chatelaine-daily, flannery-dean

It's not exactly breaking news that magazines and advertisements digitally alter images to suit their need to sell, sell, sell.

The only difference between a small town and the Internet, in my opinion, is the population. There are more looky-loos online and more opportunities for public embarrassment for the most venial of social sins.

If you ever wondered how many Canadians get married each year and how many get divorced and in which provinces or what the median age is for both ventures then this is the time to find out because soon the information will be more difficult to find.

I spend about as much on food each month as I do in rent (give or take a few dinners out and impromptu pizza deliveries.) The hefty food bill isn’t just the result of an appetite gone wild, but may also reflect pricier times.

What woman doesn't love being reminded by a snack food ad that being thin is the ultimate female achievement? In their new and insultingly offensive ad campaign, Snack Factory Pretzel Crisps is betting the house on the fact that we're all just dying to be skinny, with slogans like "you can never be too thin" (it turns out you can). Now, in response to the naturally outraged cries of women stoked on their non-skinny bodies, the company has launched a website reminding everyone to "Lighten up, it's a pretzel ad." Hot tip for Snack Factory's marketing team: try not to make your target demographic hate you.