I watched a documentary two or three years ago in which the film crew spent a month recording the day-to-day life of a couple who were both working full time at minimum wage jobs and doing their best to raise several children while living in poverty. One of the points of dramatic tension in the… Read more »
“She’s a backbiting gossiper who throws anyone under the bus as soon as they leave the room. Nasty, fussy, impolite—just your type!” With sarcasm and passive aggression it’s easy to denigrate a person and categorize them, rightly, wrongly, or humorously. Such pop psychology can be enacted whenever a conversation veers into being about people rather… Read more »
From my early beginnings as a young introvert, the public library has always been a bit of a refuge. Years later, not much has changed, albeit with an additional affinity for endless hours spent scouring second-hand bookstores to add to my ever-growing “to-read” pile. From one bookworm to another, this column will be underscoring and… Read more »
Surrounded by Idiots is a book written by Thomas Erikson, originally published in Sweden and titled, “Surrounded by Idiots: How to Understand Those Who Cannot Be Understood.” It is unlikely to be everyone’s cup of tea, but it should lead everyone to ask themselves some fundamental questions around the thought of being surrounded by idiots,… Read more »
Debating with others can be fun or infuriating or a bit of both; the important thing, academically, is to keep our minds open to new evidence and ideas. There are few, if any, theories not worth investigating if we’re worth our academic salt. Discourse Theory applies when we consider the rightness and wrongness of various… Read more »
From my early beginnings as a young introvert, the public library has always been a bit of a refuge. Years later, not much has changed, albeit with an additional affinity for endless hours spent scouring second-hand bookstores to add to my ever-growing “to-read” pile. From one bookworm to another, this column will be underscoring and… Read more »
In adolescence, I had watched the classic film The Kid, in which Steve McQueen plays a slick and cocky professional poker player. Completely oblivious to any of the film’s deeper messages, and lured by visions of easy money and attractive working hours, I had briefly toyed with the idea of pursuing a career as a… Read more »
Canadian post-punk trio, Absolute Losers, will be releasing their debut album At The Mall on August 4th 2023. The album will be available for streaming anywhere you get your music. Absolute Losers was formed in 2019 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. The band consists of Daniel Hartinger on drums, Josh Langille on guitar, and Sam… Read more »
From my early beginnings as a young introvert, the public library has always been a bit of a refuge. Years later, not much has changed, albeit with an additional affinity for endless hours spent scouring second-hand bookstores to add to my ever-growing “to-read” pile. From one bookworm to another, this column will be underscoring and… Read more »
Sally Field was a pint-sized teen actress in the 1960s; she adorably won accolades playing a lovable neophyte surfer named Gidget (the local beach boys dubbed her such because she was a girl and seemed like a midget). Later in the decade she starred as an equally-short (not all typecasting is avoidable) novice nun embarking… Read more »