By Ken Hegan for MSN There were two remarkable recent pilot stories. The first happened on a JetBlue flight from Pittsburgh to Boston on Monday night. The flight took off shortly after the visiting Boston Bruins upset the heavily-favoured Pittsburgh Penguins, destroying the flightless fowl by a whopping 6-1 in the Penguins’ home rink. Brutal.…
By Ken Hegan for Toro magazine This week I studied the wisdom of Colin Christopher, billed as “one of the most popular stage hypnotists in North America, “a certified clinical hypnotherapist, “ and a master of hypnotizing Arkansas TV personalities to embarrass themselves on morning shows. Colin is promoting himself as a sex guru to…
By Ken Hegan for MSN In the nick of time, I’ve discovered that May is Zombie Appreciation Month. Why May? According to the Zombie Research Society, “many films important to the evolution of the modern zombie are set in the month of May, most notably George Romero’s original 1968 zombie classic NIGHT OF THE LIVING…
By Ken Hegan for MSN A young Toronto man has created a map of every flight path in the world. The result is a lovely, ethereal map with exploding clusters of arcing blue lights. [click on the images to expand them] It looks like thousands of ghosts flying between continents. Either that or a glowing…
By Ken Hegan for MSN I’ve had three fantastic open air massages in my life: 1) A beachside couples massage at Rockwater Secret Cove on BC’s Sunshine Coast 2) A warm cliffside massage at Cabanas Copal resort on the Mayan Riviera in Mexico 3) The infamous Kenya safari massage. That’s when your safari Jeep bounces…
By Ken Hegan for MSN Bah, it was only a matter of time. Airbnb, that great gift to thrifty travellers, has been ruled illegal in New York City. Airbnb is a crowdsourcing hospitality site that lets you rent (or rent out) a private home for the night. It’s a great way to avoid the nightmare…