A chain of Montreal movie theatres has pulled an ad for a surgical procedure that claims to enlarge a women’s so-called G-spot.
The ads at the Cinemas Guzzo theatres have been playing since the spring before such movies as Sex and the City, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and Batman: The Dark Knight.
A Montreal medical clinic, Gestion Elixir, advertises the procedure, along with breast implants, breast lifts and other cosmetic surgeries.
The clinic claims to be able to temporarily increase the sensitivity of the area in the vagina commonly identified as the G-spot.
Guzzo owner Vince Guzzo told local media outlets that while no parent had filed a complaint about the ad, he removed them from rotation before of the end of the contract.
Originally published in Marketing Magazine, July 2008
More G-spot stories from this blog.
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Cape Verde joins WTO
Cape Verde, one of the world's poorest states became 153rd member of World Trade Organization (WTO) on July 23.
With a population of 400,000, the archipelago off the west coast of Africa specializes in production of salt and bananas and in fishing. The country, which became independent from Portugal in 1975, has become the 33rd of the world's 50 least developed countries to join the WTO, AFP reported.
Read the Afrol News story
With a population of 400,000, the archipelago off the west coast of Africa specializes in production of salt and bananas and in fishing. The country, which became independent from Portugal in 1975, has become the 33rd of the world's 50 least developed countries to join the WTO, AFP reported.
Read the Afrol News story
Friday, July 25, 2008
R.I.P Lina Newhouser
Political activist, artist and co-founder of CommonDreams.org Lina Newhouser passed away on July18. She died at her home in Maine from complications following an April stem-cell transplant as part of the treatment in her 3-year battle against non-Hodgkins lymphoma.
Lina Newhouser was 56.
Common Dreams has been a URL link on this blog since day one and I urge anyone who seeks left-wing, progressive social commentary and view on politics to check out the site.
Read the about Lina Newhouser here.
Lina Newhouser was 56.
Common Dreams has been a URL link on this blog since day one and I urge anyone who seeks left-wing, progressive social commentary and view on politics to check out the site.
Read the about Lina Newhouser here.
Smile of the week
Officer fired for demanding free coffee
A report says a Daytona Beach police officer demanded free coffee and tea from a Starbucks and threatened employees with slower emergency response times if they refused.
In the immortal words of WKRP's Dr. Johnny Fever: "Free coffee is a constitutional right! Look it up - Juan Valdez vs. the State of California!"
Read the heraldtimesonline.com story
A report says a Daytona Beach police officer demanded free coffee and tea from a Starbucks and threatened employees with slower emergency response times if they refused.
In the immortal words of WKRP's Dr. Johnny Fever: "Free coffee is a constitutional right! Look it up - Juan Valdez vs. the State of California!"
Read the heraldtimesonline.com story
Stanley Cup used in baptism
I've always told people hockey is my religion...well, I think Tomas Holmstrom has me beat.
The tough Detroit Red Wing forward had his day with the Stanley Cup in his hometown of Pitea in northern Sweden, and he let his cousin use it as a baptismal font for a christening.
Read the Toronto Star story.
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Estelle Getty dies at 84
Actress Estelle Getty, who played the sarcastic matriarch on the 1980's hit NBC sit-com The Golden Girls has passed away.
Playing the role of Sophia along side Bea Arthur's Dorothy, Betty White's Rose and Rue McClanahan's Blanche, Getty easily became the fan favourite with her quick one-liners.
Getty, whose character was actually 20 years her senior, suffered from advanced dementia and died at about 5:30 a.m. July 22 at her Hollywood Boulevard home. She was 84.
Read the Hollywood Reporter obituary
Playing the role of Sophia along side Bea Arthur's Dorothy, Betty White's Rose and Rue McClanahan's Blanche, Getty easily became the fan favourite with her quick one-liners.
Getty, whose character was actually 20 years her senior, suffered from advanced dementia and died at about 5:30 a.m. July 22 at her Hollywood Boulevard home. She was 84.
