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About me - Jamie Mascola

I am a Canadian musician/writer from Windsor, Ontario. As both of my parents were English teachers, it was an inescapable coincidence that I would take an interest in both creative and analytical writing.
I began to write constantly during my elementary school

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Entertainment > Musicians & Bands Greatest guitar players of all time
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Don't fly. Don't get cleaned up. And do not worry if your hands get roughed up in the process. Guitar players carry a unique mystique and resolve that is unmatched in the annals of other historical musicians. In spite of extraneous circumstance, the guitar and guitar players have undergone a continual evolution since the ins... More..

Politics, News & Issues > Politics in Europe Should the European Union include Turkey?Smallicon
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There were cries of rejoice from every corner of the Hellenic Seas. It was in 2004 that Cyprus (among several others) was inducted into the EU. After centuries of conflict and foreign rule, the wayward island nation was a big step closer to returning to the country that had so sorely missed it. As it happens, I was living on... More..

Entertainment > Music Genres, Trends & Scenes How to win a karaoke contest
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Be your own animal. If you want to win a karaoke competition, you have to stand out from the crowd and steal the show. There are a few sure-fire aids. As well, there are several things to avoid. First and foremost, pick a song that you sing like you wrote it. Don't do a great impersonation. This won't serve you well in the m... More..

Entertainment > Musical Instruments Tips for leasing an instrument as a gift
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The most altruistic challenge of giving comes from the notion that you choose to relinquish something of your own so that another can find similar or even greater rewards from the same object. There is no gift less fulfilling than that of obligation. There is no real reason why anyone should give any gift that they never onc... More..

Entertainment > Characters & Personalities Commentary: Why people "hate" Simon Cowell
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Simon Cowell is one smug bastard. That's why I hate him. He genuinely believes himself to be that much more clever than the average American viewer. And I hate it most of all to say this: But he's right. As the "brains" behind pop music phenomenon "The Spice Girls", the man has certainly shown a Rumplestiltskin-esque gift fo... More..

Hobbies & Games > Board Games Tips for playing Scrabble
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Have you ever wanted to make a living from a suitcase with the help of just one manual? Do you have the desire to humiliate first-year University students whose lofty academic ambitions outweigh their realistic career potential? Do you not so secretly long to rid the Universe of the ignorant and the functionally illiterate; ... More..

Sports & Recreation > Hockey Why are there so few African-American NHL players?
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There are a million and one crude jokes about the subject. Though there has never been a controversy as to why it is so, Hockey is the last major North American professional sport that is dominated primarily by Caucasians. There has never been an ugly undertone of racism or prejudice involved. This is not meant to be said th... More..

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