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10 Awesomely Terrible 90's One-Hit-Wonders

2010-02-05T10:05:00.000-08:00

A trip down memory lane, this post will be sure to stir up some warm and fuzzy memories of the nineties...

Ah the nineties! All the cringe of the eighties with none of the talent. You’d wake up in the morning with your greasy sun-in hair, throw on a flannel shirt, a pair of light blue baggy or ripped jeans, clip on the ol’ wallet chain, and slip into your green colored Doc Martens. And as you slammed your Pogs and snapped your Slap Bracelet, you might have been listening to one of these… (Page me when you’re done enjoying the tunes.)
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Crazy Things People Do With Their Voices

2010-02-05T10:02:00.000-08:00

This was such a fun article to write! Check out the absolutely insane things people can do with their voices!!

So we may not see them in next year’s season of American Idol but they are just as/even more mind-blowing to watch. Here is a look at some of the incredible things people do with their voices and how they do it.

Top Tech Inventions Shaping 2010

2010-02-05T09:55:00.000-08:00

After reading Time's Top 50 Inventions of 2009, I was inspired to find out what technologies are paving the way for 2010.

From an electric eye that helps the blind see to telescopes tracking potential habitable planets, here are 10 of the top tech inventions paving the way in 2010.

7 Really Cool Medical Tech Advancements Underway

2010-02-05T09:50:00.000-08:00

Very awesome medical technologies that are drastically changing the medical field as we know it...

If you thought the medical tricorder Dr. McCoy uses to sense and cure disease was nothing more than sci-fi fantasy, then you may be surprised how much of an approaching reality it really is. Medicine is undergoing a pivotal shift; from the assumption that drugs and diseases work the same in all human beings, to medical issues being diagnosed and treated specific to DNA profiles. What the future holds, according to a growing number of scientists and researchers, is a new age of medical therapy governed not by cell, tissue and organ replacements but by early diagnosis and individualized drug treatments. Here are some cool medical tech advancements vastly changing the world of medicine as we know it. Read more »

How The Internet Affects Your Brain

2010-02-05T09:44:00.000-08:00

A look at some of the ways the Internet is shaping the way we read, research, multi-task and store information.

Like most things, the Internet has its good and its dark side. And, considering the pervasiveness of the Internet in society, it is certainly having an effect on our brains. After all, everything we do affects our brain. Though up until the 1980’s, it was universally believed that the steam engine was the foremost invention of the Industrial Revolution, technology and science historian, Lewis Mumford, had long before proposed that that clock was in fact the key machine of the modern Industrial age. And, just as people began operating and planning according to seconds and minutes, in the age of the internet, we are rewiring our “plastic” brain to function more and more like computers. Processing, decoding and storing floods of information at a rate faster than we ever have before, our brains are becoming highly adapted to taking on scores of tasks at once. Read more »

How The Internet is Muscling in on Hollywood

2010-02-05T09:37:00.000-08:00

We stream movies and TV shows for free and Hollywood hates it. Here's a look at the fierce competition between the Internet and the Hollywood machine.

Hollywood has a thorn in its side and it’s only getting deeper. The Internet is fundamentally changing the film industry as we know it. People are watching movies and TV shows for free online; the Internet is eating into TV watching more and more each year; Web series’ are in increasing demand and challenging traditional television networks; and what’s more, regular folks are creating their own web videos and broadcasting themselves on sites like YouTube. Read more »

Controversial Cyber Laws Around The World

2010-02-05T09:34:00.000-08:00

If you thought Internet censorship laws in China were bad, get ready for some other highly controversial cyber laws around the world, including right here in North America...

With cybercrime now surpassing illegal drug trafficking as a criminal moneymaker, netizens of the world may be paying the price in order to stop it. Cybercrimes encompass a broad range of potentially illegal activities and unlawful acts, from spamming, denial-of-service attacks, phishing scams, cyberstalking, fraud, identity theft, harassment, child pornography, drug trafficking to cyberterrorism, wherein the computer is either a tool, a target, or, both. Read more

Never Forget: The Implications of E-Memories

2010-02-05T09:30:00.000-08:00

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is closer than we may think and here is a look at the device Microsoft is working on to help us never again forget... Cool or creepy?

