Fans of the Taggart & Torrens podcast know that the self-proclaimed “BAHDs” hosting the show — that’s East Coast lingo for “buds,” BTW — sometimes appear in animated form, and sometimes as their real-life selves. Either way, their back-and-forth banter ranges from...
How the ‘Man-Mountain of Comedy’ became the ‘Hillock of Humour’
As the self-proclaimed “Man-Mountain of Comedy,” K. Trevor Wilson clearly has no problem having fun with his appearance. In fact, he embraces it, as these zingers show: I look like what would happen if Game of Thrones and Duck Dynasty had a baby.I look like I recently...
A vintage Star Trek lunchbox: $2,000. A tasty brown-bag lunch: Priceless
Who would have thought your childhood lunchbox could be a collector’s item today? Mint-condition “Star Trek” sets from 1968 have sold for around $2,000. A 1966 box depicting The Beatles has topped two grand at auction, while containers featuring Dudley Do-Right — the...
What is a Macronutrient? How to Calculate Your Daily Macro Count
What do the four letters in the word “diet” stand for? One popular joke answer — “Do I Eat That?” — is funny because it’s TRUE! With some diets, not knowing a food’s calorie count can turn mealtimes into minefields. Eat the wrong thing, and your weight-loss plan gets...
How to have your bacon, and eat it too, by controlling food portions
Remember those hilariously huge 1980s cell phones? The first one to hit the market was the Motorola DynaTAC 8000x in 1983. It cost more than $5,000, offered a half-hour of talk time per battery charge, and weighed 2 pounds. That’s about what a pineapple weighs! So...
Easy knife tips for setting your own delicious records in the kitchen
Some awesome Guinness World Records have been set recently: The largest collection of Batman memorabilia (8,226 items), the longest eyelash (12.4 centimetres), the most balloons blown up by one person in an hour (910), the amazing list goes on. But for the purposes of...
This Snack-And-Destroy Mission Leads to a Healthier Kitchen
You’re in the kitchen looking for a snack when suddenly, from out of nowhere, a bag of potato chips appears and forces you to empty its salty, fatty contents into a bowl. OK, maybe it didn’t just appear. Maybe you grabbed it when you opened a cupboard. And once those...
A comb-over won’t fix receding gums, but here’s what can!
Ever wonder what dentists joke about? Here’s a sample: Q: What did the full gumball machine say to the empty gumball machine? A: “Bummer about those receding gums!” Gums are important, too! You probably know about tooth decay and cavities, but healthy gums are just as...
Let’s raise a glass (of water!) to Canada’s new Food Guide
If hearing the words “Canada’s Food Guide” takes you back to Grade 8 home ec, it’s worth noting that the nutrition guide has changed its ways. The original four food groups have been tweaked and reduced to three. Fruits and vegetables are still there, but grain...