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Last Updated: November 16 2009, 10:43 PM

Sarah Palin:Failin' Upward

Failed Vice-Presidential candidate. Talk-show disaster. Best-selling author. Red-hot celebrity. What's wrong with this picture is what's wrong with everything.

Last Updated: November 13 2009, 1:27 PM

Who Wants to be a Millionaire?

Chances are, you already are...somewhere.

Last Updated: November 10 2009, 10:16 PM

Wall We Are Saying

It's been 20 years since the Berlin Wall was reduced to rubble, but it remains a potent symbol.

Last Updated: November 4 2009, 12:00 AM

We Are What We Eat

How "cook, eat, swallow" became so darn complicated.

Last Updated: October 27 2009, 11:40 AM

What Not to Wear

Hallowe'en costumes to avoid this year.

Last Updated: October 22 2009, 10:50 PM

Truly Grow-tesque

Looking for a guide to some of the world's oddest fruits and vegetables? Of course you are.

Last Updated: October 16 2009, 5:53 PM

Busting Balloon Boy's Bubble

The balloon boy fraud is just more proof that we've become a culture of naive rubberneckers. Can we make it stop?

Last Updated: October 13 2009, 9:09 PM

Recession? What recession?

This week, we go in search of encouraging signs that we're back to doing the same dumb crap that blew up the economy in the first place.

Last Updated: October 7 2009, 12:02 AM

Hey Politicians! Don't Quit Your Day Jobs!

Or wait. On second thought...

Last Updated: September 30 2009, 5:44 PM

Those High-Flying Billionaires

When Guy Laliberté launched into space on Wednesday, he joined two elite clubs. He may only be aware of one.

Last Updated: September 24 2009, 12:59 PM

Canada's Hall of Lame

Sometimes, we Canadians are, well, a bit lame. This week, we were especially so.

Last Updated: September 17 2009, 12:01 PM

Just Visiting

The Conservatives want us to think Michael Ignatieff is "just visiting" Canada. But who else should we be worried about?

Last Updated: September 8 2009, 11:02 PM

Legends of the Fall

50 things to celebrate this autumn.

Last Updated: September 4 2009, 4:44 PM

Conspiracy Corner

Here's what's got the tinfoil-hat set buzzing this week.

Last Updated: September 1 2009, 2:31 PM

Marvel at Disney!

Disney just bought comic book giant Marvel. What could possibly go wrong?

Last Updated: August 28 2009, 12:00 PM

Elected? How 'bout Electable?

A rundown of Stephen Harper's latest assault on democracy.

Last Updated: August 20 2009, 10:21 PM

But...is it art?

And more importantly, is it any good? A dose of culture from around the world.

Last Updated: August 18 2009, 8:38 PM

Seal or No Seal?

Stephen Harper wants the EU - and everyone else - to stop picking on the seal hunt. We propose some better targets.

Last Updated: August 12 2009, 10:00 PM

Nobody Beats the Wiz

It's crazy to imagine, but The Wizard of Oz premiered 70 years ago this week. A look at its lasting legacy.

Last Updated: August 7 2009, 1:59 PM

Freaky Friday

The week in weird.

Last Updated: August 5 2009, 3:38 PM

Curtains for Drabinsky?

Canada's biggest impresario has always known how to create a spectacle. Now he's become one himself.

Last Updated: July 29 2009, 9:43 PM

California Babblin'

The Golden State boasts some not-so-silver tongues.

Last Updated: July 24 2009, 9:40 PM

Elvis is Everywhere

Especially at odd festivals.

Last Updated: July 21 2009, 9:20 PM

The Lunatic Fringe

Google seems to be offering definitive proof that the moon landing actually happened. But who is this Google, anyway?

Last Updated: July 16 2009, 5:36 PM

When Slo-Pitch Becomes Hardball

How a Presidential pitch became a political football.

Last Updated: July 9 2009, 10:24 PM

Holy Inappropriate

Did he or didn't he? Stephen Harper's communion gaffe - and a few others.

Last Updated: July 7 2009, 11:33 PM

Mourning in America

America's seemingly endless bummer in the summer.

Last Updated: June 24 2009, 2:39 PM

The Top Banana of Second Fiddles

In honour of the passing of Ed McMahon, we examine other famous sidekicks.

Last Updated: June 22 2009, 8:54 PM

Web Two Point Oh Please Shut Up

Why Perez Hilton shouldn't be allowed near a computer.