Read the Hollywood Reporter obituary
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
The Eraserheads Rumoured to Reunite
The original members of the seminal Filipino rock group the Eraserheads are scheduled reunite for for the first time since 2001 for a single show in Manila. Vocalists/guitarist Ely Buendia, drummer Raymund Marasigan, lead guitarist Marcus Adoro and bassist Buddy Zabala have been rumoured to be performing at the CCP grounds on on August 30.
From their formation in 1990 to their well-documented breakup in 2001, the Eraserheads ruled Pinoy rock music, not only with record sales and mass appeal, but with their extraordinary catalog of catchy songs and no-bullshit attitude, forever changing and influencing anyone who makes music in the country.
But the band also tasted success overseas, touring Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, Dubai and the U.S. They represented the Philippines and Asia, winning the 1997 MTV Asia Viewer Choice Award and played at that years' MTV Awards show at Radio Music Hall in New York City.
I met the band during the height of their popularity and influence during the mid 90's while traveling through the Philippines. I am still particularly close to Raymund and Buddy, who along with Ely and Marcus, continue to make relevant music in the Philippines.
The band has had tumultuous periods, within and outside the band, which makes this reunion quite a coup, even though they have been broken up for a relatively short period of time.
e-heads all over the world will just have to wait to see whether or not the gig happens at all.
Read the Philmusic story
From their formation in 1990 to their well-documented breakup in 2001, the Eraserheads ruled Pinoy rock music, not only with record sales and mass appeal, but with their extraordinary catalog of catchy songs and no-bullshit attitude, forever changing and influencing anyone who makes music in the country.
But the band also tasted success overseas, touring Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, Dubai and the U.S. They represented the Philippines and Asia, winning the 1997 MTV Asia Viewer Choice Award and played at that years' MTV Awards show at Radio Music Hall in New York City.
I met the band during the height of their popularity and influence during the mid 90's while traveling through the Philippines. I am still particularly close to Raymund and Buddy, who along with Ely and Marcus, continue to make relevant music in the Philippines.
The band has had tumultuous periods, within and outside the band, which makes this reunion quite a coup, even though they have been broken up for a relatively short period of time.
e-heads all over the world will just have to wait to see whether or not the gig happens at all.
Read the Philmusic story
Sunday, July 13, 2008
The Toronto Star's 10 Things We Learned This Week
Some of the things we learned this week, according to the Toronto Star's weekly feature "10 Things We Learned This Week" includes:
Male mosquitoes live on nectar and plant juices. Females drink blood.
Chicken, Alaska (population 17 to 37, depending on whom you ask), is so named because the original residents couldn't agree on the spelling of the town's first, fowl-inspired choice: Ptarmigan
There are 1,961,990,553,600 ways to feed a shoelace through the six pairs of eyelets on an average shoe, according to shoe-lacing.com
Read the the Star story
Male mosquitoes live on nectar and plant juices. Females drink blood.
Chicken, Alaska (population 17 to 37, depending on whom you ask), is so named because the original residents couldn't agree on the spelling of the town's first, fowl-inspired choice: Ptarmigan
There are 1,961,990,553,600 ways to feed a shoelace through the six pairs of eyelets on an average shoe, according to shoe-lacing.comRead the the Star story
American Medical Association: Apology to African Americans
For filing under the category: "What took you so long, you ignorant bastards"
The American Medical Association, the largest association of physicians and medical students in the United States, issued a formal apology to African Americans on July 10 for more than a century of discriminatory policies that excluded blacks from their organization.
Read the NewsDaily story
The American Medical Association, the largest association of physicians and medical students in the United States, issued a formal apology to African Americans on July 10 for more than a century of discriminatory policies that excluded blacks from their organization.
Read the NewsDaily story
R.I.P Charles H. Joffe
July 9 saw the passing of Charles H. Joffe, who in partnership with Jack Rollins, produced virtually every film made by Woody Allen and were considered deans of American comedy.
Along with the Allen films, Rollins and Joffe were also the first to bring Lenny Bruce to New York and helped develop the team of Mike Nichols and Elaine May.
