Cold is Cool, Man.
There is undoubtedly a perception — or more accurately, a stereotype — throughout much of the world that Canada is a frigid, barren wasteland, wholly…
Features
Snowpants will never be sexy
Winter: we Winnipeggers love to hate it — and with good reason. Every year I ask myself why I have chosen to remain in this…
Winter Comfort’s Discomforted
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…
Wear Abouts
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….
Winter Fucking Rules
Often, disparaging things are said about winter, but I believe that winter is one of the best seasons — second only to summer. Sure, sure,…
Playtime for all the boys and girls
Before I knew much of anything about the world or myself, I knew I was a boy. Dressed in blue and constantly being called a…
A dismissal of ski jumpers’ rights is a dismissal to us all
With strict laws enforcing equality in treatment for all Canadian citizens, we should all be proud bearers of the maple leaf — especially with the…
Sex and the creative world
Perhaps the most perplexing thing about being a woman is what that means to the larger scheme of the world and, more specifically, what we…
Veil, voice and vision
Images of the virginal Disney princess Belle are juxtaposed with bold black outlines of a woman, eyes closed as she receives oral sex. This massive…
If genetics makes me a woman, what makes me a Muslim woman?
It is well understood that our sex is predetermined. Before even the first beat of our hearts, our genes determine our tangible futures. We become…