Last Updated: June 17 2009, 9:46 PM

Letterman vs. Palin

Why David Letterman is a lazy idiot, and why we should defend him.

Last Updated: June 15 2009, 7:58 PM

Here's the Beef

Paul McCartney want us to go meat-free once a week for the good of the planet. But what can HE do?

Last Updated: June 9 2009, 10:09 PM

Sweet Gigs for Sour Times

Considering a new career? Here are five ridiculously good ideas.

Last Updated: June 1 2009, 10:59 PM

On General Motors and General Malaise

Our free-market sugar-daddies have bought us a couple of car companies. Too bad we can't return the gift.

Last Updated: May 29 2009, 9:03 PM

Our Screwed, Screwed World

Scouring the globe for more proof - as if we needed it - that we're in deep doo-doo.

Last Updated: May 27 2009, 11:06 PM

Secret Ingredients

Cocaine in Red Bull? What else is in all these energy drinks, anyway?

Last Updated: May 21 2009, 9:57 PM

Take Me Out to the Bull Game

Stephen Harper has decided to play hardball against his Liberal opponent. If this is his best stuff, it's only a matter of time before he gets yanked.

Last Updated: May 19 2009, 6:25 PM

Celebs Report, We Deride

The latest must-have celeb accessory isn't a toy dog or an adopted baby. It's an online column.

Last Updated: May 13 2009, 11:24 PM

Today's Special: Mulroney and Cheese

Brian Mulroney doesn't need any more thousand-dollar bills, but he'll say almost anything to get your sympathy.

Last Updated: May 11 2009, 11:02 PM

Toastmaster-in-Chief

Barack Obama has always been known as a dramatic speaker. Turns out he does comedy too.

Last Updated: May 6 2009, 11:17 PM

Sealing Our Fate

After a long battle, Europe has banned seal products. Just who is this Europe, anyway?

Last Updated: May 1 2009, 3:56 PM

Name and Shame

If you've been up to no good, you can run, but you can't hide. The Internet will find you.

Last Updated: April 29 2009, 11:34 PM

And Now For The Good News

Sure, the banks and auto companies may be reeling, but there's good news out there if you look hard enough.

Last Updated: April 24 2009, 12:27 AM

The End of the World (as we might know it)

Earth Month gave us all a warm and fuzzy feeling, but now it's time to go back to fear and despair.

Last Updated: April 21 2009, 5:12 PM

Earth Day Wishes

Wednesday is Earth Day. How can you do your part?

Last Updated: April 17 2009, 5:19 PM

Where's the Party?

Nothing worse that throwing a party and having nobody show up. Last week's Tax Day Tea Party and other epic failures.

Last Updated: April 15 2009, 3:55 PM

All News, All the Time

The biggest news story lately seems to be the news itself.

Last Updated: April 9 2009, 4:13 PM

When Guests Attack!

Billy Bob Thornton may never make the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but he sure made the Awkward Interview Hall of Fame.

Last Updated: April 7 2009, 3:34 PM

The Twittering Classes

Twitter, Twitter everywhere. The explosive social networking platform has had some interesting applications lately.

Last Updated: March 31 2009, 3:53 PM

April Foolishness

Great news! If you're reading this, the Conficker virus hasn't brought the world to a grinding halt. Was it all just a hoax?

Last Updated: March 25 2009, 9:53 PM

Feeding Frenzy

Why we're really so interested in Michelle Obama's garden.

Last Updated: March 24 2009, 4:52 PM

Apology Unaccepted

An open letter to the mouth-breathing bullies at Fox News.

Last Updated: March 17 2009, 11:18 PM

The Notorious AIG

A brief backgrounder on the world's most justifiably despised corporation. And a modest proposal for President Obama.

Last Updated: March 12 2009, 3:30 PM

Don't Go Away Mad, Just Go Away

When public figures promise to hang it up, or at least make themselves a scarce commodity, we sometimes just wish they'd stick to it.

Last Updated: March 9 2009, 11:46 PM

Welcome to the (Really Bad) Dollhouse

The iconic Barbie Doll celebrated its 50th birthday yesterday. Let's take a moment to look at a few less successful creations.

Last Updated: March 5 2009, 4:21 PM

The Week in Jerk, Special Edition

In a week chockablock with obnoxious people, one loudmouth radio personality takes the prize. Hint: his initials are Rush Limbaugh.

