This year has, generally, been an awful year for American television. Only in a horrible year can shows like Whoopi be considered for renewal. I try to be a television watcher, I want to love TV, but I’m finding it harder and harder. Every time I like a show it gets cancelled, so, I’m going… Continue reading Savoury TV
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Xmas with perks
Jesus versus Santa Claus. No, it’s not a special holiday installment of Celebrity Boxing, it’s the battle silently taking place in many homes that celebrate Christmas each year. As our culture has grown increasingly secular, we have discarded the reasons for the holidays, replacing the religious meaning with candy and gifts. We’ve traded the “eternal… Continue reading Xmas with perks
A long list of losers
By James Keller
I am writing in the week before the University of Calgary Board of Governors meets to decide what tuition will cost next September. What’s more, this piece will be published a day before the decision is made, sitting on the stands for over a month. Still, I’m going to make a prediction, deadlines be damned:… Continue reading A long list of losers
Hitting the pow-pow
By Russ Dyck
Need a way to forget about those exams from hell coming up, and waste a bit of time in the process? Hit the slopes for a day or two… or four. Lake Louise and Sunshine are open with spectacular pow-pow nar-nar–and I say this from experience on Sun., Nov. 30. Fortress is scheduled to open… Continue reading Hitting the pow-pow
Motivated by fear
During a recent viewing of Michael Moore’s Bowling for Columbine, I was struck by the thesis of the film, best presented by Marilyn Manson. The idea was that fear inculcated by the news media is an important contributing factor to the gun violence epidemic in the United States, and the mainstream media has juxtaposed the… Continue reading Motivated by fear
Just when you think your date couldn’t get any worse…
People drunk enough to throw up are relatively unselective when it comes to choosing a vomit venue. That’s nothing new. In fact, I’ve seen a number of interesting losing-your-lunch locales. The Saddledome, garbage cans in front of the old Fox, Rez bathrooms (of course), C-Trains, even Science Theatre water fountains. You’d think a living room… Continue reading Just when you think your date couldn’t get any worse…
Believe it or not, this is the headline
I cannot help but thinking there is nothing. There, a direct confrontation with nihilism. Nihilism is a philosophy that believes in nothing, it is an untenable position to hold. If one is reasonable, and holds the position, suicide is a necessary result. If you cannot believe in anything, then your life will hold no value… Continue reading Believe it or not, this is the headline
A global potluck
For those who oppose globalization, one of the biggest concerns associated with the concept is Westernization, or worse– Americanization. One of the arguments that seems to surface every time the dirty G-word is mentioned is the hell that will ensue if globalization continues and every city in the world has a McDonald’s at one end… Continue reading A global potluck
Passing on seconds
Some readers may remember my recent advice about sampling a potential hook-up before you commit to bringing them home. It has, however, come to my attention that some people are too optimistic for this sampling process. A “glass is half full” attitude can have disastrous results. Take, for example, a third-year student named Shannon. She’d… Continue reading Passing on seconds
Doing stuff others didn’t
By Russ Dyck
Men’s Volleyball Our men’s volleysaurs met face to face with the University of Manitoba Bisons Nov. 21-22 in the only inhabitable part of Manitoba—Winnipeg. The Dinos were one place behind the Bisons in the Canada West standings prior to the weekend, yet they destroyed the Bisons in three straight games in a Friday ass-kicking. However,… Continue reading Doing stuff others didn’t