As a manager, Joffe helped guide the careers of Dick Cavett, Robin Williams and Billy Crystal.
He died in Los Angeles at the age of 78.
Read the Los Angeles Times Obituary.
Along with the Allen films, Rollins and Joffe were also the first to bring Lenny Bruce to New York and helped develop the team of Mike Nichols and Elaine May.
As a manager, Joffe helped guide the careers of Dick Cavett, Robin Williams and Billy Crystal.
He died in Los Angeles at the age of 78.
Read the Los Angeles Times Obituary.
Redd Kross Neurotica
In 1987, my older sister's friend left us a cassette copy of Redd Kross' Neurotica he picked up as an impulse buy at the counter of a local record store. He said it was either Neurotica or Memoentary Lapse Reason by Pink Floyd.
I remember listening to that cassette over and over again, trying to convince anyone to listen to it, but to no avail. I tried to play it for the cool kids at school, no one heard of them.
Then in 1992, while working the kitchen of a Scottish pub, I heard on the radio that Kurt Cobain cited Neurotica as one of the inspirations for Nevermind.
On June17 I saw the Redd Kross in concert -- with the original Neurotica line-up -- at Toronto's Lee's Palace. It is a rare thing to watch a rock show, where all the cats on stage are smiling ear to ear for practically the whole show.
I'm so glad we aren't talking about Momentary Lapse of Reason
I remember listening to that cassette over and over again, trying to convince anyone to listen to it, but to no avail. I tried to play it for the cool kids at school, no one heard of them.
Then in 1992, while working the kitchen of a Scottish pub, I heard on the radio that Kurt Cobain cited Neurotica as one of the inspirations for Nevermind.
On June17 I saw the Redd Kross in concert -- with the original Neurotica line-up -- at Toronto's Lee's Palace. It is a rare thing to watch a rock show, where all the cats on stage are smiling ear to ear for practically the whole show.
I'm so glad we aren't talking about Momentary Lapse of Reason
Top Ten Movie Villains
Sun Media's Kevin Williamson has compiled a top ten list of movie villains, which includes, in no particular:
Anton Chigurh- Javier Bardem's bobbed-haired sociopath from the 2007 film No Country for Old Men.
Roy Batty - The tormented 'replicant' - artificial life forms made to be slaves - is hauntingly brought to the screen by Rutger Hauer in the 1982 futuristic private-dic film Blade Runner.
Annie Wilkes - An Oscar-winning performance by Kathy Bates, who portrays an obsessed fan in the 1990 adaptation of the Stephen King novel Misery.
See the Canoe Jam story to see if your favourite villain made the list.
I am personally very upset that Mr. Williamson failed to mention The Stomach, the hot-dog eating antagonist to the heroic Larry Finkelstein, in Ivan Reitman's 1979 summer camp romp Meatballs.
Anton Chigurh- Javier Bardem's bobbed-haired sociopath from the 2007 film No Country for Old Men.
Roy Batty - The tormented 'replicant' - artificial life forms made to be slaves - is hauntingly brought to the screen by Rutger Hauer in the 1982 futuristic private-dic film Blade Runner.
Annie Wilkes - An Oscar-winning performance by Kathy Bates, who portrays an obsessed fan in the 1990 adaptation of the Stephen King novel Misery.
See the Canoe Jam story to see if your favourite villain made the list.
I am personally very upset that Mr. Williamson failed to mention The Stomach, the hot-dog eating antagonist to the heroic Larry Finkelstein, in Ivan Reitman's 1979 summer camp romp Meatballs.
Saturday, July 12, 2008
U.S Senator Big Bad John
The "Big Bad John" video intro of U.S. Sen. John Cornyn to the Republican state convention now has a wider audience. Portions were played this week on two national cable channels. Fans of comedian Jon Stewart and conservative talk show host Bill O'Reilly are either snickering or nodding appreciatively -- depending on their cable channeler.
Read the Dallas News' Trailblazers blog here
On Tuesday's "The Daily Show," Stewart took a swipe at Cornyn. He directed viewers to a ranch-style, leather-fringed jacket Cornyn wore.
