As I mentioned in last week’s column, fall is by far the vibiest, most atmospheric time of the year: a time to rejoice in the mellow, melancholy beauty of thick fogs, Autumnal forests dripping with rain, Scandinavian sweaters that smell of wet dog and smoke from burning leaves, and eerie, unexplained noises in the night. … Read more »
The world became a less safe place after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City on September 11, 2001, and even more so after the terrorist attacks in Southern Israel on October 7, 2023. The terrorist attack in 2001 saw just under 3,000 Americans lose their life that day and… Read more »
Hearing someone say “kissing disease” may invoke images Pepe Le Pew, the skunk who goes around trying to kiss every female skunk he can get his paws on. It is precisely the fun-sounding lovey-dovey nature of mononucleosis’ nickname that has taken away from just how serious this viral infection truly is, with research seeming to… Read more »
As Calgary got their first snow very recently, I found myself cranking up the furnace, which caused an increased bout of dryness and also a round of break-outs in acne. Winter can be tough on the skin due to the colder temperatures and drier indoor climate. The sudden change from warm to hot particularly can… Read more »
Are you going to eat that last mozzarella cheese fry? It’s a valid question that graces the countenance of many an appy-platter participant. More dour, if not doughy, is a query that accompanies many a neophyte university student – what are you going to do with that? One response to this rejoinder would be to… Read more »
Shortly after the Twin Towers in the United States were plummeted to the ground by the 9/11 terrorist attack, I saw a poster about it on the wall of my university. It held a picture of a young Arabic child, a girl, holding a white doll, sitting in rubble from a war-torn home, hatred in… Read more »
Fences, hailing from Seattle, Washington, is an American indie rock band led by the talented vocalist and guitarist Christopher Mansfield. The group also features guitarist Benjamin Greenspan, bassist and vocalist Lindsey Starr, and drummer Elliott Garm Chaffee. They introduced their debut studio album, titled Fences, in 2010, followed by Lesser Oceans in 2015, and Failure… Read more »
After digging into the issue of safety and security at private airports and with private airplanes, “black flights”, and navigating between U.S. stakeholders, the last stop involved connecting with Canadian stakeholders, including professional associations, governmental departments and agencies, and legislators. A quick rendezvous prior, with the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP), indicated that… Read more »
Academia needs a paradigm shift. That’s because we are not in this world to learn to hate. So, academia should not teach us to hate. I believe we are here in this world to love unconditionally. And that means we are called to love everyone without exception. Loving everyone means we love all people, including… Read more »
