By Nicole Kobie
There’s a reason they’re not called “stewardesses” anymore.Men are slowly expanding into careers traditionally dominated by women. What was once considered "women’s work" is now fair game for either sex–but don’t expect to see an all male flight crew anytime soon.Men increasingly take jobs in female-dominated sectors, becoming flight attendants, nurses or secretaries. But why… Continue reading Men in the “other” trenches
Dr. Jim Romano is a cosmetic surgeon based in San Francisco. Aside from the usual array of corrective surgeries for women, Dr. Romano also offers cosmetic surgeries for men–services like “male nipple reductions” or “chest enhancements.”"In the two years alone between 1997 and 1999, the number of men undergoing liposuction alone rose an incredible 82… Continue reading Beauty is the beast
Women have two basic advantages over men. One is greater control over their sexuality. The other is the river of male stereotypes where common sense drowned long ago.Being a guy is easy? Turn on the TV and see how easy it is. The men are dumb, shallow and driven squarely by their genitalia. While the… Continue reading Good life or rough gig?
Ahhh, where to start?Is it the ability to expel urine while standing or the fact that men don’t bleed involuntarily once a month? Is it the accepted level of ineptitude or the ability to appreciate the finer points of most sports (read: football, soccer and hockey, not figure skating and ballroom dancing)? Whatever the reason,… Continue reading Good life or rough gig?
By James Keller
Before sitting down to write this story, I thought it best to buy a few men’s magazines first. When I went up to the register, Maxim and FHM (“for him”) in hand, I couldn’t help but feel a little embarrassed. With half-naked photos of Tara Reid and Beth Ostrosky gracing the covers, I found myself… Continue reading Reading for the masses
Why a supplement on men’s issues? I first started tossing the idea around a year ago after the publication of the 2001 Gauntlet Feminism supplement when a male friend snorted that feminism would carry no weight with him as long as it was one-sided. "Men have issues too, damnit," he declared. So originally, this was… Continue reading Men’s Supplement Introduction
In what was previously a comfortable moment, an ex-girlfriend once asked me in bed what it was like to be Chinese. With rapt eyes, she waited for my answer and as I stared back at her, I realized I had none. As a completely “whitewashed” Chinese-Canadian teenager, I was so dismally unaware of my Chinese… Continue reading Banana reality
“Tradin’ in respect to push a fat Lex / Puff rhymin’ on the remix, what’s next?”–Binary StarIt had such promise. An up-and-coming hip hop act out of Vancouver taking the stage with labelmates from the West Coast of both the U.S. and Canada. It had such promise.Damn you, Heineken.The long, drawn-out and ultimately drunken affair… Continue reading High hopes go limp for Members
“Ian! Ian, I just want to start off by saying you’re an incredible human being.”An equally incredible silence blankets the room. Then, Ian himself pierced the silence with his barely-contained laughter. I shook my head in disgust.It was a perfectly good night when Lonely Planet presenter Ian Wright visited MacEwan Hall last Thu., March 21-except… Continue reading Wright’s lonely world
The University of Calgary Drama Department struggles to explore the depth of human relationships in Anton Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard.After five years in Paris, Madame Ranevskaya returns to Russia to save her cherry orchard, a source of family pride. She has accumulated many debts, and neither her nor her brother, Gaev, can afford to pay… Continue reading Play can’t connect with Chekhov