I will survive
You there, what are you doing? Haven’t you heard that newspapers are dead? Why are you sitting here with a piece of dead tree in…
Editorial
The proper route to becoming a journalist
Some people say that in order to become a good journalist you need to go to journalism school. That journalism is an old-boys network where…
Wild Winnipeg
The snow is off the ground in Winnipeg and that can only mean one thing, mosquitos are terrorizing people everywhere — especially in my back…
The six that could have been twelve
The other night, I was drinking with my buddy Francis, and our two other friends, Rick and Cheeze. All being somewhat broke, we pooled —…
The Lost Art of Paying Attention
Being in university often means not having a life beyond yourself. As you say good riddance to mid-terms and march toward finals, free time will…
The 2010 Winter Olympics: for better, or for worse embodying the human spirit
The 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games were not yet a week old before the international media unleashed their hounds. The games and their organizing committee, VANOC,…
Starving will mess you up
The worst has happened. Jason Alexander is the new face of Jenny Craig. According to his Jenny Craig blog, Alexander decided to lose weight after…
Give Up Now
The only way to avoid the crushing moment-to-moment parade of utter hopelessness that is “life” is to give up now. Believe me, it is beautiful…
Diamond rings are cheap
“You lower on bended knee, look into her eyes and ask her to spend the rest of her life with you. This is a moment…
Why are you here?
Our universities in Manitoba are having trouble operating. Between inflation, tuition freezes, crumbling buildings, a bad economy and a host of other issues, it is…