Category: OPINIONS
What is the ‘right’ religion?
Any person with religious beliefs can testify that it isn’t necessarily scientifically accurate or logical.
Sport/Schmort: Yoga
Yoga entails meditation, and gently pushing your body to its fullest potential.
Burning bridges
June 21 was a day of many activities. It was Father’s Day, National Aboriginal Day, and of course, International Yoga Day. In Vancouver, the plan was to close off the Burrard Bridge and have one of the biggest outdoor yoga events in the world.
Flags don’t kill people
Unless you tie a flag around someone’s throat and choke the person out, flags are simply a symbol—harmless. Alter a swastika slightly and you’ll have the symbol for Buddhism.
Pack an extra change
Travelling is all about taking risk. The whole idea of travelling is built upon adventure. What travellers forget—especially Western travellers—is that our vacation grounds are other people’s homes.
Enjoying alcoholic beverages in public
We’re all familiar with open container laws regarding alcohol. Drinking an alcoholic beverage in public— outside of a designated drinking zone—is not only socially frowned upon, but illegal. Citizens can and do receive heavy fines for committing the crime.
Sensitivity braining
Maybe I’m a straight white cis-gender male living in a phallocentric, casually misogynist rape culture that disadvantages everyone except me—but I often feel that my generation has become impractically sensitive.
Get your filthy stinking sunlight away from me
Summer is here, and the sun is shining brighter than ever. As the sun beats down upon our faces, the ultraviolet rays cause us to develop sunburns, sweat profusely, and complain about the weather.
Screw the pooch
Many dog lovers and fans of the Pirates of the Caribbean series were holding their breath in mid-May when Johnny Depp faced threats from the Australian agricultural minister.