“Cheatin' hearts find online escape: Saskatoon residents ... - Regina Leader-Post” plus 3 more |
- Cheatin' hearts find online escape: Saskatoon residents ... - Regina Leader-Post
- Sweet Talk in the City - Chicago Sun-Times (blog)
- In the spotlight - Times Union
- Past is Prologue - Free Lance-Star
| Cheatin' hearts find online escape: Saskatoon residents ... - Regina Leader-Post Posted: 14 Apr 2010 07:26 PM PDT Right now, some 3,999 people in Saskatoon are ready to cheat on their spouses. Advertisements for the dating website Ashleymadison.com, which guarantee users an affair, have caused outrage in the United States and been banned from Super Bowl advertising time slots and Toronto streetcars. Yet, without the company dropping a dime in Saskatoon, the site has netted thousands of users in this city. The aim is simple -- to set up married men who want an affair with like-minded women seeking either relief from their own spouse or a sugar daddy. The women, says the company, include an ever-growing number of newlyweds. The company's statistics say 2,800 male and 1,199 female members had signed up in Saskatoon as of March 1, an increase of 84 per cent in one year alone. Internationally, there are more than 5.4 million users, lured by the slogan: "Life's short. Have an affair." While the site's president and CEO calls the number of Saskatoon members "remarkable" considering there has been no effort to market in the city, he believes it's just a byproduct of the need to cheat. "Saskatoon functions just like every other city in Canada, or any other city in America," said Noel Biderman. "Men need cathartic outlets that involve sex and nudity with women, and cheating is part of that landscape." Within four days of creating a fake profile online without a photo and posing as a 39-year-old "attached" woman who likes music and walks, there were more than 40 messages ranging from private photo galleries to "winks" and invitations to meet up for coffee or a picnic -- a picnic being one of the less explicit "interests" a user could provide in a profile. Ultimately, it was too difficult to maintain the ruse and interactions turned into interviews. Two members were candid in sharing their reasons for subscribing. "Attached yes, unsatisfied with current sex life," said dreammakero6, a 29-year-old Saskatoon man. For him, connections have not resulted in sex, but friends were made. "If you are wanting to write some interesting things ... I have been here for about two years I think. In that time I have probably contacted 20 to 30 women. About five maybe responded, and none have ever really tried very hard," said a 43-year-old Saskatoon male, who wrote he signed up because the site offered a "fantasy." In six days, the company was unable to provide a female member in the city willing to comment for the story, despite promises of anonymity. Without solicitation, men sent links to private collections of photos, often revealing face-only, low resolution self portraits of middle-aged men. Most looked like average guys. Others sent torso shots, or in one case, a full-frontal nude lounged in front of a camper trailer. The site puts extramarital affairs in a "healthier position," said Biderman, who has written a book titled Cheaters Prosper: How Infidelity Will Save the Modern Marriage. A Saskatoon marriage counsellor is quick to disagree. "It would be much healthier to say to your partner, 'You know what, I'm really not happy with our sex life. I want to do something about this,' " said Ed Reisling, a counsellor with Prairie Therapists and Trainers. Though online dating sites don't guarantee an in-person affair, Reisling calls it a "slippery slope." "What you're doing is you're titillating. You're skirting with really dangerous behaviour," he said. Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. | ||||
| Sweet Talk in the City - Chicago Sun-Times (blog) Posted: 14 Apr 2010 02:18 PM PDT Single City is a twice-weekly blog about the Chicago dating scene written by Sun-Times Media Wire reporter Sally Ho. Got a question? Email her! Here's a round up of the 10 best, worst and most hilarious verbal exchanges I've been blessed to witness/be a part of lately: "You don't look like a girl who smokes. It just -- just makes ya look uneducated." -- Following a bit of flirtation inside the bar, an ex-smoker is approached by the same suitor while giving in to a cigarette outside of the Boundary. "Look at him, he's got that weird ass hair, and [a] gap tooth and you, you've got a nice smile." -- A declaration of adoration by a man to a woman his friend is seeing. Let's just call it TUI (talking under the influence). "He's not lying. We're all married, so we're not hitting on you, but you are without a doubt the prettiest woman. (Looks around) By. Far." -- A group of married med students backing up