In this age of 24-7 headlines, the term 'newsweekly' seems almost quaint.

Every minute you invest in kids you get back four times over.

It could fairly be said that America, during the Bush years, has entered an Age of Denial - arguably the first stage of a nation's decline.

Everything I love about America is fragile.

My hunch is that pop culture began to stagnate the moment Americans started to love the past more than they did the future.

I think being Canadian helps you as a journalist in America, because you're sort of on the outside watching this big party going on, and you're sort of taking mental notes as it goes on. I think if you're in the party the whole time, you don't notice it as much. And I think Canadians are very good observers of American culture.

Many men think they're playboys but they invariably land wide of the mark. Surrounding yourself with champagne, fast friends and paid escorts is the very definition of the word 'loser'.