To Gordon Bell and Jimmy Gemmell it’s inevitable. They call it the Total Recall Revolution and in many ways it’s already begun. Computer enhanced personal memory. The ability to remember every moment exactly the way it was. Never forget anything. We don’t realize it but every time we Google, take a picture, share photos via Facebook, update our Twitter accounts, we are recording our lives electronically. Read more »

Things The 80's Child Shouldn't Have Thrown Out

2010-02-05T09:15:00.000-08:00

Slap bracelets, scrunchies and stirrups oh my! A list of all the things us 80's kids had in our closet, that American Apparel is ripping off... HARD.

Growing up, I remember going through my mother’s old pictures and seeing those amazing vintage shades, high-waisted bell-bottoms, beautiful long hippie dresses and strappy Jesus sandals she used to wear, pleading “Why Mom? Why? Why did you give it all away?” Now, that I’m all grown up, I walk into a store like American Apparel and wonder if they went fishing through my give-away bags when I was a kid in the 80’s. When it comes to fashion, everything comes back in cycles. What’s “new” is really just an evolution and tweak of what’s past. Here’s a post for all you 80’s kids who like me, are probably regretting all those e-Bay opportunities you must have missed seeing hipsters strut around in our old gear.

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2010-02-04T15:27:00.000-08:00

A first taste at wine appreciation and the sensual characteristics behind it...

Had I relied on the taste of my father’s home-made wine while growing up, I might still think that wine was supposed to be carbonated. Having worked in restaurants and had a little travel experience to draw from, I have had the privilege of tasting some phenomenal wines from around the world and partaking in fun and fascinating discussions with sommeliers, connoisseurs and humble wine-drinkers- who have helped me further my appreciation.

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Crazy In Our Own Ways: Mental Illness Around The World

2010-02-04T15:23:00.000-08:00

Here's an article I wrote about culture-bound syndromes from around the world.

Flying over the cuckoo’s nest can vary radically from culture to culture and after reading a very interesting NY Times article: The Americanization of Mental Illness, I wanted to find out more about some very particular culture-bound syndromes mentioned, ...
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The Duck Era: 1985-1997

2010-02-04T15:19:00.000-08:00

Some of you may be wondering what the Duck Era is, but you will be surprised to find out how duck crazy tv shows, movies and cartoons were between the periods of 1985-1997...

With pioneers like Donald and Daffy, it’s no wonder ducks have been central characters in cartoons and stories. However between the periods of 1985-1997, a fascinating phenomenon occurred and all of a sudden duck shows were popping up everywhere, giving rise to what some are calling the Duck Boom. Vampire ducks, Hockey ducks, Billionaire ducks, Batman/Shadow-wannabe ducks… Ducks seemed to be the perfect ingredient for a hit series. Read more »

How To Hide Being Hung Over At Work

2010-02-04T15:14:00.000-08:00

No one knows better than I do about the brutality of nursing a hangover while your at work so here are some of my go-to tips to make your workday hangover a success:

There are many reasons why people decide to get drunk on a weekday: competitive drinking; stealing traffic cones; the sense of accomplishment from picking someone up a on a Tuesday night… People just love to go out and party like it’s their last night to live and since the Mayan calendar predicts an apocalypse in 2012 anyway, there really wouldn’t be any point in letting your liver off easy. Read more »

How To Have The Most Balanced Diet Using Only Microwavable Food

2010-02-04T15:04:00.000-08:00

Here's a post on how to use your microwave for all your nutritional needs based on the microwavable food pyramid invented by us at team McLoL:

The microwave is one of the most important inventions of the 20th century. Zapping away hours of time spent either famished or slaving away cooking, this radiation-emitting ‘wonder’ is the fast and easy answer to all your hunger needs.

But microwavable food isn’t just about convenience; it’s a way of life. You can get all your essential nutrients in just one sitting, it gives you more time to spend doing the things you love [like drunk dialing and Mario Kart], and the greatest part about it, it tastes so much better than the foods “health experts” call “nutritious”. Read more »

More interesting quotes...

2009-06-16T18:02:00.000-07:00

I found this summarized quite accurately, my fear of feeling "normal" and in control of my thoughts and feelings...

