And we’re back…

Christmas has now come and gone.  The New Year is almost here.  And so every publication in the world is releasing lists of things.  It could be things like TIME’s Person of the Year (disgracefully awarded to Vladimir Putin) or my new favourite:
The 50 most loathsome people in America      (warning: liberal bias).
One of my favourites: John Hagee.  [...]

Anti-holiday musical cheer

Because I just cannot bear listening to George Michael belting out Last Christmas one more time, here are 5 albums (and artists) to get you through the winter break.
  1. The Flying Club Cup – Beirut
        Though several months old, this album is never more appropriate than mid-snow storm.  Beirut somehow makes wintery weather [...]

The Not-So-Immaculate Conception

Jamie Lynn Spears, 16, the younger sister of hillbilly extraordinaire Britney Spears, has just made it public that she is 12 weeks pregnant. To make matters worse – or better? – word has it that she was impregnated by her then-boyfriend, a 19 year old country bumpkin she met at her church. Heathenistic? Sure, [...]

The Death of Dignity

nuff said.

This Just In: Former British PM Joins Right-Wing Cult.

Haha, I know what you are thinking… Tony was not inducted into the ΕΠΙΣΚΟΠΟΝ but rather The Roman Catholic Church. This may come as no surprise to the observant few who noticed that he has, like, 25 children (4 if you are counting). However it is surprising given the Labour line on Gay rights, Abortion [...]

Martha Stewart Living Gabe De Roche Living

Hello, and welcome back to Gabe De Roche Living: Home for the Holidays. 
There’s nothing I love more about the holidays than delicious baked goods enjoyed in front of a roaring fire in my original 1765 stone fireplace which I had disassembled from an old farmhouse in New Hampshire and then rebuilt here in my beautiful home in Westport. 
Actually — there is something I like [...]

“LOL!! FIREMAGES ARE COOL”

This story speaks for itself:
Recently in Beijing, a 17 year old boy had a fight with a classmate and lost. A few days later, he decided to retaliate against the classmate and did so by dumping a bottle of gasoline on him and setting him aflame. The victim ended up with 55% of his [...]

Just your friendly, neighbourhood commuter

Ah the holidays…a nice break from classes, tests, and long commutes. I won’t have to step onto a bus or subway until 2008. It’s a good feeling. Don’t get me wrong though; I have come to develop a strange liking for the transit options of the Toronto area. In fact, the more you take advantage [...]

On the Vocal Tics of Debaters:

It was when I came back from the Ottawa tournament that I realized it: I was talking like a debater. That is, I had mastered that tone peculiar to debates, and the nuances and structure thereof. Indeed, my entire method of speaking had shifted subtly, and I was now rendered incapable of normal speech.
At [...]

Money, Cash, Hoes – Ukrainian Style

Are you a young male who just can’t seem to get some female attention? Perhaps it’s your pimply face, your frail physique, or your awkward social graces that are keeping you M.I.A. Well put down that Proactiv and put off getting that gym membership for good – the Ukranian Army wants YOU! [...]