Here are some tips on how to be a better storyteller from some of my favorite comedy writers. — I’ve always loved funny things. Part of it is because I grew up in a big family full of jokesters. Another part of it is because my family loves comedies. When I was a little kid, I spent a lot of time with my uncles because, like most immigrants, my…

Are you wondering why Calgary, AB is called Cow-Town? You’re probably not, but I’m going to tell you anyway. — When I first moved to Calgary roughly 20 years ago, I would hear kids from my high school refer to the city as “Cow-Town.” “Man, Cow-Town has the best hockey team!” I heard a couple of times. Or some people would ask me: “So, you’re new in Cow-Town?” I never…

According to a cognitive neurologist, here are three ways to improve your memory. — Memory loss is one of my biggest fears. I fear I might wake up one day and forget where I am or where all my things are. I fear that I might go to a store, then 15 minutes later forget why I went there. …

In the past few days, a Band-Aid had been ripped off of a gash that occurs way too often in America –a gash that has never healed. Police brutality happened once again when a Minneapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin, murdered an unarmed Black man by the name of George Floyd. …

LeBron is on his way to becoming the All-Time Points leader. Luka has the skill to surpass him. But he doesn’t want to because he wants to become a farmer. — On Sunday, LeBron James joined Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the only players in NBA history to score 38,000 or more regular season points. He reached his 38,001st point with a mid-range jumper at around the 5-minute mark in the first quarter of a game against the Philidelphia 76ers.

The Toronto Raptors are currently not playing their best brand of basketball. But there are reasons for their losing record. — The Toronto Raptors season thus far has not been ideal. After overachieving in 2021–22 by landing on the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference and making their way back into the playoffs, this season -so far- hasn’t followed that path. Their record is in the negatives and both their defensive…

Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, and the Nets had some issues, but now that it’s resolved, the team is scary good. — Okay, so this is kind of old news, but on Dec. 26, against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Kevin Durant passed Kobe Bryant on the 3-point leaderboard and passed Tim Duncan on the points leaderboard. I bring up this old news from a couple of weeks ago because the Brooklyn Nets are…

Oscar Robertson and Wilt Chamberlain were running the NBA. — Nikola Jokic, once again, showed the basketball universe why he will go down as one of the greatest centers to play the game. On Sunday, Dec. 18, he put up a historic stat line of 40 points, 27 rebounds, 10 assists, and 2 steals in a win against the Charlotte…

The New Orleans Pelicans are the best team in the West right now and Zion is leading the charge. — If you’ve been following the standings in the NBA, you’ve probably noticed that the New Orleans Pelicans are at the top of the Western Conference. They’ve been giving their opponents work and have beaten some of the best teams in the league. For instance, they beat the Phoenix Suns twice…