"Let me ask you something, Senator, how'd you find that jacket in an adult size?" Stewart said.
Read the Dallas News' Trailblazers blog here
Friday, July 11, 2008
Smile of the Week
It's a story that circulated around the world: Rock star David Lee Roth saved by two OPP officers after suffering a severe allergic reaction to peanuts while driving on a country road near Brantford.
Several newspapers — the Brantford Expositor and the Hamilton Spectator — even had a followup to the original wire service story about how the Van Halen singer, dressed in flashy rock-star duds, strutted into a Brantford bar with two nurses after spending the evening recovering in Brantford General Hospital.
The only problem? The story isn't true.
The two officers and a lot of other people in the Brantford area appear to be victims of a charming imposter.
On May 23, the day this was supposed to have happened, Roth was performing at Madison Square Garden with Van Halen.
Within a three week span, the DLR wannabe also fooled a rock band, some nurses and a record producer who let the singer stay and record at his house.Read the complete Toronto Star story
Sunday, July 6, 2008
The Toronto Star's 10 Things We Learned This Week
Some of the things we learned this week, according to the Toronto Star's weekly feature "10 Things We Learned This Week" includes:
July is Doghouse Repairs Month, "a time for all who are doomed for the doghouse to make amends and minimize their stay..." The occasion is the brainchild of a florist.
About 60 per cent of all weddings in Canada take place during the summer months. August is the most popular for marriage, when 21 per cent wed. January is the least popular month, with 2.6 per cent.
Eighteen- to 49-year-olds in the U.S. "are 35 per cent more likely to watch the Cartoon Network than CNN.
Read the the Star story
July is Doghouse Repairs Month, "a time for all who are doomed for the doghouse to make amends and minimize their stay..." The occasion is the brainchild of a florist.
About 60 per cent of all weddings in Canada take place during the summer months. August is the most popular for marriage, when 21 per cent wed. January is the least popular month, with 2.6 per cent.
Eighteen- to 49-year-olds in the U.S. "are 35 per cent more likely to watch the Cartoon Network than CNN.Read the the Star story
NHL Free Agency Frenzy
Last week, there was a frenzy of activity, as the July 1 activation date for NHL free agency came into effect, and the spending by ownership has been outrageous.
Arguably, a rather mediocre group of free agents have attracted huge contracts from the league's richer teams, pretty much eliminating the initial effects of the NHL Players' lock out by the owners that saw the 2004-2005 season scrapped.
Arguably, a rather mediocre group of free agents have attracted huge contracts from the league's richer teams, pretty much eliminating the initial effects of the NHL Players' lock out by the owners that saw the 2004-2005 season scrapped.
Each team will have a maximum of US$56.7 million to spend for the 2008-09 season. It's up $6.4 million from last season.
The floor also rose $6.4 million to $40.7 million, the minimum each of the 30 teams must spend on player salaries.
Check out the list of Summer 2008 Free agent signings at TSN.caBush Tours America To Survey Damage Caused By His Disastrous Presidency
Satirical website theoninon.com produced this video to be a comment on George W Bush's effect on the American people. Can't really tell where real life ends and satire begins.
Bush Tours America To Survey Damage Caused By His Disastrous Presidency
Bush Tours America To Survey Damage Caused By His Disastrous Presidency
'Gay' McDonald's prompts boycott
I never thought I'd side with McDonald's on any issue.
The American Family Association has launched a call for a boycott of McDonald's, including a website, BoyCott McDonald's. The boycott call stems from McDonald's refusal to condemn Vice President of Communications Richard Ellis’s election to the Board of Directors of the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, as well as saying the fast-food giant has refused "to stay neutral in the cultural war over homosexuality."
McDonald's USA spokesman Bill Whitman says: "We stand by and support our people to live and work in a society free of discrimination and harassment."
In March, the association ended a two-year boycott of Ford after the automaker largely stopped advertising its Volvo, Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles in the gay media. The association also has boycotted retailer Target for substituting "holiday" for "Christmas" in its advertising and the Walt Disney Co. for its "embrace of the homosexual lifestyle."
