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Two heads are better than one. This is true for Magic: The Gathering as well. While most players rely on a well built, 60-card deck and a bit of luck to pull out a win, one of the newer formats in recent memory that has found a foothold on the competitive scene is Two-Headed Giant, […]

Why should men be talking about men’s violence toward women? Because, men hearing stories of women suffering domestic violence doesn’t actually change the lived-in reality that women face. In fact, it’s a process of re-victimization having to share a story of abuse or violence, often knowing that the perpetrators are likely to be never charged […]

Lacey-Lou Tapas Bar is a quirky, distinctive restaurant located at 1320 Broad Street. Lacey-Lou has a fine balance of art, food, and entertainment. Lacey-Lou considers itself an art lounge, tapas bar, and an entertainment venue. It’s a one-stop shop. The red brick walls showcase local artistic talent, displaying graffiti, comics, tattoo art, pop surrealism, and […]

“The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are,” said Joseph Campbell, an American philosopher, lecturer, and writer best known for his work in comparative mythology. Campbell’s books about mythology, like The Hero with a Thousand Faces and The Masks of God, have had a large popular influence on artists, writers, philosophers, and even […]

Interurban Walk Safer’s tough start: We reported in a previous installment of this column that 20 years ago marked the start of the Walk Safer program at Interurban. Unfortunately, our March 20, 1995 issue had a story updating readers on how things were going… and they weren’t good. “People aren’t as interested in volunteering [at […]

The wonderful neighbourhood of Fernwood has a unique restaurant called Stage Wine Bar. It’s located right in the heart of the Fernwood Village, at 1307 Gladstone Ave., and the hours are Sunday to Wednesday, 5–10 pm, and Thursday to Saturday, 5–11 pm. I frequent this establishment because I live about a five-minute walk away. The […]

Hermann Hesse, a German writer best known for his novels The Glass Bead Game, Steppenwolf, and Siddhartha, received the Nobel Prize in 1946. He had a troubled childhood and didn’t do well in school, so most of his education as a writer came during the evenings while he was apprenticing to become a bookseller. Working […]

Stinky situation: It’s a news story from 20 years ago that mirrors complaints island residents still have today: our March 6, 1995 issue talked about how Interurban students had been smelling something stinky in the air recently. “Mr. MacNutt, across the street, has a compost business where he mixes topsoil with animal wastes; depending on […]