The birth of the atheist evangelical

By Tyler Wolfe

It’s Saturday morning and you’re feeling great. Not much to do except relax with a good book, or perhaps meet some friends for coffee at your favourite local joint. A knock at the door, however, interrupts your daydream. It is the knock of someone with much experience knocking. You peer through the window and see… Continue reading The birth of the atheist evangelical

Bush’s new beach career

By Roman Auriti

Tourism Queensland has recently made an outrageous offer. It’s been globally advertising for a “tropical caretaker” to live for six months on the Hamilton Island just off the coast of Queensland, Australia. Th ere aren’t any specific prerequisites for this particular position- other than one year’s relevant experience- and keeping a blog and a video… Continue reading Bush’s new beach career

Upcoming movies a sea of dull

By Hoang-Mai Hong

Alas, it’s January, so gird yourselves for the new semester, as well as a month that will offer little in the way of good escapism, new movie-wise. It sounds rather bleak, but take comfort in the fact that there are still plenty of award-nominated and critically-acclaimed films still in theatres. If you still haven’t taken… Continue reading Upcoming movies a sea of dull

Blasting fixed elections

By Cam Cotton-O’Brien

As the recent American election is finally set to conclude with Barack Obama’s impending inauguration, it is worth reflecting on the wildly exciting electoral cycle down there to illuminate some concerns with the sometimes-proposed fixed election dates for Canada. Prime Minister Stephen Harper drew a lot of fire for backing away from his supposed plan… Continue reading Blasting fixed elections

When carrots cry

By Laura Bardsley

It appears the crunch is on for carrot production in the United Kingdom. Recently reported on the BBC, the European Union’s decision to ban over 20 pesticide ingredients has had a mixed response. To the farmers and pesticide companies, this is a kick straight to the nuts; they claim that it would cut carrot production… Continue reading When carrots cry

Joomla!: ‘So awesome, they spell it with an exclamation mark

By Ændrew Rininsland

Psst… Want to hear about the technology that’s been giving web geeks rock-hard nerd-ons? It starts with a J and ends in an exclamation mark… Joomla! (available at joomla.org, pronounced “Joom-LAAH,” and with emphasis) is an open source server-side Content Management System (CMS) that has several really unique aspects to it. As opposed to a… Continue reading Joomla!: ‘So awesome, they spell it with an exclamation mark

Concerts to warm your cockles

By Paul Baker

If you’re looking for some marvelous melodies this holiday season to counteract the same old, tiresome carols, have no fear. There are plenty of bitchin’ bands coming through town to warm the cockles of your winter-chilled, music-loving heart. For those who enjoy some rock standards, check out Metallica at the Saddledome on Thursday and Friday.… Continue reading Concerts to warm your cockles