Last Updated: March 3 2009, 12:55 PM

The Week in Jerk

Is it just us, or are there more complete jerks than usual in the news this week?

Last Updated: February 26 2009, 10:41 PM

Creative Accounting

Citing financial troubles, superstar photographer Annie Liebovitz is pawning the copyright to her life's work. Have we hit bottom yet? And could there be a silver lining?

Last Updated: February 24 2009, 11:54 AM

Selling the Spiritual

In today's tough economy, even religion has been getting promotional to get people in the door.

Last Updated: February 20 2009, 10:24 AM

A Yahoo's Guide to the Oscars

Headed to an Oscar party? Cutlines presents a handy list of conversation starters.

Last Updated: February 18 2009, 9:40 PM

Harper vs. Obama

President Obama meets Prime Minister Harper today. They're vastly different. What common ground will they be able to find, other than the stuff they're physically standing on?

Last Updated: February 11 2009, 10:53 PM

Love is in the Air

A cheat sheet for the ultimate greeting card holiday.

Last Updated: February 10 2009, 1:17 PM

Homeland Insecurity

On Tuesday, with little fanfare, authorities thwarted a credible threat to President Barack Obama. Was it race-related? For many, that's the immediate assumption.

Last Updated: February 6 2009, 4:02 PM

Phelps' Doping Scandal (and a few others)

After super-swimmer Michael Phelps was photographed smoking a bong, he lost a little respect, but also some mighty lucrative endorsement deals. He isn't the first athlete to derail his gravy train, and he won't be the last.

Last Updated: February 4 2009, 10:34 PM

Sin Taxation

What good can come of celebrities behaving badly? Maybe, just maybe, the solution to the global financial crisis.

Last Updated: January 29 2009, 10:38 PM

Special Report: World Goes Bonkers

Amy Winehouse plays naked Scrabble in the Caribbean. Meanwhile, in Russia, a raccoon devours a man's penis. Then it gets really weird.

Last Updated: January 28 2009, 1:03 PM

From Prorogue to Probation

In a dramatic day on Parliament Hill, not much changed except that everyone is even more snippy.

Last Updated: January 22 2009, 10:06 PM

Peeking Through the Cracks

With Obamania gobbling up the headlines, what news did we miss this week?

Last Updated: January 19 2009, 9:29 PM

The First 100 Days

What will Obama do in his first 100 days in office? Cutlines has the exclusive inside scoop!

Last Updated: January 12 2009, 10:30 PM

Your Cheatin' Kidney

Ain't love grand? And ain't it weird?

Last Updated: January 7 2009, 12:23 PM

Making Like Nostradamus

Some bold and not-so-bold predictions for 2009.

Last Updated: December 30 2008, 9:14 PM

The First Annual Cutlines List List

Every year-end sees lots and lots of lists. To kick off 2009, Cutlines presents some of the best from 2008.

Last Updated: December 19 2008, 2:30 PM

It's all about the Green

Tree-hugging isn't just for hippies and druids anymore. Here's a roundup of some of the world's most high-profile (read "richest") environmentalists.

Last Updated: December 15 2008, 8:37 PM

Dubya's Duck, Daddy's Yuck and Other Tales

When George W. Bush narrowly avoided a shoe to the head, he inadvertently joined a long tradition of punking politicians.

Last Updated: December 11 2008, 9:06 PM

Aiko Aiko!

A Brampton, Ontario man has created a female android. Not a moment too soon, we say. Let's put her to work.

Last Updated: December 10 2008, 1:50 PM

Requiem for A Dreamer

A post mortem of Stéphane Dion's brief, unhappy tenure as Liberal leader.

Last Updated: December 4 2008, 11:46 PM

Prorogue this!

How an obscure constitutional term could become a national buzzword.

Last Updated: December 2 2008, 3:53 PM

Can't We All Just Get Along?

As the possibility of a new government looms in Ottawa, Cutlines discovers that for good or ill, Canada has always been a coalition nation.

Last Updated: November 26 2008, 11:40 PM

Word Up!

The Merriam-Webster Dictionary has weighed in with its Word of the Year for 2008. We weigh in with some of ours.

Last Updated: November 25 2008, 10:07 PM

Art Attack

When an obscure sketch by Group of Seven painter Lawren Harris fetched $1.8 million at auction this week, Cutlines decided to explore the world of high-priced art.