Take a deep breath and imagine yourself on a tropical island; the soothing sound of the ocean waves lapping onto the white sand and a warm tropical breeze drifts through the air. Everything is going to be all right. You haven?t even started your hol ... more »

'Tis the season for stats and surveys ? or so it seems. Here's a roundup of research to make you merry, wary, and wise.MERRY: MALL SANTA MYSTERY SOLVEDResearchers at the City University of New York have discovered that while 80 percent of children c ... more »

So you received a plant as a house warming gift recently or, maybe you bought one and you are thinking, 'Now what am I supposed to with it?'I am here, at your service.Remember that a poinsettia, cyclamen, azalea or whatever is a living thing. ... ... more »

Every year, the Canadian Toy Testing Council comes out with their Toy Safety report just in time for the holiday season. However, there is an entire category of toys they don't report on - sex toys! For that, we need to go to Canada's best resource on the ... more »

Like the Tickle-Me-Elmo of sex toys, the We-Vibe is the hottest toy on the market this holiday season. Designed and invented by Ottawa's Bruce Murison, the We-Vibe (we-vibe.com) is a clamshell-shaped flexible silicone vibrator that can be worn during inte ... more »

Rule #1 about shopping for a fashionista: never, ever, EVER attempt to buy her clothing. Lord knows, she spends all her time and savings doing this herself. Plus, just when you think you've got her figured out, without warning charcoal becomes the new bla ... more »

When you think back to the ancient days of the Vic 20 and dial-up BBS', let's face it: you're recalling pizza-faced mega-dweebs who spent their lunch hours speaking Klingon in the school computer lab. Nowadays, things are different. Not only has the popul ... more »

This Christmas less really is more. The credit crunch has taken some of the ho-ho-ho out of the season but it is not all doom and gloom.Consuming less-- and that means fewer flashy "status" gifts, fewer names on our Christmas shopping list, and ... more »

This year more than ever people want to take the bling-bling out of Christmas and put the spirit back in. The days of the super SUVs and endless credit are firmly in the past so now is the time to really think about gifts rather than going for the default ... more »