The toilet wars
There was a brief period, from the late 1990s to the early 2000s, when Canada was a major supplier of bootleg toilets to the United…
Articles by me
Inflammatory bowel disease and irritable bowel syndrome
Feces aren’t something everyone is readily willing to talk about. But everybody poops – varying in frequency, degree, and form. Chronic bowel diseases and disorders…
My experience mastering composting toilets
Who hasn’t got a personal toilet story? Crappy humour has plugged humanity for eons. I grew up experiencing some rustic outhouses and have had some…
Jon Stewart’s serious comedy
On Tuesday, Feb. 10, during the last minutes of The Daily Show, Jon Stewart announced that he would be resigning from his position as the…
Swipe right for “love”
Technology no doubt has its benefits – the invention of the printing press enabled mass media and brought about the accessibility of popular art; the…
Swipe right for love
We are living in the information age, a period in human history brought to fruition by the digital revolution. As time proceeds, more and more…
Questioning the ‘age of technology’
Is “age of technology” an appropriate term to use in this discussion? It might seem like a silly idea—it’s certainly a digression—to end the “love…
What is love?
As we approach Valentine’s Day for yet another year, multitudes of couples will flock to various retail outlets in an attempt to express their undying…
Introduction to the love in the age of technology feature
Valentine’s Day is fast approaching. Every year on Feb. 14 many couples mark the occasion with romantic displays of affection and gifts; meanwhile, many single…
Someone’s looking at you
The field of benefit concerts and charity singles is dominated by one man: Bob Geldof, the Irish rocker who was one of the driving forces…