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What causes brain freeze?
Since, according to the British Medical Journal (BMJ), it is the most common cause of headache, odds are most of you have experienced “brain freeze,” or sphenopalatino ganglioneuralgia, as the science-types...
Zoological investigations IV
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The golden bamboo lemur, Hapalemur aureus was not formally discovered until the ripe old year of 1987 on that beautiful and mysterious island located off the eastern coast of Africa — Madagascar. This wonderful...
U of M scores low on ‘green’ report card, accuracy of...
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The University of Saskatchewan and the University of Manitoba have scored a C- and C+ respectively on the College Sustainability Report Card. Out of all Canadian universities scored, the U of M received the...
Lazy days and the indifferent gaze
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The leaves rust and the sky turns white like clay. With heavy resignation, we consign our Chip & Pepper wetwear and cut-offs to the furthest reaches of our closets. Yes, autumn is settling in,...
Yore Lore: Salman Rushdie
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Most of us have heard of Salman Rushdie. It may be no more than remembering a Seinfeld episode in which Kramer is convinced that he met Rushdie in a New York health club, or...
The nature of time and ‘now’
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We all know that we cannot change the past, and the future is yet to come. As a consequence of what happens today, and what happens now, we can alter the course of events...
Binding feminism and art
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Books, scrapbooks or diaries can often take on an unparalleled power, becoming physical means of personal expression, memories and creative growth. To this end, 10 local artists are using bound books to represent one...
