Vancouver 2010: A cycling meditation
Cycling in the city has clearly now been proven to be the best way to travel in Vancouver, no matter what the season. Cyclists during…
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The Gruesome twosome
If exercise has never been a part of your life in the past and you’re struggling to bring it into your routine, there are several…
Health Canada approves HPV vaccine for men
Health Canada has approved the use of the HPV vaccine Gardasil for men. Merck Frosst was granted authorization by the federal government on Feb. 22…
Don’t sell them short
Though many film-goers bemoan the deadening lack of originality in mainstream cinema, only a few bother to seek out alternatives. Sure, fare like the independent…
The barefoot running revolution is here
On the periphery of the running world there is a revolution taking place. It is groundbreaking in many respects, but its roots go far back…
Dan Savage: best sex advice for a busy university student?
How does one write a good sex column? For that matter, how does one write about a topic that is often the most intimate and…
Winter Cycling
I hate taking the bus. I absolutely despise it. I’ve lived in Winnipeg for 22 years and yet, no amount of Winnipeg Transit experience prepares…
A critical analysis of facilitated communication
The use of facilitated communication (FC) on Rom Houben, a 46-year old Belgian car crash victim, contributed to his recent diagnostic change from being in…
A critical analysis of facilitated communication
Locked-in syndrome is a terrifying condition where an individual’s senses, such as sight, hearing and touch, are intact, but they are physically paralyzed — they…
Everybody in the theatre getting tipsy
The costumes are outlandish, the cast even more so — welcome to the 1920s and the case of The Drowsy Chaperone. It’s about the corniest…