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I was at a student journalism conference this past January entitled “Natural Selection” —not exactly cheery or inviting to someone aspiring to journalism as a career. Without poking too much fun at the organizers...

If you need any indication of Twitter.com’s booming popularity, look no further than Nick Douglas’s recent publication, Twitter Wit, which describes itself as “an authorized collection of the funniest tweets of all time.” Now,...

Winter: we Winnipeggers love to hate it — and with good reason. Every year I ask myself why I have chosen to remain in this flat, windy city for yet another cold, depressing winter....

Well, I suppose it's official now. We're deep in the throes of winter. The time of year when many of us head indoors, pull on one of our several Snuggies and enjoy the comforts...

The feeling of sockless toes freezing in patent leather ballet flats while walking through unshovelled sidewalks in mid-December is really an experience like none other. Missing your bus on the way home adds to...

Often, disparaging things are said about winter, but I believe that winter is one of the best seasons — second only to summer. Sure, sure, it’s cold as fuck, the roads are icy and...

The acronym for “seasonal affective disorder,” SAD, seems quite appropriate when you consider that this condition is a form of clinical depression. The disorder is tied to seasonal changes in weather. Have you ever...