The Metro List: The Daily Show with who? And Warren Buffet tweets
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The Metro List: Rihanna gets Senators sexy, and celebrities go under the microscope on Tumblr
1 Good Turn Week. Scouts Canada is challenging Canadians to do a simple act of kindness — or two — each week, starting with Good Turn Week, April 13 to 21. Share your good deeds by submitting them on scouts.ca/goodturn, … Continue Reading
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The Metro List: Seth MacFarlane does the Oscars, and the Harlem Shake takes over YouTube
1 Terrence Ross. The Raptors rookie leapfrogged a ballboy before throwing down a one-handed dunk to cement his NBA All-Star dunk contest title. The best part of the win? He paid homage to Vince Carter by wearing his retro Raptors … Continue Reading
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The Metro List: Leafs fan in space, Texas Chainsaw 3D is king, and David Bowie turns 66
1 Texas Chainsaw 3D. The latest version of this cult classic stunned studio execs by finishing No. 1 at the box office, nudging out Quentin Tarantino’s Oscar-nominated western Django Unchained and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Chainsaw doesn’t signal the … Continue Reading
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NHL Lockout Parody of Robyn’s ‘Call your Girlfriend’ goes viral
1 Call your hockey parody. Hockey blogger Harrison Mooney co-wrote and stars in a hockified version of Robyn’s hit Call Your Girlfriend on YouTube called Call The Union. His hilarious plea to the NHL and NHLPA to get a deal … Continue Reading
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Obama embraces Big Bird, will Romney roll out Elmo?
It’s that time again; the time when The Metro List combines everything from the awesome to the zany to remind you that your world is getting weirder by the week. 1 Eighties re-enactment. Everyone knows that iconic scene from 1989’s … Continue Reading
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Bear hug the new fist pump, TIFF goes tieless, and Rick Mercer booked
1 Tieless TIFF. Amidst all the glamour at the Toronto International Film Festival, a men’s fashion trend emerged: Actors going tieless. The likes of Bruce Willis, Ben Affleck, Ryan Gosling and Bradley Cooper all went sans tie, prompting Toronto Life’s … Continue Reading
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A pixie cut, a wicked road trip and the death of an icon
1 Hairgate. Miley Cyrus went all hairy on Twitter, posting a pile of pics of her new, dramatic pixie cut. Her tweets included lines like “Never felt more me in my whole life,” “Someone just told me I’m prettier than Miley … Continue Reading
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Raising one for the team
1 Flag raiser. Our Canadian athletes take to the world stage starting next week at the Summer Olympics in London. Veteran triathlete and two-time Olympic medallist Simon Whitfield from Victoria, B.C., will be the Canadian flag bearer for the opening … Continue Reading
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There’s a fire starting in her heart
1 Nik Wallenda: The high-wire artist calmly crossed over Niagara Falls with nerves of steel, all the while talking to his father and play-by-play commentators on ABC on a broadcast that 13.1-million viewers watched. The only thing he didn’t do … Continue Reading
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Whole lotta likes for Facebook love
1 Mark Zuckerberg marries: The 28-year-old multi-billionaire Facebook founder went and got hitched on the weekend, tying the knot with Priscilla Chan in the backyard of his Palo Alto, Calif., home. Naturally, he changed his status to married on his … Continue Reading
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The Metro List: Farewell to Stompin’ Tom, and follower frenzies on Twitter
1 Stompin’ Tom memorial. The likes of Sylvia Tyson, Dave Bidini, Adrienne Clarkson and Ken Dryden gave a farewell to remember at his public memorial Wednesday at the Memorial Centre in Peterborough, Ont. — the city in which Connors received … Continue Reading
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The Metro List: Beyoncé lip-synchs, Canada butts out, and the ‘Superbro’
1 OCD4SH. I Mother Earth’s Brian Byrne is raising awareness about his OCD4SH campaign, a collaboration between his clothing company OCD Collective and the autism foundation Surfers Healing. Through T-shirts designed by the likes of Raine Maida and George Stroumboulopoulos, … Continue Reading
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Video: Got milked? ‘Udderly’ amazing video goes viral
1 Leafs worth $1 billion. The Toronto Maple Leafs franchise is now worth a whopping $1 billion, according to Forbes, making them the first team in the NHL to hit that figure. It’s like the longer the Leafs go playing … Continue Reading
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Tim Hortons goes touchless, ‘Tebowing’ gets trademarked, and the iPad shrinks
1 Thrill The World. Thousands of people in cities around the planet are partaking in Thrill the World on Oct. 27, an annual fundraiser for various humanitarian causes where participants re-enact the dance moves of Michael Jackson’s Thriller at the … Continue Reading
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A week of Deja Vu: Trudeau the younger, Myspace 2.0, and Sam the Record Man
1 Sam Sniderman. The founder of the iconic Sam the Record Man died this week at the age of 92. Everyone of a certain age remembers their time at Sam’s stores across Canada, sifting through records from new Canadian bands … Continue Reading
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On this harvest moon – Snooki’s baby, Will.i.am on Mars, and dirty Harry
1 Snooki has a baby. The Jersey Shore reality star delivered a baby boy Sunday. Snooki’s rep confirmed the good news, “The world just got another Guido!!! Lorenzo Dominic LaValle has entered the world weighing 6 lb., 5 oz. Nicole, … Continue Reading
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Snoop Lion, a silver medal and twitter shenanigans
1 Fifty Shades of parody. My fave parody of Fifty Shades of Grey is housed on Twitter, @50ShedsofGrey, which already has more than 70,000 followers since launching. It describes itself as “erotica for the not-too-modern male.” Sample tweet from this … Continue Reading
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Marriage: Impossible
1 Tom Cruise at 50. It’s been only seven years since the Scientologist jumped on Oprah’s couch to profess his love for Katie Holmes. Now, with a pending divorce (Katie apparently wants to protect her daughter Suri from being indoctrinated … Continue Reading
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Russell-ing up the next wife
1 Bonnaroo. 80,000 people are camping out on a 700 acre site in Manchester, Tenn., this weekend for the epic music festival Bonnaroo, which features 150 acts on 13 stages. The likes of Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Phish and … Continue Reading
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Dictator going to be a riot
1 Steve (GM) Nash: Canada’s men’s national basketball team is in great hands after the announcement that two-time NBA MVP Steve Nash has been named general manager. What would make things even sweeter is if the Victoria native, who is … Continue Reading
