A surveillance society: 10 things you should know about Bill C-30[One of our most-read feature stories from this year makes a return appearance in the spotlight, as relevant as ever.] Bill C-30 is the lawful access legislation proposed by current minister of public safety Vic Toews. The bill is also known as the Investigating and Preventing Criminal Electronic Communications Act or Protecting Children from Internet […] Continue Reading |
Little Scream makes big noise through her musicShe’s an American citizen. She was born in Iowa and grew up along the Mississippi River. Years ago, in an act of romance, she moved to Montreal and assumed the moniker Little Scream. Who is this mystery woman? Is she a spy? No, it’s nothing that dramatic. Little Scream is the stage name of Montreal-based […] Continue Reading |
Comics: March 7, 2012 issue |
Green Your World: Conference shreds gnarThe recent Western Canadian Sustainable Campuses Conference at Simon Fraser University was pretty much the most inspiring thing ever. The 12th annual conference was a four-day affair involving a wide array of panel discussions and workshops including international climate policy, effective campaign building, and everything in between. All of the presenters were environmental professionals in […] Continue Reading |
What’s Up With Her?: Women for show and tellThe media is an inescapable source of influence and information in our society. Women can barely catch a break from highly sexualized images of other women that are supposed to represent what every woman should aspire to be. The images of emaciated models strewn across fashion magazines and female celebrities being idolized or put down […] Continue Reading |
In Search of Lost Time: Hugs for everyoneIt’s a necessity of the human condition to seek physical bonds with others. It can be hard to find and satisfy these needs, especially in a society that promotes hypersexual ideals with the ultimate reward being penetrative intercourse or orgasm, where encounters that lead to less than the hegemonic conclusion to a rendezvous are seen […] Continue Reading |
Show goes down the rabbit holeThe death of a child, the earth-shattering event that the play Rabbit Hole is centered around, is like a deep cut to the soul: it changes everything life could have been and keeps thoughts and dreams tethered underground. But Sylvia Rhodes, director of Langham Court Theatre’s production of the bittersweet Pulitzer Prize-winning play, is concerned […] Continue Reading |
Sampson, storytellerJohn K. Samson is the highly praised singer and lyricist for Manitoba-based rockers the Weakerthans. The release of his first solo album, Provincial, coincides with the release of his first book, Lyrics and Poems 1997-2012 (Arbeiter Ring Publishing). Long recognized as a stellar songwriter, Samson takes us through the lyrical years from the Weakerthans’ first […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Camosun too smokin’Camosun students who use Ewing 100 at the Lansdowne campus for classes and labs should get free gas masks upon registration. It’s the only way to survive the smoke that gets sucked in through the doors and windows. The levels of secondhand smoke around the designated smoking areas have impacted the routes I take to […] Continue Reading |
Local, Live, and Loud: March 7-20Thursday, March 8 Tower of Dudes, Dave Lang and the Black Squirrels The Fort Cafe, $5, 9 pm Come celebrate International Women’s Day with a tower of dudes. No irony here, purely literal. Purely literal, swampy, washboard, folky-rock goodness. Friday, March 16 Veviter, Bonehoof, Iceberg Ferg Logan’s Pub, $14, 9:30 pm I could go and […] Continue Reading |
