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The Ottawa XPress – December 9, 2004 BOOK REVIEW Emily Pohl-Weary’s A Girl Like Sugar (McGilligan Books, 232 pages, $22.95) Empathizing with the Apathetic – “You’re one weird dude, Sugar.” – “Weird is way better than cute or sweet.” Young People’s Press touts Toronto’s Emily Pohl-Weary as “an unconventional and modern-day hero to many young […]

Ottawa XPress / December 2, 2005 “Will you still love me in December? I could sleep many days, but it wouldn’t make a difference without you.” ~Julie Doiron “Will You Still Love Me” EP (1999) December is here, the air is colder, the landscape barren. The Christmas Store on Elgin Street is gearing up, and […]

Ottawa XPress – Shotgun – November 25, 2004 I’m bustin’ out – both outta my shirt and outta this rigid, patriarchal system where a chick can’t go braless or talk about topics left-of-center without being hit on or accused of “tramping” about. Next to the ladies in line at posh nightclubs in Ottawa, I believed […]

Ottawa XPress, Shotgun, November 18, 2004 Bored and unsatisfied with your current partner? Spark fading but you still love ’em? Well, why leave when you can just cheat? Thanks to the Internet, restless couples and singles have a glut of opportunities to connect with strangers via chat rooms, online dating sources like Lavalife, or liaison […]

Ottawa XPress – Shotgun; November 11, 2004 “The Canadian Pub is destined to become a highly prized addition to anyone’s collection.” – McIntosh & Watts, Christmas catalogue McIntosh & Watts, Canada’s self-proclaimed Number 1 retailer of quality gifts and tableware are selling a special Victorian Dickens village-inspired foot-tall model they call “The Canadian Pub.” It’s […]

Ottawa XPress – Shotgun – November 4, 2004 “If a man wishes to rid himself of a feeling of unbearable oppression, he may have to take to hashish.” ~Friedrich Nietzsche Everywhere I turn I hear people telling me they’re living the good life. But when I look beneath the surface, something isn’t quite right. While […]

Ottawa XPress – Shotgun – October 28, 2004 “A flotilla of apples bobbing in a steel tub evokes memories of childhood and headlong plunges into icy water.” ~Apple Votives Halloween decorating idea by www.marthastewart.com. A quick search on the Internet for “What is Halloween?” will lead you to some weird things, like Martha Stewart’s decorating […]

Ottawa XPress – Shotgun – October 21, 2004 This month, Canada saw over 100,000 federal government public servants on strike. Many of us in Ottawa who were on strike walked about like a bunch of space cadets with our heads up our asses not really knowing what the hell we were fighting for or why. […]

The Ottawa XPress – October 21, 2004 Peters: a “hot and spicy” East Indian Local Talent sticks around, and not just for laughs With the help of local comedy clubs, Ottawa has been home to some of today’s most popular comedians, including MTV’s Tom Green, Saturday Night Live’s Norm MacDonald, and the recent CBS Star […]

Ottawa XPress; October 14, 2004 Not everyone wants to get married and have kids. Some want to get married and not have kids or have kids and not get married. For me, it would be nice to get the relationship bit down for starters. Confused, I turned to Gene Simmons – the exotic tongue guy […]