the REAL news clippings: march 3, 2011

No News Ain’t Always Good News

This post comes to you live from St. Paul’s Hospital in Saskatoon.  Due to my mom’s declining health, the REAL news clippings will be on hiatus for the next little while. Although I have been missing life in Toronto, I am grateful that my sister and I have been able to spend this time with my mom, and I have a renewed appreciation for Saskatoon and all its charms.  While I may not be able to attend my dear friend Jennifer Still’s reading at McNally Robinson Booksellers (3130 8^thStreet East, Saskatoon) tomorrow evening, I encourage anyone who is able to attend.

the REAL news clippings: february 24, 2011

Red Carpet Alert

This Sunday marks my favourite night of the year: the 83^rd Academy Awards!  Sadly, life has intervened, and I’m still four films shy of seeing all ten films nominated for Best Picture this year, but I’m going to do my best in the next three days to get caught up. For those of you who like to keep track of the proceedings or maybe wager on the nominees, here’s a printable Oscar pool form.  I, for one, am curious to see how hosts James Franco and Anne Hathaway fare this year, but if you’re more interested in the fashion hits and misses on Oscar’s red carpet, check out E! Fashion Police with Joan Rivers and friends—this is a woman who never fails to cross the line in her blunt but generally hilarious appraisal of Hollywood’s best and worst dressed.  And I can’t wait to find out what late night talk show funnyman Jimmy Kimmel has in store following the big event—can he top last year’s Handsome Men’s Club?

the REAL news clippings: february 17, 2010

On the Road

I was excited to read that one of my friend Lisa’s favourite musicians, Jim Bryson, is currently on tour and heading to Saskatoon for a March 4 concert date at a great venue, Amigos Cantina.  If his recent gig at Lee’s Palace in Toronto is any indication, audiences across Canada can expect an awesome show.  I only hope he does not meet the same fate as The Sadies’ Dallas Good who slipped on the ice and broke his leg just hours before their performance at The Broadway Theatre this week.  The Sadies (and opening band The Sheepdogs) took the stage without Good for a rare performance as a trio, but the remainder of the tour has been postponed until March, with a promise to return to the Paris of the Prairies for another show in June.