By Mike Steiner
The military, in its obsession with uniformity and order, has tried to tame the last part of the human body currently not dressed in standard-issue apparel: women’s breasts. It seems, as part of the Canadian military’s Clothe-The-Soldier program, some intellectuals figured that a standard military bra, a “combat bra” if you will, would be a… Continue reading A little something for the ladies
By Mike Steiner
The military, in its obsession with uniformity and order, has tried to tame the last part of the human body currently not dressed in standard-issue apparel: women’s breasts. It seems, as part of the Canadian military’s Clothe-The-Soldier program, some intellectuals figured that a standard military bra, a “combat bra” if you will, would be a… Continue reading White responds
By Mike Steiner
The paranoia that resides in each and every one of us can be a powerful thing–and photo-radar taps right into it. Traditionally, you know when you are caught speeding: the red and blue lights in your rearview mirror make it painfully obvious. With photo-radar, you’re never sure. It could be lurking anywhere, ready to take… Continue reading The road to enlightenment
By Mike Steiner
Litigation may be our saving grace when legislation leaves us staring at the wrong end of a gun. Colt, famous maker of the all-American western six-shooter, is the first to fold under the pressure of 28 separate fierarms-related lawsuits. Lawyers demand compensation for cities like Los Angeles and San Francisco, which suffer from enormous gun-related… Continue reading Making money can be a crime if people die
By Mike Steiner
With less than 100 days left until the next millennium, you would expect North Americans to be gearing up for one hell of a party. But what should be the biggest celebration in the history of humankind is being overshadowed by a cloud of general reluctance and hesitation. It seems that instead of stocking up… Continue reading Get in the cellar
By Mike Steiner
Putrefaction: n. Process or state of putrefying; decomposition. Alberta native Diana Thorneycroft, an artist-photographer currently working out of Winnipeg, has finally captured the "gloriousness of putrefaction", or so she says in a recent Calgary Herald article. With the help of a $15,000 grant from the Canada Council, she has managed to hang 12 dead rabbits… Continue reading Art is dead
By Mike Steiner
Oh, to be a kid growing up in the southern United States. Imagine running home from school everyday lest a tornado snatch you up into the sky, committing to memory the safe places to hide during an earthquake, and fearing that your school chum will snap at any minute and go on a gun-toting rampage.… Continue reading I am just a monkey man