I sit watching the beginning of IIHF world junior championships final between Canada and Russia and am amazed by the huge crowd of Canadian fans who have flocked across the border to overtake Buffalo New York. The stands are full of red jerseys and presumably almost entirely Canadian fans. As the game starts, the Canadians… Continue reading Doyle’s soccer treatise a Ball
Month: January 2011
Understanding where sex and pop culture meet
If you have ever seen an image of the Nazi book burnings, it’s likely that you have seen some of Magnus Hirschfeld’s work aflame. Luckily for us, PopSex!, the latest exhibit at the Alberta College of Art and Design, is bringing artistic representations of some of his surviving work to Calgary. Featuring works from twelve… Continue reading Understanding where sex and pop culture meet
Poet laureate/rapper tackles Albertan history
Cool fact about Edmonton: they have a poet laureate. Cooler fact: their poet laureate is Roland Pemberton, also known as Cadence Weapon, the indie hip hop sensation. Pemberton has made a name for himself in several disciplines. Obviously, his poetry is highly regarded, and he continues to write poems and collaborate with the city to… Continue reading Poet laureate/rapper tackles Albertan history
Online exclusive: “slave” isn’t a six letter word
The release of a new edition of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain this February is not something one would consider a breaking news story, but in this new edition of an old classic the publisher has tempted fate. The new book replaces all occurrences of the word “nigger” with “slave.” The reason… Continue reading Online exclusive: “slave” isn’t a six letter word
Online exclusive: A recipe for a massacre
The news of the terrible shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and several others in Tucson, Arizona on Saturday added a new shocking dimension to the already tumultuous American political calculus. Whether left or right, Democrat or Republican, an unfortunate truth was demonstrated — in a society where political rhetoric often purports to be absolute truth… Continue reading Online exclusive: A recipe for a massacre
Unions have lost their purpose
By Jocelyn Hunt
Many things in our society have an expiration date. Not just food and medication, but also social institutions. To have an expiration date, something must have initially had a use but past the date no longer fulfills our needs because its value is no longer present. Unions in Canada have expired. Are unions a part… Continue reading Unions have lost their purpose
Israel’s wrongful treatment of Palestine
As time goes by and the list of injustices suffered by the Palestinians at the hands of Israel continues to grow, the psychosis riddling the Israeli state becomes increasingly apparent. Whether the continued violence and abuse can be attributed to malevolence or ignorance, willful or otherwise, a simple truth remains. Until the citizenry of Israel… Continue reading Israel’s wrongful treatment of Palestine
Citizenship: a matter of principle
After hearing this week that some Republicans in the newly-elected American House of Representatives are pushing a law to abolish the “automatic citizenship” clause in the United States Constitution, preventing children of illegal immigrants from receiving American citizenship, I came to a rather odd realization. Republicans are always talking about the “founding fathers” and the… Continue reading Citizenship: a matter of principle
South Sudan’s time has come
This past Sunday, a historic vote began. The people of South Sudan, in accordance with a peace deal which stopped the civil war in 2005, are holding a referendum to decide whether the region will separate from the north or not. Separation is almost certain to occur, but in the weeks leading up to the… Continue reading South Sudan’s time has come
Calgary versus Edmonton, the blood feud continues
By Courtney Ho
This month, Calgary and Edmonton are competing to see who can donate the most blood in the ninth annual Sirens for Life Blood donor challenge. The challenge occurs across Canada to raise public awareness on the importance of donating blood. Last year, Edmonton won the Alberta challenge by a margin of 2.5 per cent. Now… Continue reading Calgary versus Edmonton, the blood feud continues