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Has the Press Allowed Diana to Die?

31 August, 2009
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Has the Press Allowed Diana to Die?

Today is the 12th Anniversary of the death of Lady Diana Spencer, who died as a result of injuries sustained in a car wreck in the Pont de l’Alma road tunnel in Paris. Her companion Dodi Fayed and the driver of the car, Henri Paul, were pronounced dead at the scene of the accident....

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Fast Photoshopped Food

23 August, 2009
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Fast Photoshopped Food

Over the last two months a debate has been going on over the ethics of retouching photos used in beauty and fashion advertisements. During the same period the food industry spent approximately 1.7 billion USD on fast food ads aimed at children ($10 billion a year). Critics of the use of retouched images claim...

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Perez Hilton Popped in Hogtown

27 June, 2009
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Perez Hilton Popped in Hogtown

If you follow the trials and tribulations of B-list celebs and the inevitable wannabes you know that noxious gossip monger and Lady Gaga hanger-on Perez Hilton, whose real name is Mario Lavandeira, got clocked early Monday, 22nd June, in Toronto. Perez was in our fair city in order to present at the MuchMusic Video...

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The End of Bling

17 June, 2009
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The End of Bling

It’s no secret around AHM that I don’t care for rap or hip-hop music, or the culture that has grown up around it. I just can’t get past the homophobia, misogyny, and violence that are prevalent in some of the song lyrics and videos, a prevalence that, for me, taints the entire genre. I...

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The Sins of Susan Boyle

1 June, 2009
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The Sins of Susan Boyle

By now you must know that Susan Boyle, the Scottish singer who was catapulted to stardom by the reality TV show Britain’s Got Talent, did not win the competition. Miss Boyle became on overnight sensation seven weeks ago when a video of her debut BGT performance was released to YouTube. The clip’s been seen...

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Technorati Front Page

22 May, 2009
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Security Consciousness

21 May, 2009
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Security Consciousness

We at AHM live in a fear-driven, security-obsessed city even though Toronto is regularly described as one of the safest cities in North America. We try hard not to get caught up in the paranoia but sometimes it’s just impossible to buck the trend. Besides, Toronto has its share of nuisances and looney tunes...

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