Crush Wednesday: Leonard Cohen

by Madeline MooreSlowly you come to me/ Slowly we shed/The clothes of our doubting/and slowly are wedFamous Troubadour It�s four in the morningbut everything's okayI�m writing you now justto say �Happy Birthday�Toronto is steamyI like where I�m living,they�re busy on Clinton St.all through the eveningI hear that you�re workingwriting your poems, singing in EuropeYou were robbed of your savings,

Crush Wednesday: wet men

by Olivia KnightWe�ve all been there: garden party, drink in hand, exchanging witty repartee with some magnificent specimen whose eyes smoulder with wry debonair amusement, and you think � What, on earth, could possibly make you hotter? � and with a discreet nudge of the elbow, knock him into the pool.Ahh. Wet men. (Someone else will deal with Angry men in a separate post, as I don�t do anger

Crush Wednesday: The Doctor

by Olivia KnightFor those who didn�t grow up in the UK and who find the terms �Tardis�, �Dalek�, and �sonic screwdriver� mystifying, this isn�t a medical post. It�s not about doctors. It�s about the doctor. Doctor who? Yes, precisely, so that�s what they called the program.This sets the tone. Although he loves tea, has a Northern accent, frequents London, and thinks no-one should carry

Crush Wednesday: Fantasies about Fantasy

by Teresa Noelle RobertsLong before puberty, I was enamoured with the brave men and fierce women who inhabit the worlds depicted in fantasy novels and movies. Brawny barbarians, elegant sorceresses, wily wizards, valiant knights, sardonic swordsmen and warrior women who quipped in the face of death? Elves, dwarves, hobbits, and other fascinating non-humans? I reveled in it all as an escape from