By Dave Brindle We’re in the middle of Pride season. The biggest of the top 10 festivals – Toronto, New York and San Francisco – are over now, but that leaves Montreal and Vancouver still to come in Canada, and a host of smaller ones around the world. They’re everywhere these days. Port Alberni, BC, will […]
James Moore’s gatekeepers
By Frank Moher It is entirely likely that James Moore decided not to run for reelection this Fall in order to, as he told us, “pursue new opportunities and be closer to my young family.” It is also entirely likely he did so because an Ottawa journalist revealed that he had been exchanging “sext” messages with a Conservative […]
Jian Ghomeshi: Why I was fired by the CBC
Jian Ghomeshi, no-longer host of CBC’s “Q”, today issued the following statement on why he was fired: Dear everyone, I am writing today because I want you to be the first to know some news. This has been the hardest time of my life. I am reeling from the loss of my father. I am […]
Toronto puts on the gloves
A BoB Short Now that Rob Ford is (allegedly) stowed away in rehab and (thankfully) out of the public eye, Toronto Public Health has announced a new plan to inspire immature jokes. Meet condomTO, the city’s own brand of prophylactic. Though the official unveiling will occur on June 4th, local Twitter users have already beaten […]
Burlesque dancer teases B.C. censors
A BoB short B.C. liquor laws have forced Miss Rosie Bitts, a Victoria-based burlesque dancer, to cancel her PG-13 show Shimmy Town. The performance was supposed to take place on June 29 at Svelte Cocktail Lounge in Victoria. The choreography included a kiss between Bitts, 37, whose real name is Trinda Reed, and a male […]
She shoots, she scores
Sex exhibit tells too much for some parents
A BoB short: A museum sex exhibit designed to educate teenagers has proven too racy for some Ottawa parents — and it hasn’t even opened yet. “Sex: A Tell-all Exhibition” is due to open at The Canada Science and Technology Museum on Friday. In response to over 50 complaints from parents who feel that the […]
Hinkle, Lilley, Mammoliti: So much Con Klown behaviour to choose from
By Montreal Simon Oh dear. What a dilemma eh? I just created my very own Con Klown Hypocrisy Award. But now I can’t seem to decide who is this week’s winner. So please help me out . Here are the candidates in no particular order: (1) PHILLIP HINKLE, the 64-year old Republican State Representative from […]
Tiger beat
By Rachel Krueger Alright, to save time we’re going to go ahead and take a head-count. If you have slept with Tiger Woods, I’m going to need you to go ahead and raise your hand. Yes, the young lady in the pink, I see that hand. Yes, ma’am, you and your daughter, check. Yes, in […]
Tell it to the boys
From The Calgary Herald, December 28, 2007: “One in five women (aged 16 to 24) never use condoms.” Call me a cynic, but I’m pretty sure most if-not-all women are missing the anatomy required for wearing condoms. Why is it that women are always handed the responsibility to police sex? The article in question is […]
