The campaign known as 10:23 has been gaining popularity in its anti-homeopathic agenda. This campaign, created to raise awareness of the supposed falsity of homeopathy, was formed by a non-profit organization called the Merseyside Skeptics Society of Liverpool. They believe that homeopathy is a form of quackery and that pharmacies are misleading people by selling… Continue reading Cottle on Homeopathy
Results for "Tamara Cottle"
We found 31 results for your search.
Book review: Crazy Town: The Rob Ford Story
At first glance, Crazy Town: The Rob Ford Story is posed to incite two extremely divergent reactions from potential readers. For Toronto citizens entrenched as Ford Nation, the book will be dismissed as yet another attempt at mudslinging from a headline-hungry opportunist willing to do anything to make a name for herself. For the rest… Continue reading Book review: Crazy Town: The Rob Ford Story
Hungry… for a change?
Food banks are an important commodity on campus for students who are stretched financially thin. Mary Hart*, arts major and a single mother at the University of Calgary, uses the Campus Food Bank regularly. Before she was a student, Hart was a starving artist, working three jobs and supporting a child on her own. In… Continue reading Hungry… for a change?
Canadian literature and identity
Canadian writer Lawrence Hill, author of The Book of Negroes and Black Berry, Sweet Juice: On Being Black and White in Canada was in Calgary last weekend for the Calgary Public Library’s annual One Book, One Calgary event. The event is the library’s city-wide reading initiative. His award-winning novel, The Book of Negroes, was chosen… Continue reading Canadian literature and identity
Book review: The War on Science
With the recent Senate scandal blowing up and revealing a sea of political corruption, Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s integrity has come under attack. Calgary-based author Chris Turner intensifies this assault on the Conservatives and Harper in his latest book, The War on Science: Muzzled Scientists and Wilful Blindness in Stephen Harper’s Canada. Turner is no… Continue reading Book review: The War on Science
Men’s rights advocates demand closer look
On Sept. 11, members of the men’s rights activist group Men’s Rights Edmonton helped establish Alberta’s second men’s activist group in Calgary. Men’s Rights Edmonton made national headlines recently with their “Don’t Be That Girl” advertising campaign, a response to the “Don’t Be That Guy” anti-date-rape posters distributed by Edmonton Police and partners. Men’s Rights… Continue reading Men’s rights advocates demand closer look
The state of food security in Canada
Food security is a broad topic that we need to learn more about. The next four features will be a series on different aspects of food security, ranging from a Canadian viewpoint to a New Orleans viewpoint, and how to reduce and recycle food waste. Stay tuned for a student’s trip to urban farms in… Continue reading The state of food security in Canada
Film review: Long Distance Revolutionary
Imagine languishing in a Pennsylvania prison cell on death row for 31 years. Now imagine doing that while being innocent. For those who do not accept their fate at the hands of a terminally flawed justice system, their battle would unquestionably be for personal freedom, doing whatever they could to prove their innocence. Mumia Abu… Continue reading Film review: Long Distance Revolutionary
Picky politics
There is a special place in etiquette hell for picky eaters. With the exception of individuals suffering from severe allergies, people with mechanical problems — like no teeth — and cantankerous two-year-olds, being open to trying new foods should be a given for all able-bodied adults. As our society becomes more culturally diverse, with… Continue reading Picky politics
The Mahones stay swinging
The Mahones are back to paint the town red with their classic Irish punk attitude, whiskey and damn good music. With their 11th album Angels & Devils, released on Nov. 13, the paddy rock ensemble reaches new heights and big sounds that surpass the genius of their last release, Black Irish, which won the… Continue reading The Mahones stay swinging