Monica Kucharski 
With a long, deep freeze stretching from south Texas to Canada and from Montana through New England, North Americans are shivering and observing some chill-generated phenomena. While most of these occurrences are not good news —accidents, stalled planes, trains and automobiles, frozen appliances and mechanisms, power down and other mishaps … Read More
Botox is not likely something most of you would consider—or have considered. Despite a significant cross-over of lotions, potions, facials and other youth-enhancing strategies made especially with men in mind, this wrinkle eraser and prevention method has not made any significant inroads. Would men change their minds if Botox was longer-lasting … Read More
Making your own brewski has become quite hip and popular. For beer aficionados, brewing your own makes a lot of sense. You can concoct recipes to suit your taste palate and calories/alcohol requirements, wow your buddies with unique formulations and techniques, not to mention save a few bucks by … Read More
Bill C-45 (an Act respecting cannabis and to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, the Criminal Code and other Acts), aka Canada’s proposed Cannabis Act, passed a major hurdle on November 27th — the third and final reading in Canada’s House of Commons and a send-off to Canada’s Senate for … Read More
You’ve probably heard that singer-songwriter Bob Dylan was awarded the world’s most prestigious award for literature, the Nobel Prize, last year. This prize is given to an author from any country who produced “in the field of literature the most outstanding work in an ideal direction.” The Nobel committee selected … Read More
