Making a living in adult film industry increasingly difficult
How much would someone have to pay you to film you having sex? For the average person, this number is probably going to be pretty…
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50 shades of stereotyping
With all the recent hoopla about the Fifty Shades of Grey movies currently in the works, now is an important time to discuss some of…
Nudes vs. Porn
I am a fat, queer artist who makes art involving my naked body and the naked bodies of others. This territory wields a double-edged sword:…
Going Deep with Jodie Layne
The words “kink” and “fetish” are thrown around a lot in mainstream culture without most of us knowing what they really mean. It seems like…
How to offend a heretic
Alex Passey There are very few things one can say about atheism that will genuinely offend an atheist. Generally speaking, non-believers don’t hold to any…
Going Deep with Jodie Layne
Can we be real here? I was not stoked when Victoria’s Secret opened here last winter. I wasn’t actively against it, but unlike the throngs…
A bug in your belly
For the average Canadian, cold-blooded crawly creatures may be feared or revered. If you fall into the “I barf at the thought of eating spiders…
Fair Trade Challenge launches on Halloween
Beginning on Halloween, the Manitoba Council for International Cooperation (MCIC) is proposing a challenge: purchase fair trade coffee, tea, and chocolate as much as you…
Going Deep with Jodie Layne
Welcome, sexual voyagers, to another edition of The ABCs of S-E-X! These columns are an attempt to cover important material that your gym teachers might…
U of M re-envisioning food systems on campus
The Campus Food Systems Project wants to change the approach to food consumption and food services on campus. The U of M was selected in…