Winter! It’s not as bad as you think
It is cold outside, which is a sure-fire sign that winter in all its terror and splendour has arrived. While winter technically arrives on Dec….
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Give animation its flowers
I was introduced to animation as a kid. I grew up watching animated movies and shows from Pixar, Disney, Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network. For that…
Perfectionism is a dangerous cycle
This editorial will change the world. An epiphany of nostalgic notoriety and avant-garde conception that historians will say encapsulated the zeitgeist of the 21st century….
More people, more problems
The Earth hit the population milestone of eight billion people on Nov. 15. According to the United Nations, the world’s population will reach 9.7 billion…
CAN you get out of U.S. politics?
I’ve noticed how invested Canadians are in U.S. politics, and how that investment has turned to involvement. I have a foot in both camps. I…
Performance-based funding harms education
Performance-based funding — an educational funding system where funds are based largely on how “successful” a school is determined to be — is a concept…
Plans are not set in stone
I think that that most of us reading this are at the age where we feel like we are doing what we think we need…
Brazil elects Lula to stay green
Brazilian left-wing candidate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva — popularly known as “Lula” — defeated right-wing incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil’s national elections on…
In defence of ‘The Crown’
The British Royal Family should be scrambling to save face as a new batch of drama has surfaced with the highly anticipated release of the…
Welcome to the future?
Imagine you wake up in the heat of summer. Beyond the city walls it is over 40 degrees, with sandstorms raging. But you get out…