Ah, teens. Love them or hate them, they’re still an unavoidable part of the human life cycle. As such, we’re stuck with them — at least until science creates a way to put humans into stasis from the ages of 13 to 19.
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Apparently the Globe and Mail wants its journalists to write advertorials now
The Globe and Mail is currently negotiating a new contract with its employee union, and if management gets its way some of the newspaper’s journalists will soon be writing advertorials.
Badass idiot teens in Gatineau love car-surfing
Looking for the hot new summer trends? Look no further! The teens of Gatineau are busy popularizing the latest craze: car-surfing.
Halifax mall surprised people didn’t like its sexist ads
Mic Mac Mall in Halifax, N.S. was recently forced to take down an ad campaign for back-to-school shopping. While no one complained about the idea of shopping or of school beginning in the fall, many people were upset about the sexist overtones (and undertones, and, really, just tones) of the ads.
Twitter reacts appropriately to weirdo techie’s Trayvon Martin Google Glass ad
Eric Kuhn is the insightful thinker who saw through the race debate preoccupying most people to ask that brave question. And really, what if he had been wearing them? As Kuhn will tell you, Martin could have instructed his glasses to record Zimmerman’s approach. As a logical person whose every action is dictated by instantaneous risk/reward calculations, Zimmerman would have realized that assaulting or murdering this young man was not worth it because he would be recorded, and he would have continued on his way. Google would have saved Martin’s life.
Patriotic woman attempts to eat cop
Canadians of all shapes and sizes celebrated our nation’s 146th anniversary yesterday. In typical local fashion, many Winnipeggers chose to do so with extreme inebriation and bizarre outbursts of reckless violence.
Don’t blame James Van Der Beek for the gruesome animal murders in Dawson Creek, B.C.
According to the Dawson Creek Daily News, “a video depicting what appears to be a deer set on fire and dragged behind a car is being shown on a Dawson Creek social media site.” The wildest part about this story is that this is only the most recent incident of disturbing animal cruelty to hit the national news from the small town.
Are you excited for Google Glass porn?
Welcome to the future, y’all, where we make and watch porn with our glasses.
Vic Toews approved the filming of immigration raids for a reality TV show
The reality TV crew that accompanied Canada Border Services agents on Wednesday’s immigration raids didn’t just get to tag along on a whim; they had explicit approval from public safety minister Vic Toews.
Saskatchewan charity promotes Tory historical revisionism, literacy
But not fact-checking!
Vancouver aims to become most heartless city in Canada by setting $10,000 fine for homelessness
In a dick move that defies logic, the City of Vancouver is looking to increase fines on bylaws targeting the poor to a truly staggering rate. Included in the 42 changes is a maximum fine of $10,000 for being homeless.
The 5 life lessons I learned in 2012 while high or drunk
I’m hoping to impart some Life Lessons I’ve Learned the Hard Way this year. And of course, by the Hard Way, I mean drunk and/or on drugs, which I guess is really The Only Way.
RIP Pat Fucking Martin, the most honest politician on Twitter
As of this morning, you tweeps won’t have Pat Fucking Martin to kick around anymore. The foul-mouthed NDP MP quit Twitter after his latest anti-government tirade in which he called the Conservatives “rat faced whores.”
This ‘Gangnam Style’ parody is the worst thing you will ever see on the internet [updated]
This “Gangnam Style” parody made by high school students in Pennsylvania is so terrible it’s destined to outlive the original music video. Everything from the “singing” to the “dancing” to the terrible special effects — it’s just magically bad.
TransCanada’s 650-km pipeline could get built without any environmental review thanks to the omnibus bill
Shovels are itching to plow hard into the virgin earth of northern British Columbia, and it looks like there won’t be any pesky federal environmental assessment to slow these mothers down.