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The 2015 Oscar winner of Best Adapted Screenplay, 'The Imitation Game', is a wonderfully written and beautifully shot film about an unconventional war-time hero who basically helps the Allies win the war from behind a...

Old man winter has hit my area hard over the past couple weeks.  I love being outside, hiking through the woods and working in my garden are some of my favorite pastimes.  I miss sunshine.  I guess I am like a lot of...

So, women are crazy, we know we're crazy. It's not a secret. From a guys prospective though, it gets a little confusing. I've had numerous exes not know what to do when I'm acting a little nutty. It's like a deer in...

Chick flicks are some of the most underrated movies out there, and because they are targeted to women sometimes guys can miss out on a great movie. Why don't guys like chick flicks? A good chick flick can make you laugh...

This is not something new - many older men date younger women and in modern western society, it's acceptable if not commendable. Men who are ageing are called 'distinguished' and the much younger women they are with are...

Hi! I'm 16 and I was diagnosed with BDD (Body Dysmorphic Disorder) 3 years ago. If you feel like reading it, this is a description of BDD: "Most of us have something we don't like about our appearance — a crooked nose, an...

I don't know about you guys, but I LOVE makeup. I also love animals, so when I shop for makeup I refuse to buy any that is tested on animals, even if it means spending a couple extra bucks. All of the brands on this...

Watching cartoons with my niece, I realized HOW good I had it as I kid, watching amazingly creative cartoons that were perfect for little girls. Maybe it was a more innocent time but when I look back or even play some for...

Sometimes we come across people or let them into our lives and we want to help them and then it turns into a full blown project that may never end. Nobody is perfect we all have our own issues but it is up to us to fix...

Society teaches us that we have to fight for our relationships and that we are failures if we can't make it work.  Occasionally, we work hard to keep something alive that died a long time ago. Not all relationships are...

Mental illnesses are the result of a chemical imbalance in the brain. It impacts the person who is diagnosed and how they function and is something that cannot be helped nor controlled. However, this is fully dependent on...

I am a sucker for red carpets and award shows.  So as I was glued to my seat watching the Oscars, I gave out my own "I can't believe they actually wore this in public"  award for the worst dressed. Blanca Blanco Lady...

I have tattoos. They are strategically placed and each one tells my personal story. When I first met my sweetie, I searched his entire body with a secret hope that he also was inked in a classified location. What I...

Fake it until you make it! That's it. Believe it or not, everything you say stays in your subconciuous. If you're constantly saying yourself you can do it, you're worth it, you are great, you'll start actually believing...

I don’t know how many times I have heard a past boyfriend say “I love you just the way the you are” then a few months later during his break-up speech hear “You are just too …..”. You can add just about anything from fat...

It seems in this generation that the "ideal" body type is gettting bigger. Women with large breats, a large butt, and a curvier figure are now seen as attractive. I have no problem with curvy women. However, when it gets...

The first movie I saw Miles Teller in was  21 & Over , if you've seen it you know his character is kind of a douchebag so I didn't think much of him. Then I saw him in The Spectacular Now and I absolutely fell in love...

The Oscars are not just about the golden statue. They're also about fashion and cute couples walking the red carpet together. This year there was a cute couple overload including Benedict Cumberbatch and his new wife...

One of the best things about winter ending is that you can shed all those bulky clothes and start looking for a whole new wardrobe for springtime! I'm already getting excited even though it's minus 40 here in Toronto!...

Unfortunately for the majority of nice guys, they're finishing last. It doesn't take a genius to notice that most girls (in highschool and college) are going for the typical bad boys, cocky, arrogant, deceptive, etc over...