their single friend's claim to a woman at Gamekeepers. "You're, like, perfect. You talk like a white girl, but you still have that sexy Asian body." --The "friend" (in this case, an ignorant Texas Republican) of a girlfriend's date (taking one for the team) at Wicker Park Tavern. YIKES! "I usually don't think Asian girls are hot, but..." -- In the midst of St. Paddy's Day fun. "I don't know how anyone dates without booze really." -- My unromantic friend, Rusty. "She likes her space and time, whereas I'd just like her to be over all the time." -- Rusty, again, but this time gushing about an unaffectionate woman he likes. "I'm old, can I sit next to you???" --Said to a 20-something woman approached by a man in his 40s while dining on the free pizzas at Crocodile. Woman: "I'm going on a boy-detox". "I was really looking forward to this when you said 'later tator.'" -- At a first-date brunch at Feast following a week of flirty emails. Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. | ||||
| In the spotlight - Times Union Posted: 14 Apr 2010 09:56 PM PDT
The Used | Hailing from that hotbed of rock bands, Orem, Utah, post-hard-core crew The Used formed in 2001 and, after coming up in the trenches, quickly jumped onto major tours and festivals like Ozzfest and the Warped Tour. Since escaping its conservative Mormon hometown, The Used have collected both gold and platinum awards with frantic fare like the burning "Blood On My Hands," otherworldly "Empty With You," dark "Born To Quit" and a monstrous version of Talking Heads' "Burning Down The House." The Used certainly know how to throw down, so much so, we forgive singer Bert McCracken for dating Kelly Osbourne (whom he dumped on Valentine's Day). With a sound that has both sweet and ferocious elements delivered with a pulverizing panache, tour mates Chiodos come from Davison, Mich., a suburb of Flint, but its label is local: Albany's Equal Vision Records. Even though they jettisoned singer Craig Owens for Brandon Bolmer, formerly of Yesterday's Rising, that hasn't slowed them down one bit. Formerly A Verse Unsung, the Minneapolis group changed personnel and its name to the hard-to-Google new name New Medicine just in time for the health care bill to pass. Songs like the chunky "The Takeover" reveal a bleak world view that can only be remedied by good ole rock 'n' roll. Chiodos and New Medicine open. When: 8 p.m. Wednesday Where: Northern Lights, Route 146, Clifton Park Tickets: $25 Info: 371-0012, http://www.northernlightslive.com/ -- David Malachowski Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. | |||
| Past is Prologue - Free Lance-Star Posted: 14 Apr 2010 09:34 PM PDT
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Independent singer-songwriter Martin Sexton is enjoys his creative freedom
Date published: 4/15/2010
BY JESSE SCOTT FOR THE FREE LANCE-STAR When John Mayer says that you're the best live performer he's ever seen, it has to be flattering. After seeing a single Martin Sexton show, many are left saying the exact same thing. "When I first met [Mayer], he was in college and brought me up a short demo at one of my shows," laughed Sexton in a phone interview from Northampton, Mass. "He asked me if I ever needed an opening act, to give him a call. The next time I saw him, he was dating Jennifer Love Hewitt, and asked me to open up for him." The 44-year-old Massachusetts native carries the similar sweet-with-a-hint-of-rasp vocals that have made Mayer and Dave Matthews household names. His are the type of tunes that blend perfectly with a sunny, cloudless day. And after listening to such uplifting melodies, you're left optimistically thinking that maybe the world isn't so bad a place, even amid war and a stalling economy. While Mayer and Matthews continue to sell out large arenas, Sexton chooses to rock more intimate settings. He's garnered a strong cult following that has helped him sell out venues like the Nokia Theatre in New York and Los Angeles' House of Blues. This summer he will hit the summer circuit with Dave Matthews Band and play larger festivals, including the Bonnaroo Music Festival. He will rock the 9:30 Club in Washington tomorrow night with the Ryan Montbleau Band. "Every night I see laughing, crying, shouting, dancing and singing," said Sexton. "It is such a visual experience from up onstage. On a good night, our show takes on a life of its own and is greater than some of its parts. We're really all in it together." Sexton has made his way without the help of corporate America. After making major label albums in 1998 and 2000 with Atlantic Records, Sexton has since released five albums on his independent label, Kitchen Table Records. His latest album, "Sugarcoating," was released earlier this month.
 Date published: 4/15/2010
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