"[...] As someone who wanted to write, I superstitiously believed that psychological knots in the mind were best left tangled. I feared that if I were to avail myself of over-the-counter psychology, my thoughts would become so clear to me that my own inner life would bore me. Childhood is the writer's bank balance, Graham Greene had written. What if organizing the accounts emptied it?"

Hooked on Self-Help Books by: Liesl Schillinger

Wisdom To Live By....

2009-05-22T06:06:00.000-07:00

In response to the realization that my life thus far, has been a life of masturbation; my actions, reactions and general way of approaching any new situation, a race to reach the highest highs which continuously perpetuate the lowest lows; I have once again turned to an old friend who helps put everything into perspective...

"Most people have (with the help of conventions) turned their solutions toward what is easy and toward the easiest side of the easy; but it is clear that we must trust in what is difficult; everything alive trusts in it, everything in Nature grows and defends itself any way it can and is spontaneously itself; tries to be itself at all costs and against all opposition. We know little, but that we must trust in what is difficult is a certainty that will never abandon us; it is good to be solitary, for solitude is difficult; that something is difficult must be one more reason for us to do it."

-Rilke

2009-03-04T07:45:00.001-08:00

From Shampoo Bottle To Oscar -Kate Winslet’s Night Turns To Gold

March 3, 2009

By Mary Montserrat-Howlett, staff writer

HOLLYWOOD(RushPRnews)03/04/09–Six Oscar nominations since 1996, but on the night of the 2009 Academy Awards Kate Winslet’s dream of winning that Oscar finally came true. A dream she’s had since she was eight years old, Winslet never imagined she’d be giving the speech she used to practice in front of the bathroom mirror with a shampoo bottle in her hand. “Well it’s not a shampoo bottle now” she stated confidently as she held up her golden statuette, and she plans to keep her Oscar right next to the one her husband, Sam Mendes, won for “American Beauty”. Read more

2009-01-15T08:32:00.000-08:00

A Grand Slam Comeback For Mickey Rourke in “The Wrestler”

January 15, 2009

By Mary Montserrat-Howlett

HOLLYWOOD(RushPRnews)01/15/09–Mickey Rourke has made a grand slam comeback in Darren Aronofsky’s “The Wrestler”, playing despondent, aging 80’s wrestler: Randy “The Ram”. With striking parallels between Rourke’s real life and the character he portrays, Rourke himself admits, “I get them confused”. As Rourke struggles to overcome all the mistakes of the last thirteen years of his life, “The Ram” tries to rekindle what’s left of his wrestling glory days- blasting memorable heavy metal music Read more

2009-01-05T14:38:00.001-08:00

“The Curious Case” Pushes Pitt and Blanchett’s Buttons

January 5, 2009

By Mary Montserrat-Howlett

HOLLYWOOD (RushPRnews) 05/01/09–Come Oscar time, David Fincher’s adaptation of great American writer, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1921 short story, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”, about a man who ages in reverse, stands more than a good chance at winning Best Film at the 2009 Academy Awards. Read more

Montreal Artist Proves Comic Books Aren’t Just for Kids

2008-12-12T13:11:00.000-08:00

Montreal Artist Proves Comic Books Aren’t Just for Kids
December 12, 2008

By Mary Montserrat-Howlett
MONTREAL(RushPRnews)12/12/2008—Next time you tell your kid to stop doodling, maybe you should think again. At 31 years young, founder of AXAR Productions and co-creator of graphic novel, “Le Regard Des Autres”, Martin Balcer, won’t let anyone tell him he can’t make comic books for a living. Read more

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Obama Focus On Environment - How About Canada?

