, there’s at least one very, very good part about those two holidays, because really, who doesn’t like free stuff? And so, to get us in the gift-receiving spirit, today’s Question of the Day: What’s the best gift you received in 2011? Continue reading
So, you’re probably thinking, “That first post made no sense. Of course I’ll keep reading!” It’s okay. I never seem to be able to start at the beginning. SO. In the interest of explaining what survey research actually is, how it works in practice, and what it aims to accomplish, I’ll backtrack and give you just a little about the tools and methods that are commonly used. Get out your notebooks everyone, I’m going to get all teachery for a bit. If you’d rather be on Facebook, or sleeping, or texting, there’s the door.
Adjusts glasses. Continue reading
Growing up “hors du Québec” (outside of Québec), French music has always remained a cultural staple in both my Francophone schooling and home life. Raised under the shadow of two failed constitutional accords and Québec’s sovereignty crisis, I grew up with first-hand knowledge of the precarious nature of language, culture, and cultural distinction. Or rather, I understood how they mattered and continue to matter in an ever increasingly English world. As a Franco-Ontarienne raised in a minority linguistic community, Francophone artists encapsulated the voices of our history, our joy, our pain. The following artists are unique in their own artistic styles and aesthetics and have all contributed, quite simply, to the creation of good music.
Come at me, bro. Continue reading