NHL trade deadline day

The Toronto Star tracked the social media reaction to the moves on Trade Deadline Day.

 

Social media reaction to Libya chaos

Violence continues Friday in Libya as protesters and government loyalists clash in mosques and out on the streets.

Each side is struggling in a bloody battle for control and change in their home country.

"With our souls, with our blood we protect Benghazi!” protesters chant.

But Gadhafi's son has a different perspective. “Plan A is to live and die in Libya, Plan B is to live and die in Libya, Plan C is to live and die in Libya,” he said on Turkish TV.

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Underheard in New York

Three interns at a New York City advertising firm have set up four homeless men with cellphones to tweet from. Here's a look at their project

Top Valentine's Day songs for lovers and haters of the holiday

Valentine's Day is just around the corner. Here's the Star's top five love songs followed by our picks for the five best anti-love songs - the perfect antidote for those who rather sleep through the rosy holiday. Because as the J. Geils Band once sang, "love (sometimes) stinks".

Top 5 Valentine's Day songs:

1. "At Last" by Etta James. The 1960 song put blues singer Etta James on the map.

 

 

2. "Love Me Tender" by Elvis Presley. The list wouldn't be complete without this song. The hit was adapted by Elvis from the 1861 U.S. Civil War ballad "Aura Lea".

 

 

3."Let's Stay Together" by Al Green. Soul singer Al Green's 1972 song is still one of the most popular requests at weddings. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted Green in 1995, referring to him as "one of the most gifted purveyors of soul music."

 

 

4. "Unchained Melody" by The Righteous Brothers. The 1965 iconic love song regained popularity when it was used in the 1990 movie Ghost.

 

 

5."The Power of Love" by Celine Dion. With lyrics like "I hold on to your body/ And feel each move you make/ Your voice is warm and tender/ A love that I could not forsake", how could we not include a Canadian hit on this list?

 

 

Top 5 Anti-Valentine's Day songs:

 

1. "Love Stinks" by J. Geils Band. "Love Stinks" is off the 11th album by American rock band J. Geils. Released in 1980, the song has been covered by industrial metal band Bile, in the film Love Stinks, by Joan Jett in the film Mr. Wong and most recently by Adam Sandler in the flick, The Wedding Singer.

 

2. "Tainted Love" by Soft Cell. Originally recorded by American singer/songwriter Gloria Jones in the early 1960s, "Tainted Love" didn't reach international fame until British synthpop band Soft Cell covered it in 1982.

 

 

3. "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor. Gloria Gaynor's disco hit is the No. 1 female-empowerment anthem. It's so popular that it has been recorded in 20 languages, including Arabic.

 

 

4. "My Favourite Mistake" by Sheryl Crow. The song is rumoured to be about Eric Clapton, who Crow once dated. Crow has remained mum on the song's subject only saying the song was influenced by Carly Simon's "You're So Vain."

 

 

5. "You're So Vain" by Carly Simon

 

So how could we compose a list of anti-Valentine's Day songs and not include Carly Simon's "You're So Vain"? Simon has never said who the song is about. Some of the rumours are Cat Stevens, Warren Beatty, Kris Kristofferson and Mick Jagger.

 

-Lorianna De Giorgio

The five worst anthem performances

Christina Aguilera flubbed a line during her rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" at Sunday's Super Bowl, and no one is letting her forget about it.

At least she can be happy she's not the first - and not nearly the worst - person to detroy a national  anthem live in front of millions of viewers.

From Roseanne Barr to a singer who associated "Oh Canada" with Christmas, here's a look at our best of the worst.

'Snow-mageddon' or 'Snow what'?

Forecasters predicted today's snowstorm would be the worst Toronto has seen in two years, but it hasn't done much to impress residents. With only 15 to 20 centimetres of snow expected to fall by the day's end, the overall feeling is... snowstorm? what snowstorm?