“The Dominion has the guts to look at Canada without the fairytales about our national virtue that comfort and blind us. Our country is at a crucial turning point and we need the brave writers at The Dominion to tell us the truth about where we are heading.”
—Naomi Klein
“The media is the place where we […]
Mar
26
An Alternative Model for Public Media in Canada
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Mar
7
Get Your Angst Out, Vancouver
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After a long hiatus Teen Angst nights are back!
In case you’ve never heard about this night Teen Angst: A Celebration of Inadvertently Hilarious Adolescent Writing, as it’s now called, is an event for those of you that ever wrote journals, poetry, letters, short stories, songs (anything, really) and kept it. Think about this- why did […]
Mar
7
INSIDER SECRETs Shared: wonderful electives at UBC for both Science and Arts students
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I did my undergrad in Biology at UBC several years ago, and for the first 2 years, when I was deciding what electives to take, I would look at the “Biology Program Guide” because I assumed it would be helpful. Let’s just say it would’ve been better titled “How to Stress Yourself out and Learn […]
Feb
22
City People-Chris Walter
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He’s really not as scary as he looks. Just don’t piss him off.
Feb
10
Instructional Videos, Canadian Idol, and “Prosperity” Deconstructed
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So people are taking courses on YouTube now? Private learning taking off as, “currently, there are lots of entertaining, very low tech, how-to vids attracting big virtual crowds. Most people are ‘visual learners,’ as my middle school guidance counselor would say — it’s just easier to do something once you’ve seen it done.”
Canadian Idol is […]
Feb
6
Everyone’s a Vegetarian: History in our Teeth
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In solidarity with the Kamal’s cleanse articles, I wanted to share with y’all some lovely discoveries about earthling’s vegetarian history. I was reading some great books on what is called a “Macrobiotic Diet” and, rather than explaining what this system is all about, here’s three interesting tidbits I found out about the history of […]
Jan
11
THE HUMAN BOMB – PURPOSEFUL VIOLENCE BY WOMEN AND WOMEN’S AGENCY IN TERRORISM
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THE HUMAN BOMB – PURPOSEFUL VIOLENCE BY WOMEN
AND WOMEN’S AGENCY IN TERRORISM
Female high school students agitated in their classrooms and a few young women committed terrorist acts. Others aided male terrorists by hiding weapons, passing messages, and offering refuge to men under suspicion.
– Findly & Haddad, 1985: 357
[D]etermining what state support for terrorism is […]
Dec
2
Pulp Fiction: Bookworms Storm Mt. Pleasant
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This is a shorty to keep y’all in the loop. Pulp Fiction Books on 2422 Main St. (near Broadway & Lugz Coffee Lounge, a block up, at 2525 Main St.), is now buying snazzy new books at US cover prices. What does this mean? It means their selection and stock has just […]
Dec
1
Great Literature and Reads on the Cheap and SALE on DEC 1st to 3rd!
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Looking for a book that is out of print? Or that much talked-about title abuzzed in the media? BUT not willing to submit yourself to the outrageous CAD prices despite the parity between the US and us? Some global chain book stores are trying to use some arcane excuse, but I would rather just support […]
Sep
18
‘Breakfast for Anarchists’ - Let’s Rile You Up Vancouver
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Breakfast for Anarchists is Norman Nawrocki’s newest collection of rebel verse, fantasy, rant, short fiction and anarcho-agit-prop recipes. It is, however, best fitting for you to come up with your own description after you’ve read it yourself. It contains over 30 stirring, provocative capsules of Nawrocki’s trademark wit, passionate rage, love, and reflection. It […]
