June tunes
The phrase “song of the summer” gets thrown around a lot this time of year. But something that has always annoyed me is that only…
lifestyle
The intersection of exercise, frailty and heart surgery
Frailty is a state of reduced health that may result from aging. Frail older adults tend to experience weakness, have reduced muscle mass and low…
Breaking down Vanderpump Rules
As the end of my undergrad degree approaches, I’ve been thinking about how I’ve spent around 60 days watching Bravo shows. I’m like a medieval king….
Opening The Artalogue
Sometimes failure closes doors, and other times it starts podcasts. A year after leaving a tech startup job to dedicate her career to art, Madison…
A beautiful journey of hand-made bowls
Right now, I find myself in Toronto, teaching people how to make pottery on the wheel. This process is truly fascinating and holds deep meaning…
The fragility of life
In the delicate fabric of existence, life is like a thin thread and a fragile dance between breaths. With constant reminders that our presence here…
’Toban Listens: Poetry Unbound
Poetry Unbound wasn’t the first podcast I listened to, but it certainly was the podcast that inspired a new kind of love in me for…
The joys and challenges of marriage
The Thriving Center of Psychology found in a 2023 survey that 83 per cent of Generation Z and millennials would like to get married at…
My identity is more than two halves
I came out as bisexual when I was around 13. I understood myself as half-gay. A year before I came out, I became a citizen…
Is it just men hating women, or is there more to it?
Those who have ever had the misfortune of coming across the animated meme of two men sharing tea, saying “women” and laughing maniacally will have…