Read the World Daily News story.
The American Family Association has launched a call for a boycott of McDonald's, including a website, BoyCott McDonald's. The boycott call stems from McDonald's refusal to condemn Vice President of Communications Richard Ellis’s election to the Board of Directors of the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, as well as saying the fast-food giant has refused "to stay neutral in the cultural war over homosexuality."
McDonald's USA spokesman Bill Whitman says: "We stand by and support our people to live and work in a society free of discrimination and harassment."
In March, the association ended a two-year boycott of Ford after the automaker largely stopped advertising its Volvo, Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles in the gay media. The association also has boycotted retailer Target for substituting "holiday" for "Christmas" in its advertising and the Walt Disney Co. for its "embrace of the homosexual lifestyle."
Read the World Daily News story.
Morgentaler to receive Order of Canada
The naming of abortion-rights activist Dr. Henry Morgentaler to the Order of Canada is being met with both applause and outrage.
"For his commitment to increased health care options for women, his determined efforts to influence Canadian public policy and his leadership in humanist and civil liberties organizations..." reads the statement.
Those opposing the decision believe that honouring Morgentaler implicitly endorses abortion, and many Canadians will be offended by the decision.
Read the Winnipeg Sun story.
http://www.winnipegsun.com/News/Manitoba/2008/07/01/6036976.html
Morgentaler was instrumental in having the high court strike down Criminal Code restrictions on abortion on Jan. 28, 1988, making Canada the only western democracy with no criminal sanctions of any kind against abortion.
He is to be named at a later date as a member of the Order of Canada for both his health care and humanitarian work, said a statement posted on the Governor General of Canada’s website."For his commitment to increased health care options for women, his determined efforts to influence Canadian public policy and his leadership in humanist and civil liberties organizations..." reads the statement.
Those opposing the decision believe that honouring Morgentaler implicitly endorses abortion, and many Canadians will be offended by the decision.
Read the Winnipeg Sun story.
http://www.winnipegsun.com/News/Manitoba/2008/07/01/6036976.html
Ian Curtis's Gravestone Robbed From Cemetery
The gravestone of late Joy Division front-man Ian Curtis has been stolen from his burial place, Macclesfield Cemetery. Details are a little scarce, but according to Chesire Police, the stone was taken from his plot some time between the afternoon of July 1 and the morning of July 2.
The iconic gravestone features the inscription "Ian Curtis 18 - 5 - 80" and the words "Love Will Tear Us Apart" and has become a rather famous landmark visited by thousands of fans each year since the 23-year-old singer committed suicide back in 1980 on the eve of Joy Division's U.S. tour.
Story courtesy of exclaim.ca
The iconic gravestone features the inscription "Ian Curtis 18 - 5 - 80" and the words "Love Will Tear Us Apart" and has become a rather famous landmark visited by thousands of fans each year since the 23-year-old singer committed suicide back in 1980 on the eve of Joy Division's U.S. tour.
Story courtesy of exclaim.ca
The Toronto Star's 10 Things We Learned This Week
Some of the things we learned this week, according to the Toronto Star's weekly feature "10 Things We Learned This Week" includes:
Scientists have identified in excess of 130,000 species of moth, but just 18,000 species of butterfly.
The place we now know as Toronto was once called the Township of Dublin, before it was renamed York.
Read the Star story
Scientists have identified in excess of 130,000 species of moth, but just 18,000 species of butterfly.
Every year in the United States, people toss out $80 million in metals including gold, copper and platinum when they trash their old cellphones. (discovermagazine.com)
The place we now know as Toronto was once called the Township of Dublin, before it was renamed York.Read the Star story
Spain are Champions of Europe
After gaining a reputation for being a team not being able to win the big game in international competition, Spain are now the UEFA Euro Cup champions for 2008. They beat perennial powerhouse Germany 1-0 in Vienna on June 29.
The victory marks the first major international win for Spain in 44 years.
The victory marks the first major international win for Spain in 44 years.
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