Freeways, corporate efficiency experts, optical fibre internet, rapid transit, executive MBAs, electric bikes, fast food, instant fashion, and bullet trains. Everything, it seems, is moving at a velocity that’s difficult for the human soul to bear. A friend of mine listens to all audiobooks at 1.5x or 2x speed, so that it sounds like the… Read more »
The Good Tracks are Amazing While Others Need to be Sent Back Through The Green Door for Further Work Artist: The Discarded Album: The Green Door The Discarded’s most recent album, The Green Door, is currently streaming on all platforms after its release on November 25th, 2024. Originating from Orangeville, Ontario, in Canada, The Discarded… Read more »
As we all found out last week when a person not long out of high school decided to climb a shed and take a few pot-shots at the US ex-President, the hazards of mentally disturbed people “going postal” are perpetually with us. And we ought to not be too politically correct to say so. Instead,… Read more »
I have never snared a rabbit in the woods, eyed a 12-point buck down the barrel of a rifle, or blown a passing waterfowl out of the sky with a 12-gauge shotgun. Which doesn’t mean I don’t sometimes have the desire to do so. It is only natural that humans have a primal inclination to… Read more »
Lurking in back of seasonal revelry, like a cat cowering behind a Christmas tree, waits the ghost of tomorrow. Shortly a new year will be upon us, and we each will embark, like pilgrims, into the unknown. What drives us on, what demons or angels, what winds of adversity or breezes of contentment will we… Read more »
Surrounded—hemmed in by textbooks, papers, and screens—studying can feel a bit claustrophobic. But feeling trapped can always be worse and eminently more physical. A remedy to study fatigue is just a quick trip to the current event annals to provide, if not solace, perspective. Take the recent murder trial of an American named Sarah Boone. … Read more »
December has been a heavy metal-loaded month, with many big and anticipated releases. Among these rock releases were three singles by the Massachusetts band Oh The Humanity!. Having previously released two albums, Oh The Humanity! is generating buzz for its third by dropping three singles before the album’s January release date. The first single, “Gutted”,… Read more »
This week, I am excited to review another governance course—GOVN/CMNS 444: Media Relations. Overview GOVN 444 is a three-credit, senior-level course offered by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. It has no official prerequisites, though completion of CMNS 301 or another course in communication theory is recommended. GOVN 444 consists of seven units and… Read more »
Traveling to Japan is like stepping into a food lover’s paradise. From savory street snacks to intricate multi-course meals, every bite is a chance to experience Japan’s rich culture, history, and artistry. Last week, I wrote about some of the food adventures I had trying sushi, ramen, kushikatsu and bento boxes and this week I’ll… Read more »
So many things depend upon the value of moments. It’s often commented, for example, that basketball games seem to come down to the last few seconds of play: a last-minute drive to the basket; a fadeaway three pointer leaving the point guard’s fingertips a millisecond before the final buzzer. Sadly, it’s not too hard to… Read more »