Editorial
Inspiration is not my friend: How I smelled the coffee and...
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Let me tell you about inspiration, what a punk.
I’m ashamed to say that until quite recently I lived a life tinted with naivety, foolishly believing us to be pals, inspiration and me.
Thankfully, one day...
I know what I like: Why it’s important to apply critical...
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“Don’t you think you’re being a little hypersensitive?”
These words often come at me when I’m happily babbling away about why I don’t like some new movie, television show, song, or book. I love critiquing...
The cycle of women, media, and consumerism: Have we really come...
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During my holiday break I had the misfortune of stumbling across an episode of a show called The Real Housewives of Miami. It was out of boredom and curiosity that I managed to make...
Compassion in the midst of grief
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“I can’t imagine how hard this experience must be for you, and I want you to know that our family and our love and our support goes out to you as well.”
Robbie Parker spoke...
The troublesome notion of modern irony
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Let me pose a question: is it even possible for someone to like something ironically?
I know, I know, if you follow the pop culture pundits, bloggers, and next-door-know-it-alls you’ll be reassured that of course...
In defense of theatrics: Why Greenpeace is tricky, though not without...
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The imagery and messages of large activist groups like Greenpeace can be problematic. It’s easy to see why.
Hume observed, and this is now a well-established phenomenon in social psychology and the social sciences, that...
Defending Winnipeg’s Honour
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I’ve spent the better part of the past three months trying to buy a specific model of midi keyboard. Through the course of my journey I’ve searched local stores, ordered twice online from different...





