LAST WORD: Solo? Yolo!

Why travelling on your own is great Illustrated by Eleanor Qu “Wow, I could never do that,” the cashier at Value Village...

“The Pub Guy”

Photo by Mark Burnham If you’ve spent any time at the Highland Pub, you’ve probably met Darryl, the man who makes a visit to the...

Queer Quilt: A Patchwork of Stories from the LGBTQ+ Community

Ever said or heard someone use the phrase “that’s so gay”? Ever felt trapped in a body that doesn’t feel like it should be...

LAST WORD: Working under Big Brother

The surveillance techniques your employers may be using One day, when leaving from the grocery store where I work, I...

The urge to purge: dealing with bulimia nervosa

Illustrated by Ariel Mitchell When she was 15 years old, Darcy Hale made herself throw up for the first time in her family washroom. At...

LAST WORD: Hate Talk – How much freedom of speech do we deserve?

Given the inability of societal segments to have a respectful and thoughtful discussion, censorship is a necessary evil. Freedom is the ultimate moral ideal,...

Grape Expectations

Your guide to wine tasting Photos by Mark Burnham Illustration By Eleanor Qu “Life is too short to drink bad wine,” Cesar Perrin tells me as he...

Out of This World: Why Space is So Fucking Cool

Do you remember playing the “why” game with the grown- ups of your life? Why is the...

Close encounters of the film kind

Photos by Mark Burnham At an early age, Matthew wanted to become an astronaut, but his eyesight wasn’t good enough. Growing up in northwestern Ontario,...

LAST WORD: Final Frontier

Space colonization just another opportunity for oppression Image by Mark Burnham In 2005, Michael Griffin, the NASA Administrator at the time, announced that the ultimate long-term...