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Cheering for the underdogs

Cheering for the underdogs

Well, the Olympics are over and personally, I’m exhausted. As always, it was a thrill-ride. But while the media was caught up in the medal count, I’ve never really cared.
Is gratitude a dying art?

Is gratitude a dying art?

Recently, my mother decided to try out for the Canadian Olympic gymnastics team. Obviously, she wasn’t successful. But her attempted back flip with a twist on an escalator did catch the attention of the paramedics who came to her rescue.
Canada comes out on top for Olympic coverage

Canada comes out on top for Olympic coverage

Well, it has begun. After years of build-up, the 2012 Summer Olympics kicked off with a bang in London, England.
Soap operas on life support

Soap operas on life support

One of my favourite daytime soaps was always General Hospital.
Warped sense of beauty

Warped sense of beauty

A few years ago, my sweet, happy niece was hospitalized with an eating disorder, which damaged her life far beyond its physical effects. After months of treatment, she joined the Youth Council on Eating Disorders for support.
Reality drama

Reality drama

Just when you thought they couldn’t fit any more drama on TV, CBS went all smack-down on ABC’s summer schedule.
Modern day freak show

Modern day freak show

The traditional freak show was an exhibition of unusual sights in society. Popular from the mid 19th to mid 20th centuries, freak shows were usually attached to a circus or carnival.
Painful cancellations

Painful cancellations

Recently, I was forwarded an email apology by OB Tampons. Apparently, they’d had some supply and demand issues in 2011 and produced a personalized video apology with a handsome dude singing the recipient’s name to make it all better.
An apology to be trusted?

An apology to be trusted?

My parents always made me apologize when I had wronged someone. Of course, they always included the warning, “Say it like you mean it.” It created a conundrum for me.
The end of an icon

The end of an icon

According to Carson Daly, “We lost an icon” when Dick Clark passed away of a heart attack at 82.
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