In the event I’m ever in the passenger seat of your car and you happen to lose your way, do not count on me to render any sort of practical assistance. Get me to recommend a good restaurant or to reach back and grab that Kleenex box sitting on the… Read more ⇢

If one were to ask the average Vancouverite to pick the city’s most romantic dining destination, Umberto Menghi’s Il Giardino would surely prove a popular choice. With its warm Tuscan decor and beautiful Summer garden, it’s the perfect place for that perfect date. And so, when my wife made the… Read more ⇢

The diecast models of the Doctor Who 40th Anniversary Gift Set received an lowly 6/10 while the Lost promotional towel fared much better, garnering an impressive 9/10. So any guesses as to what Dreamwatch will award the Swiss-made, aluminum Young People F*cking: promotional water bottle for young Martin Gero’s upcoming… Read more ⇢

We’d circled the area twice and were considering just going somewhere else for dinner when I spotted to the VALET sign. Granted, it was for the neighboring restaurant but maybe the guy manning the booth wouldn’t be too picky about where his $6 was coming from. Well, it was either… Read more ⇢

Whether it’s The British Lottery Corporation congratulating you on your big win, or the cousin of deposed Prince Mogolobowi of Nigeria exhorting you to help yourself to his formidable fortune, spam, like color-superconducting quark matter, comes in many varieties. Some are darn tempting – “Apple MacBook Pro Laptop at no… Read more ⇢

All too often, we allow our passions to overtake us. We become caught up in the heat of the moment, saying, sometimes writing things we honestly believe to be true at the time – only to later sit back and realize no, I was wrong. I should have taken a… Read more ⇢

Many years ago, when I was just a budding young screenwriter, my boss came into my office and demanded a total rewrite of a script I had written. It was, in her words “a mess”. I humbly complied, completing the rewrite in five days, and handed it in just before… Read more ⇢

I am touched and, quite frankly, a little overwhelmed by all of the support I’ve received in my mango-eating venture. Advice, website links, detailed explanations. In the unlikely event I ever again eat another mango, I’m now confident I’ll be able to do so in a dignified manner. So, thanks… Read more ⇢

Level with me. Is there some trick to eating a mango? Some secret strategy to separating the edible from the inedible parts? One that doesn’t culminate in my having to insert the entire pit in my mouth in an attempt to chew the flesh free? Okay, admittedly I’m not what… Read more ⇢