December 8, 2008

Obama Focus On Environment - How About Canada?
By Mary Montserrat-Howlett
MONTREAL(RushPRnews)12/08/08–As the United States enters a new political era, now may not be the best time for Canada to trail behind on its global initiatives. In response to a tough environmental crisis and a shattered economy, the U.S. seems to have made the progressive decision to vote for a president who puts environmental issues at the front of the political platform, making sure it can also benefit employment and the economy. Read more

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A Little “Twilight” Brings in a “New Moon”
December 2, 2008
By Mary Montserrat-Howlett
HOLLYWOOD(RushPRnews)12/02/08– Looks to RushPRnews like “Twilight”‘ stars, Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, will be staying in character a little while longer, as the two have already singed on to “Twilight”’s anticipated sequel, “New Moon”. Shooting of the new film will begin in March, 2009. The film’s release could be expected as early as Summer 2010, and the sexy young duo will also be receiving a hefty pay raise, with salaries reported somewhere around $12 million each.Read more

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Twilight - Love at First Bite Coming for a Second Serving
November 29, 2008
By Mary Montserrat-HowlettLOS ANGELES(RushPRnews)11/29/08–People say they have a thing for vampires, but Twilight’s success at this past weekend’s box-office, proves this is more than just a teenage crush. And according to polls on one of the Web’s top movie and entertainment destinations, Fandango.com, 64% of Twilight movie-goers, plan to go see the film again.Read more

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Britney’s Comeback on Good Morning America
November 24, 2008
Britney returns to the spotlight after…you know…
By Mary Montserrat-Howlett
NEW YORK(RushPRnews)11/24/2008–Fans will get the chance to see if Britney still has it, when the pop singer makes her grand comeback, performing her new single Womanizer, from her latest album, Circus, live on ABC’s Good Morning America, December 2. The anticipated appearance, to be held at Bryant Park, NYC, comes after a highly publicized breakdown that spiraled out of control and nearly ruined the young singer’s career. But Spears turns a new page, as she performs on the day of her 27th birthday, and everyone’s invited to “blow out the candles”.Read more

A Mouse in My House

2008-12-12T12:30:00.000-08:00

I didn’t remember what my roommate warned me about last night. It had been a long day. Not bad, just long. I got stood up, again. That could sound bad, but there was something else pre-occupying my mind. I had just written an article on how to overcome writer’s block. Not that I had any founded experience to base it on. It was done more to help me than anyone else. But the whole day kind of had me feeling inspired. That hadn’t happened in a while.

I got home, eager to raid the fridge. I had gone grocery shopping two days prior, so I was finally stocked up, prepared to make myself a delicious home-cooked meal, accompanied bya bottle of wine. It was going to be great. Before deciding what to make, I started snacking; a bit of chocolate mousse, a handful of blackberries, a couple of earth cherries, and some dry cereal. Suddenly, out of the corner of my eye, I saw something scatter quickly behind the broom. I panicked.

“Ohmagod, ohmagod, ohmagod, OH MY GOD!!!!!!! It’s a MOUSE!!”

I didn’t know what to do. I ran in circles in the kitchen and then bolted toward my room down the hall.

“Shit. My phone!”

I ran back to the kitchen, but was so blinded by fear that I couldn’t see anything anymore. I couldn’t find my phone (which was of course, right under my nose). I snapped out of it momentarily, saw my phone, grabbed it, and ran into my room. I slammed the door behind me, leaped onto my bed and called my best friend Mike immediately.

“Hello?”

“Mike! There’s a mouse. There’s a mouse in my house!”

“Pff--HAHAHAHAHAHA!”

I laughed too.

Then I saw the tiny, little dark creature put its nose under my door…

“AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!”

It ran away.

“Mike, it’s trying to come into my room”

He continues to laugh.

“What the hell do I do? I can’t leave my room. I know I’m bigger than it but I am clearly more afraid of it than it is of me. He can smell my fear. He’s going to crawl all over my body and eat me alive!”

“Mary, you have to leave your room. It won’t hurt you.”

“AAAAAAHHHHHHHH!”

“What?”

“He tried to come in again!”

“Is he in your room?”

“No I think my screech scared him off…What’s up with this fearless mouse anyway? Look, I’ll call you back. I need to find someone who can save me right now.”

I called my friend Hannah. She lived sort of close.

“Han! There’s a mouse in my house!”

She burst out laughing.

“I know, I know. It’s ridiculous, but I’m standing on top of my bed and the mouse keeps trying to come into my room. I’ve been shrieking and throwing pens at my door to scare it off, but now I’m out of pens and I don’t know what to do!”

“Mare, go put some boots on. This actually happened to me a few weeks ago and I freaked out as much as you. I called my father and asked him to get rid of it…”

The mouse pokes his head in again…

“AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!”

