Book: The Dictator’s Last Night (link) Author: Yasmina Khadra “They have crossed out my slogans, disfigured the portraits of me that decorated the facades of buildings … Is that how people show love for their guide? Did this people love me sincerely, or was it merely a mirror reflecting back to me my own exaggerated… Read more »
The man cave is now such a ubiquitous part of modern popular culture that it is almost taken for granted. The image of blokes tinkering in their garage, woodshop, or other designated area with the caveat that all others should stay out of their sacred space seems to be entrenched in what the idea of… Read more »
I’m prepping to write part two?the last part? of the comedy articles. But truth be told, I feel down-spirited today, ready to burst into tears. Not a funny bone in my body. You see, an article series I labored over for weeks?my tongue-in-cheek magnum opus?got scrapped without a penny payout. But I face the task… Read more »
Quick! Check the weather forecast. It’s almost time for International Go Topless Day! Held annually on the Sunday closest to August 26?Women’s Equality Day?this year’s topless event is scheduled for Sunday, August 28. The annual Go Topless Day event is held to support the right of women to go topless in public. As the official… Read more »
Originally from Victoria, Mia Wiens is working on her Diploma of Arts from AU while living in Medicine Hat, where she recently moved after spending four years in Calgary, Alberta. But AU is not her first distance education experience. She was kind enough to take some time out of her schedule to tell The Voice… Read more »
If you haven’t heard, there’s a furor right now over the burkini. This piece of swimwear, developed in 2003 in Australia, is basically a two-piece suit consisting of leggings and a long-sleeved top with a hood. The Mayor of Nice, the city so recently the victim of the terrorist truck attack, has banned the garment… Read more »
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Dear Barb: I was away for my first year of university and I recently returned home for the summer. When I got home it seemed everything had changed and it doesn’t feel like home anymore. In fact I just want to go back to school! I tried to talk to my mom about how I… Read more »
Band: Union Duke Album: Golden Days No summer is complete without adding an awesomely fun folk album to your playlist. Toronto folk quintet Union Duke has just released their third album Golden Days, and it promises to be a rollicking good time. Founded in 2008 by childhood friends Ethan Smith, Jim McDonald, Matt Warry-Smith, and… Read more »
It is mid-August and already the geese are flying over. Can it possibly be that summer is nearly gone? It doesn’t seem entirely possible and yet the leaves are changing and the geese are honking. When I completed my undergrad degree in the beginning of the year I had allotted myself a definitive amount of… Read more »