What you need to know
Feminism Some people think that feminism means that women want to be equal to men. I don’t. Why would I want to be equal to…
2011
Notes from my top drawer
There is something to be said about brand knowledge. We spend hours of our lives looking at the nutritional content of the foods we eat, where…
Same job, different pay?
I expect to earn equal pay for performing the same job as my male counterpart. I don’t think that’s an unfair request, do you? In…
Meet the FAQ Collective
The FAQ Collective, consisting of Mylène Gamache, Jen Portillo, Tara Lambert, Raelene Foisey, Ryn Broz and Nadine Boulay, have worked together arduously to publish the…
Existence
Compulsory heterosexuality is an interesting concept if you really look at it — whatever side you’re on. A common question is “what side of the…
RebELLEing in Winnipeg
Who said feminism is dead? With all of the controversy and challenges that women-centred organizing and advocacy groups have faced, they are as strong and…
Dinner with Arnold Schwarzenegger
My eyes squinted as I looked at my emails, the type seeming a bit too small and the screen a bit too bright. I was…
Science briefs
Rise and fall of societies A recent paper published in the University of Tennessee-Knoxville’s journal Cliodynamics: The Journal of Theoretical and Mathematical History details a…
No more plaster or fibreglass casts!
Anyone who has ever broken a bone knows that the worst part, aside from the excruciating pain, is the prolonged healing period involving clumsy casts,…
Kiloh-no!
Break free of physicality once and for all. Let go of the three dimensions, the mass and the matter that holds your fragile world together….