Craving a Trudonut? How about a Justin Beaver Tail? We present some ‘Canadian icon’ doughnut suggestions for Tim Hortons
When Canadian actor Jason Priestley, playing himself, said on the U.S. sitcom How I Met Your Mother that he had proudly crammed a Timbit into a strawberry vanilla doughnut, Tim Hortons responded with a fake ad for “The Priestley.” The National Post‘s Steve Murray takes a look at what other Canadians, and Canadian institutions, could be likewise honoured with their own delicious doughnut.
Think the Ryan Gosling Tim Horton’s coffee mug is weird? Somebody once paid more than $1,000 for Justin Timberlake’s unfinished breakfast. Read about more high-ticket celebrity memorabilia here: natpo.st/WQAJox
Tim Hortons made Ryan Gosling his very own mug
We talked to the woman who inspired the whole project — and who got a Gosler Goblet of her own. Read the interview here: natpo.st/1458ibR
Celebrity spotting at TIFF: A field guide
Not sure what to do when you see your favourite star in the wild? Steve Murray can help, from how to approach to identifying each celebrity’s distinctive call.
Ryan Gosling, Bryan Adams petition against McDonald’s
Hey girl, Ryan Gosling wants McDonald’s to stop using “battery cage” suppliers to source their eggs.
And he’s not the only one, animal-loving celebs including Zooey Deschanel, Emily Deschanel, Alicia Silverstone, Ed Begley, Jr., Bryan Adams and, um, Steve-O all signed a letter sent to McD’s CEO Jim Skinner on behalf of the Mercy for Animals campaign.
The MFA recently exposed the factory farming system the clown company’s egg supplier’s use — where animals are often packed into cages so small they can barely bread spread their wings, never mind move.
Hey Girl, Ryan Gosling is the Canadian entertainment newsmaker of the year
Ryan Gosling has had just about the best year imaginable. True, he wasn’t named the sexiest man alive by People magazine, but he got something even better than that: George Clooney teased him about it. “He’s been training and working so hard for it, Ryan Gosling has, he really wants it,” said Clooney, a bit of man-to-man kidding that implicitly welcomes Gosling into that ironic club — comprising Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and friends — that sits at the top of Hollywood royalty. (Photo: Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP/Getty Images)