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Nick Zegarac is a freelance writer from Windsor, Ontario. He holds a Masters in Communications Honors B.A in Creative Lit and from the University of Windsor.

He's been a contributing editor for Black Moss Press, a market researcher for Compu-Quote and a Creative

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Entertainment > TV Genres & Trends Reality TV: Why are we still watching?: 3 of 69
About ten years ago some misguided wingnut at Fox Television thought it might be interesting, as a summer season replacement to pit young single women in a competition for one eligible bachelor who just happened, among other things, to be a millionaire. But what that wingnut didn't knowand apparently neither did Darva Conger ... More..
Entertainment > Celebrity Commentary Is it acceptable for celebrities to behave badly?: 1 of 14
Hands up! Who is tired of seeing another celebrity crash-and-burn played out as public spectacle in the media three ring circus? I am. I am also tired of watching the self-absorbed in Hollywood spout off about anything other than their next film project as though their generalized opinions implicitly matter to the rest of us.... More..
Entertainment > Movie Awards & Nominations The history of the Academy Awards (Oscars): 1 of 9
Garbo never won an Academy Award. Neither did Alfred Hitchcock. Alan Ladd, Joseph Cotten and Marilyn Monroe were never even nominated. Difficult to say what turns the crank of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences (AMPAS) especially these days when such a target rich environment of raw talent is increasingly hard to c... More..
Business > Marketing How telemarketing affects your private life: 1 of 7
I detest telemarketing. Actually, "detest" is too weak a verb to assess the breadth of my disdain and loathing for those sharp-shooting, fast-talking phone operators who, rather than standing by, invade the sanctuary of my home and peace of mind at the most inopportune moments of my life; like just before dinner or in the mid... More..
Sports & Recreation > Sports Celebrities The bad press on sports heroes and crime: 2 of 7
I pride myself on keeping an open mind. However, I don't suppose I will ever develop a learned appreciation for boxing any more than I am likely to adopt an admirable viewpoint on the manly art of dwarf-tossing. Both are considered "sports", the latter being of considerable peril to people under four feet.My father, however, ... More..
Entertainment > Hollywood & Movie Industry Why are there no new ideas in mainstream cinema?: 7 of 17
Recently, I had cause to attend a social gathering following the premiere of a major motion picture that, quite frankly failed to ignite much praise, though afterward the film continued to generate a lot of discussion. The two questions that most readily resonated throughout the evening's delights were 'why are there no new i... More..
Education > Colleges & Universities (Other) Should grading be abolished in college and university courses: 5 of 12
Someone needs to sit down and critically rethink North America's education system. As soon as I figure out who and how, I will fill you in on the details. As if it weren't enough of a tragedy that nearly forty percent of all high school students can't spell or, for that matter, compose a simple sentence by employing a modest ... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms Society has its priorities confused: 34 of 70
Good, bad or indifferent it seems that everything these days is considered art. I find that a sad statement on the legitimacy of the trade and wonder what the likes of Da Vinci or Gainsborough would have to say said about their creations hanging next to certain shameful displays of debasement, parading depravity behind the fi... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: The Internet: 18 of 26
About a month ago, a personal friend who is inclined to mass e-mailing someone else's words instead of taking the time to carefully formulate their own, sent me a one line e-mail joke to brighten my day. Although I thought the gesture had potential, I just didn't find the joke particularly funny enough. I'm picky that way. Th... More..
Arts & Humanities > Poets & Poetry Can 'bad' poetry have value?: 7 of 10
The postmodern emphasis in poetic rhyme has shifted from enlightenment for all to the insipid spread of angst in everyone. Street poets are perhaps the most hardened cynics stricken with this verbal bulimia. Theirs is not to soliloquize but to purge an overcast of severe hopelessness onto the masses. This, in some perverted c... More..