A Wealthy, Healthy Turn
My former boss, Gary Slaight, and his family made a very significant donation yesterday that will benefit us all. …
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Celebrities
A Brilliant Perspective from an Unlikely Source
Russell Brand is very funny. He’s also a bit of an idiot, a former drug addict, ex-husband of Katy Perry and hard to take seriously for long stretches of time. …
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Brandt’s Randt – It’s About The Optics
Sometimes it doesn’t matter whether something is right or wrong, it’s just how it looks. This week the Ontario Ombudsman ruled that London city council was in the wrong, though, when 7 of them met for lunch in a back room of a restaurant prior to a budget vote. …
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Review: Ring of Fire (The Music of Johnny Cash)
The Grand Theatre’s new season has opened with a strum and a twang in homage to the music of Johnny Cash. …
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It’s Not the Money, Honey
I was willing to concede that the current lyrics of our national anthem should go back to their original form. …
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Keeping the Show in Show Business
A recent media blitz by a comedy legend disappointed me greatly.  And so I randt. …
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Tomorrow: Book Signing and Cupcake Fiesta at Chapters!
Tomorrow afternoon 15 local authors will gather with a book-centred TV show host at the London South Chapters to sign books, offer cupcakes and give attendees chances to win prizes. …
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Resurrecting the Departed
Most readers responding to a Vanity Fair magazine survey said they would choose Princess Diana if they could resurrect a celebrity. Â In fact no one else came close to Di’s 35% of the vote. …
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Blair Pays Up
June was Celibacy Month. Â Blair and I made a bet on The Big Show back then to see who could go the longest without, you know. Like Ray Romano on Everybody Loves Raymond, I declaredmyself a “sex camel”. I was probably going to win – but Blair didn’t even last one night! Â …
Return of the Ducks
By now you must have heard of Duck Dynasty. The show about a homespun Louisiana family and their multi-million dollar duck-call company, Duck Commander, returned for season four this week with record-shattering ratings: 11.4-million people, the most ever for a reality show on cable. …
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RTP #10
I’m giddy at the thought of tonight. I’ve been very lucky to be able to meet so many of the musical heroes of my youth. Â And one of them is coming to London to perform at the 10th annual Rock the Park and because Free-FM is presenting tonight’s entertainment, there’s a very good chance I’ll get to spend a little time fumbling for words in front of him! Â …