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Horrify your parents, ruin your body
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When I got a tattoo, a relative asked me, “What are you going to do now that you’ve ruined your body?”
That relative is no longer with us — not by my hand. But I...
Fear, horror and gaming
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In 1996 Capcom released Resident Evil for the original PlayStation, changing horror gaming and horror as a whole. Games such as Sweet Home (1989) for the Nintendo Entertainment System and Alone in The Dark...
The human cost of conflict
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I am not an outright pacifist — sometimes war is necessary and sometimes it is justified. As a Métis person I feel the Red River Resistance of 1869 was wholly necessary, and I also...
The dark side of foreign aid
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Foreign aid, once seen as a beacon of hope for struggling nations, is facing scrutiny today as it perpetuates inequality and undermines economic growth in developing countries. There is a complex relationship between foreign...
Making a day worthwhile
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If you are anything like me, then you probably attach personal value to your efforts or performance at school or work. School comes with a built-in form of judgement: grades. When you receive a...
Destruction of Gaza forecasted in film
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Reality is worse than fiction.
There’s a scene in Palestinian director Elia Suleiman’s 2002 film Divine Intervention where an unarmed woman wearing a pink cocktail dress and matching heels walks towards a fictional checkpoint. The...
The casting of moral stones
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There has been much debate in recent days over why Hamas chose to launch an “unprovoked” ground, air and sea attack against Israel, and its moral implications. We may never know exactly why the...







