While some dub it as a masculine trait, others label it as immaturity. Iām speaking of the act of friendly insults: when we call our friends ālosers,ā ābitches,ā or āidiotsā for fun. Even though this type of interaction varies from friend circle to friend circle, and each cultural group reacts differently to name-callings and put-downs, we all have experienced friendly fire at one point or another.
Itās hard to get excited about taxes. Like having someone reach into your pocket and take whatever they want, tax season often leaves us all feeling a little violated. But for as long as civilized living has existed, taxes have been constant and increasing. Itās clear today that if we want to continue living the Canadian life, weāll need to pay taxes, and a lot of them.
A TransLink referendum across Greater Vancouver is in the works. The voting will commence on March 16 through a mail-in ballot available until May 29. The vote itself is on whether we should implement a 0.5 per cent increase to the PST in order to fund an $8-billion, 10-year transit plan.
By Sharon Miki, Humour Editor Snow White as Indira Gandhi, the only woman to serve as Prime Minister of India…
I hate going to the liquor store anytime in the week surrounding my birthday. That seems silly, right? Going to the liquor store around oneās birthday says that you are doing something fun for your birthdayādrinks with friends, a party, something other than eating ice cream on your bedroom floor alone.
Iād say every single person has a list similar to mineāa list of people whom they either disapprove of or will never associate with, whether itās for one reason or several. Now, I feel qualified to write a list like this, simply because Iāve never encountered anyone who would put me on their own lists.
With motion pictures such as The Impossible, and the upcoming movie San Andreas, popular culture is bringing science into homes around the world. Through adaptations such as these, the publicās knowledge of large-scale earthquakes and subsequent megathrust events is expanding. Do situations such as these register in the minds British Columbians?
Do you ever have the overwhelming desire to get a DQ Blizzard? Would you search far and wide for a bag of Cheetos? If yes, then youāre not alone. Almost everyone will experience food cravings throughout their life; in fact, according to a survey conducted by NestlĆ© in 2006, 98 per cent of Canadians experience some sort of food craving.
