Self-control is difficult. If you've ever been on a diet, then you know how hard it is to stay on track. You try to be good but at some point the voice saying "no" gives up. That's when eating just one cookie becomes the whole bag and a bucket of fried chicken. It's disheartening to try not doing something, but then end up doing it anyway. New research from the University of Toronto suggests the......

Merriam-Webster defines "telethon" as "a long television program usually to solicit funds especially for a charity." Almost from the dawn of broadcast television on both sides of the border, time has been set aside to urge viewers to support a long list of causes. This tradition began in 1949, when a 16-hour telethon to raise money for the Damon Runyon Memorial Fund to fight cancer brought in just over a million dollars in pledges......

Theatre people often get a bum deal. Humiliating auditions, selling the car for acting classes or singing lessons or to fund a play, producing blood, sweat and tear-filled work and for what? To end up emotionally drained, penniless and with nothing but a collection of tap shoes and wigs to keep them warm at night? So is life on the stage. And, damn it, they deserve recognition for it. They got it last night......

Proof positive that Toronto is one of more animal rights conscience cities in North America, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) will host a two-day conference here in October. One of only three planned conferences, the Helping Animals 101 conference will focus on how to improve your local animal shelter, speaking out for animals, and starting your own group. The PETA people have outlined the Toronto affair as follows: At the conference,......