It runs away.

Hannah is cracked up.

“Mary, just go get your boots, get a broom, and try to shoo the mouse out.”

“Oh god…. Okay… I can’t just stay in my room all night, right? How am I going to sleep here? I feel like he’ll crawl into bed with me. Okay. I need to get my boots. I’m going to do it.”

I put one foot on the ground.

“AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH”

Now it had actually come into my room but again, it ran out.

“Why is he so brave? He should be the one hiding in a corner… Meanwhile, here I am acting like the mouse.”

“It’s good to know your neighbours wouldn’t even come up to see if you were alright after all that screaming.”

“Seriously, right?”

I jumped off my bed and stomped really loudly toward my door in a cold sweat. Now even the dust balls started looking like the little critter, so I just kept screaming until I reached my door. I opened it briskly, and continued to stomp until I was out the door of my apartment. I nearly locked myself out, worried it was trying to follow me.

Once my boots were on, I marched wimply back in, and ran to get the broom. No word could describe me better in that moment than pathetic; standing there with my ridiculous battle armour.

“Han, I think I’m going to leave the house.”

“Mare, you can’t let the mouse take over your house.”

“Oh yes I can. This is me, proclaiming my defeat. You win, Mouse.”

I took my jacket and went over to my friend Marge’s.

The next day, I convinced Marge to come over.

As I opened the door, I peeked my head through to see if he was around. I was actually quite surprised he hadn’t come to greet me.

“Maybe he found his way back out” Marge said.

“I don’t think so Margie. He’s probably under my bed making babies.”

We walked into the house and snooped around for a bit, but there was no sign of him.

“He’s definitely somewhere. He’s probably just waiting to see my feet to make his move.”

We went about our morning; made some food, coffee.

Then, as I walked down the hall, out creeped the mouse from the radiator, but this time it didn’t scatter away when I screamed. It collapsed.

“Marge! Marge! The mouse!”

We didn’t want to hurt him. He was small and so frail; just a little baby.

Marge took the old shoe box I had left out to create my very own humanitarian mouse trap. She scooped him up and covered his shaking body in paper towel.

“He’s so cute!” Marge said as she tried to feed him butter from her finger.

But the mouse just convulsed in what were probably his last breaths.

I didn’t want him to die. This was all becoming very, very sad. I took a deep breath as I opened the box. There he was, lying in pain, as I looked into his eyes and saw the innocence. Such a young organism, left on its own, only hoping to find protection from a cruel winter. Here I was staring into the face of death, feeling utterly embarrassed by the hissy fit I had just put up.

“Margie, how do we save him?”

“I don’t know. Let’s put some milk on this cloth and see if he’ll drink it.”

The mouse lay in his shoebox twitching, and all I could feel was guilt.

“Please don’t die mouse. Marge will take you home.”

But the mouse’s end had come. There was nothing else we could do.

2008-12-02T17:21:00.000-08:00

Accidents May Happen... part I

2008-11-09T13:40:00.000-08:00

By Mary Montserrat-Howlett

Too many people sit around thinking their life is uneventful, or that only bad things happen to them. I know this because I have been one of those people. Tired of my job, tired of my life, I saw no end to quotidian monotony and for a while, it seemed the only spice that was being added to my day, was bad luck. I was quite bitter for a long time; but staying in a bad situation only perpetuated the pessimism.

Eventually, the bitterness caught up to me. I got tired of my droopy, negative way of thinking. I got sick of disappointing others, and most of all, disappointing myself. So, I quit my job, I took the material I was getting from my “crappy” daily life and turned everything happening to me, into another element of who I was: a human being who makes mistakes and accepts those mistakes as part of who they are.

Laughing at myself and the situations I got into, began to get me through a lot of rough patches; it even produced a little wisdom. Adding a little positivity to events that initially seemed awful, helped me construct a more optimistic outlook on life overall. Sure, the accidents still happened, but changing the way I reacted to them, became one of the most mind-altering moves I’d ever made.

If all I do by writing this column is compel some people not to feel too bad about something they’ve said or done, I think I’ve done my job.

