The prince and the unpleasant evening
Once upon a time, in a faraway land known as Vancouver, there was a prince who just happened to be wandering when he overheard two peasant city workers discuss the recent disappearance of their princess.
Western-style visible protests are rarely effective and often adverse
Whether your protest is for extremely right-wing causes, extremely left-wing causes, or anywhere in between, the fury of assumed injustice has always been a powerful and irrational force.
Let technology marinate
When new technology is released to the public there is often a party of people who approach it with absolute frenzy. The mystique of new technology is certainly alluring, since innovation is seen as a remarkable achievement.
Did they cheat on all of us?
On August 16, Eron Gjoni published an over-8,000-word diatribe about his ex-girlfriend Zoe Quinn. This particular diatribe was a post on his blog and reveals more than anyone wanted to know about the months-long relationship Gjoni and Quinn shared.
There is nothing subtle about racism
It enters our conversations, appears on television, and is even broadcast in the news. Whether we go there on purpose or if it was just a Freudian slip of the tongue, subtle racism, like a chronic sore muscle, requires us to shrug it off or address it with a tight squeeze.
War of Words: Jian Ghomeshi and the case for reporting sexual assaults
On October 26, ex-host and co-creator of CBC Radio’s Q, Jian Ghomeshi was fired following allegations of sexual violence from three anonymous women. As more details have trickled out, the Ghomeshi case has become difficult for me to stomach.
War of Words: Jian Ghomeshi and the case for reporting sexual assaults
Sexual assault is no laughing matter, and perpetrators of this crime ought to be punished.
YouTube Music Video Classics: When We Stand Together — Nickelback
With Remembrance Day coming up, this week’s YouTube Music Video Classic pays tribute to the people involved in wars and disasters and the ones who fought to make a difference in world peace.
De-icking ichor
Last year, Petra F. Collins and Alice Lancaster brought a shirt to American Apparel and the masses. A shirt that was, in every sense of the word, provocative.
Stop HIV & hep C now
The authorities have bombarded us with messages that marijuana is the gateway to more illicit drugs. You might tell yourself that once you’re inside the gate, you can still get out, but there’s no guarantee you’ll still have the power to control yourself—the key to get back out when you’ve had enough.