Powerful, sickening, beautiful and shocking, Precious is a film that packs an emotional punch and sticks with you for a while.

Growing up in a small town, with an ever smaller video store, I didn’t always have access to a lot of foreign films. However, going away to university changed that for me. These are some of my favourites.

Courting used to involve going out for dinner, seeing a movie, even the occasional game of mini-putt. Now instead of meeting for coffee, you both log on to chat through MSN.

Things won’t change overnight, but if newcomers such as Wind Mobile expand to cover all of Canada, they could take on the big three telecom giants, potentially leading to cheaper wireless rates for Canadian consumers.

Everyone’s talking about Apple’s latest toy: The iPad. Apple says it marks the creation of a new category of product, something in between a laptop and an iPhone. What do you think?

Based on Alice Sebold’s 2002 novel, The Lovely Bones tells the story of 14-year-old Susie Salmon, who is murdered. She watches her family from her private afterlife, all the while surrounded by dream-like surroundings and imagery.

With the increasing quality of online television streaming, the lack of commercials,and the ready availability of hours of time wasting material, the Internet is quickly making television obsolete. Is online better than on television?

Instead of feeling bitter this year, I’m going to take a deep breath and watch a few movies to remind me that “love really is… all around.” (Yes. That is a quote from Love Actually, which is also on this list.)

Valentine’s Day has not always been full of mushy stuff. Like many Judeo-Christian holidays, Valentine’s Day started out a pagan tradition. The first connection between romantic love and Valentine’s Day was not until the 14th century.

But if you thought that all you were risking by posting that one shot of you wasted on your friend’s living room floor were countless job opportunities and the respect of your boss, think again. It could also cost you the ability to be approved for credit.