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Morning Throwback: this scenario is totally a soap opera waiting to happen

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We like to imagine that these two women were involved in a Truth About Cats and Dogs situation where the “smart” one was telling the “beautiful” one what to say to the guy through some sort of way-ahead-of-its-time candlestick telephone earpiece. It’s going well until some nutso bee distracts the smart one and she’s all like, “Get out of here, stupid bee!” and then the beautiful one repeats it and the guy realizes what’s going on and dumps both of them, because who needs the drama, right?

Meet a Comedy Troupe: Pink Slip

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Though the sketch troupe Pink Slip may be new around town, its future looks rosy with a scheduled performance at this summer’s Montreal Sketch Comedy Festival and this month’s Sketch Com-Ageddon in Toronto. In light of the troupe’s show tomorrow night at the Rivoli (emceed by comedian Debra DiGiovanni), we caught up with cast member Alan Kliffer to chat about dream guests and a lascivious home video shot in Montreal.

Morning Throwback: before the Dixie Chicks, there were these chicks

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We wouldn’t want to face these ladies in a dusty old tavern back in 1913. Sure, they’re all smiles, but when these cowgirls weren’t panning for gold, they were skinning squirrels alive for dinner, blasting cigars out of men’s mouths and sucking down whiskey like it was tax deductible. Annie Oakley only wished she could shoot a gun like them.

Table Talk: Joanne Kates reviews Gusto 101

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I don’t think Conrad Black is dining at Gusto 101. For one thing, they don’t take reservations after 6 p.m., and for another, His Lordship might not like the noise. It might remind him too much of where he spent his last couple of years. Oh, and for another thing, most of the good stuff … Continued

East Coast wrap stars: Toronto gets collectively obsessed with the Halifax-style donair

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Canadian food is disgusting. As a nation, we are stoically proud of this fact. Few countries are as talented at taking gross food and making it even more gross than it was previously. We think tomato juice should have clam juice mixed into it. Our French fries come drenched in gravy, with cheese curds that squeak. And when a pita wrap is put into the hands of a Nova Scotian, it ends up drowned in a sauce that’s so sweet it simply defies common sense.