This is the virtual bad place
When Elon Musk purchased Twitter this year for US$44 billion, the ship-jumping began, with many Twitter users urging others to switch platforms. What is perhaps…
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Colonizing outer space ignores problems on Earth
The promotional video for NASA’s Artemis I mission depicts a return to the moon as being about learning how to live on other planets, in…
Internal conflict, silence and snow
The metal handles of Isbister’s doors are freezing against my ungloved hand. My breath is visible through the vapour on my glasses, but as it…
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….
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…