Make Yourself Feel Better

There is nothing worse than wallowing in self-pity. But hey, we all do it at some point. And the truth is, sometimes it feels great. Depressions can be comforting for a while, but you can’t feel rotten forever, so you have to find a way to pick yourself up. I started by laughing at the bad things that were occurring the worse my day got.

Beginning as soon as I woke up, I could expect a good bang on the knee as I rose out of bed. It would hurt a lot, but instead of giving into the pain and allowing this incident to delegate how my day would go, I embraced my morning clumsiness and made a joke of it. “I’m so glad I have this new bruise. I can’t wait to see all the colours it will turn over the next six months.”

Sarcasm can be a wonderful technique of making yourself laugh. You don’t really need anyone else around to make a sarcastic remark and even in their presence, this is one pleasure that is enjoyed most, alone. You develop a close bond with yourself when you can laugh together.

Accidents May Happen

I’ve come to notice that accidents happen when you most expect them. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve know I was going to drop something, hurt myself or say the wrong thing. I think it’s just something you feel in your gut, but you never seem to react quickly enough to avoid it. Mostly, you just end up closing your eyes and hoping for a miracle.

Having been a waitress for eight years, I had become somewhat of an expert at high intensity disasters. Spilling an entire glass of red wine all over a woman and her white fur coat; sneezing on a customer; laughing at something a customer said when it wasn’t a joke…these were just parts of a larger picture.

I was serving a table of two gentlemen once. They ordered a nice bottle of Ripasso, (courteously offering a glass to another waitress), two New York-cut steaks for dinner, and appetizers to start. They were regulars, but I had never served them before. They usually preferred to be served by one of our more exotic looking waitresses, Christina. The men were in their late 20’s, acted like they were 40, but looked no older than 15, give or take a few years.

I ended up getting a lot of tables at once. Admittedly, the gentlemen weren’t my priority. I kept forgetting things they asked for, not clearing plates fast enough; not refilling their wine and water every time they had less then two ounces in their glasses.

When the rush died down, I was standing at the bar waiting for the drinks I had to bring to a table. But I could feel something stuck in my teeth. I knew I had to get whatever was in there, out, before going to any tables. So, I took a toothpick and began picking at the unwanted food… I know it is rather disgusting to do when you are serving people food. In my defense though, I did go wash my hands thoroughly, at the sink behind the bar, right after.

Only ten minutes later, one of my manager’s took me aside to tell me I couldn’t serve the gentlemen anymore. Apparently they saw me picking my teeth and were incredibly repulsed. They asked to be served by another waitress. I stopped breathing for a second. But when my manager looked at my face, she couldn’t help herself and we both burst out laughing, forced to run to the kitchen not to be seen.

Lessons Learned

Though I could have gotten into a lot of trouble for having a customer demand to be served by someone else, the fact that I would even do something like pick my teeth in front of everyone and not realize how inappropriate that was, was the sincere touch of innocence and humility that saved me from any problems with my superiors.

I could worry about what those guys thought of me and my etiquette. I could worry about what people would think just reading this story. But what I know is, that it isn’t even worth a moment of my time to try and conform to other people’s expectations, especially, regarding things that don’t matter to me. Living your life as a satisfied, happier individual is rooted entirely on how well you accept yourself and others.

I’ve gotten myself into trouble, and this story is just the tip of the iceberg. But what I know is… I’ll always have something to write about…

Could It Be The End of Local News at The Montreal Gazette

2008-11-03T06:21:00.001-08:00

The Gazette Business Section, Brought To You By The Financial Post By Mary Montserrat-Howlett MONTREAL(RushPRnews)3/11/2008–Readers of the Montreal Gazette... Read more »

Celebrity Families ‘Bug it Out’ For Halloween in Hollywood

2008-10-27T08:22:00.000-07:00

By Mary Montserrat-Howlett

LOS ANGELES(RushPRnews)27/10/08— Celebrity parents seem to be going all out this year, with costumes, candies and good old trips to the pumpkin patch, and a few tricks and treats up their sleeves. Tori Spelling and husband Dean McDermott’s kids will be “bugging it out” on October 31. Tori shared potential costume ideas for her kids Liam and Stella. Because her son Liam loves the animated movie “The Bee Movie” he might be a bee. “Or” Tori says, “he might be a dinosaur — he’s obsessed with them but calls them horses!” As for Stella, “She’ll be a ladybug ‘cause that’s her nickname.”
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Taking the “Montreal” out of the Gazette

