Batman vs. Gotham

Woohoo: Batman I didn’t want to write about this. Saying Batman rocks is like saying umbrellas keep you dry. I know it, you know it,...

Avril can’t make it any more obvious

Avril Lavigne’s latest single “Hello Kitty” is guilty of a lot of things: lazily choreographed arm waves with camera jitter, unimaginative lyrics, and intense...

The world’s cheapest tablet is good enough!

  I love electronics stores. I’m the kind of guy who you’ll find sauntering around Future Shop, staring at all the items I’d already seen...

National parks should be WiFi-free zones

  As warm weather and sunny skies appear, more campers and hikers prepare for weekends away from the daily grind. However, by the end of...

TSN needs to stop neglecting the NHL

If you’ve read many of my articles, you’ve probably deduced that I am a hockey guy. That being said, since the Canucks season ended, I...

Drop the polar bear mascots

Images and symbols are powerful tools. We often recall a single, powerful image when thinking of a major historic event: the end of WWII,...

Modern racism is ‘so complicated’

Merriam-Webster defines “racism” as “poor treatment of or violence against people because of their race,” or “the belief that some races of people are...

BC bilingualism

Since French immersion programs in public schools were popularized, every year the number of parents lining up outside schools to register their children grows....

Mormonism vs. agnosticism

I warn you now: in this article, I’m going to talk about religion. The subject embarrasses me. It’s one, along with politics, that my...

Being a “B” student vs. shaming “A” students

Woohoo: being a "B" student I’m probably adhering to common conception when I say that it’s best to be a “B” student. “B” students stay in...