2008-10-26T09:39:00.000-07:00

By Mary Montserrat-HowlettByline Strikes Could Change the Identity of a Long-Time Montreal Newspaper

MONTREAL(RushPRnews)24/10/08–The world of journalism is in increasing jeopardy, as mega media conglomerates continue to grow and take over the news industry as we know it. Montreal’s leading English newspaper The Gazette, owned by Canada’s international media giant Canwest Global Communications Corp. has been no stranger to this change.
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Sarah PalinObama may get 100,000 at rallies but Palin tops SNL ratings for a “politicomedy”

2008-10-20T09:48:00.000-07:00

SNL Gets Highest Ratings in 14 Years Thanks to Palin

By Mary Montserrat-Howlett

NEW YORK(Hollywood Today/RushPRnews) 10/19/08 — The real Sarah Palin led Saturday Night Live to its highest overnight ratings in 14 years. “SNL” did a 10.7 rating/24 share in the 56 metered markets, according to preliminary estimates released Sunday by Nielsen Media Research. It would be the highest-rated “SNL” since March 12, 1994, when Olympic skater Nancy Kerrigan was the host and Aretha Franklin the musical guest. “SNL” would also be the third-highest-rated show of all last week, including primetime, following only ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars” (12.0/18) and CBS’ “CSI” (11.2/17).

SNL -Sarah Pales in Comparison to Tina Fey

2008-10-19T09:49:00.000-07:00

SARAH PALIN GOES LIVE ON SNL . Hype funnier than the real McCoy

By Mary Montserrat-Howlett

NEW YORK(RushPRnews)10/19/08– It’s politics meets pop culture and after much speculation and high expectations, vice presidential candidate, Sarah Palin, got what we thought would be her revenge, making her grand appearance on the hit late night TV show- Saturday Night Live. After weeks Read more

Madonna Directorial Debut & Divorce News Meet The Press With Mixed Critiques

2008-10-16T09:51:00.000-07:00

By Mary Montserrat-Howlett

NEW YORK(RUSHPRNEWS)10/16/08–On the tale of the recent divorce announcement of Pop Queen, Madonna, and acclaimed film director, Guy Ritchie, following months of rumors about her liaison with star Yankee third- baseman, Alex Rodriguez, the Material Girl makes her directorial-debut in the off-beat film “Filth and Wisdom” that hits theatres across North America October 17.
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U.S. Supreme Court Ponders How to Save Mammals and Protect Americans

2008-10-10T09:52:00.000-07:00

By Mary Montserrat-Howlett

WASHINGTON,DC(RUSHPRNEWS)10/10/2008-With noises as loud as rocket blasts, the use of US Navy high-intensity sonar is resulting in the increasing number of whale deaths and impairments around ocean spaces all over the world. The U.S. Supreme Court rendered an ambiguous verdict in a case brought by the Natural Resources Defense Council, (NRDC) against the Navy this past Wednesday, October 8th.
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Exclusive:Trent Reznor Teams Up with PETA to Fight Against Animal Cruelty

2008-10-02T09:53:00.000-07:00

By Mary Montserrat-Howlett

NORFOLK,VA.(RUSHPRNEWS)10/02/2008- When lead singer from industrial rock band, Nine Inch Nails, Trent Reznor, heard about the millions of cats and dogs being tortured and killed for the sale of fur in China, he teamed up with leading animal rights organization, PETA, to help fight against cruelty to animals. “If you buy or wear fur you must share the blame for what happens to these cats and dogs,” said Reznor on YouTube.
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Janet Jackson Cancels Montreal Show Due to Illness

2008-09-30T09:53:00.000-07:00

By Mary Montserrat-Howlett

MONTREAL(RUSHPRNEWS)09/30/2008- Singer Janet Jackson was rushed to a hospital with an unexplained illness minutes before a performance in Montreal, Canada on Monday night. The show was canceled five minutes before rapper LL Cool J was to begin his opening act.
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