Noms!: The cheap and void-filling stir fry

Stir fry is cheap, quick, full of vegetables, and can have enough spice to clear out any stuffed nose. It can be easily bulked up further with rice, noodles, and frozen vegetables in lieu of fresh ones. Build a base sauce to simmer it in, and you’ll have dinner and leftovers! All in all, it’s […]

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Ability’s Muse: The lie about mental illness

People who struggle with mental illness are often construed as dangerous, but in reality they’re more likely to be the victims of a crime than the perpetrator. In fact, according to the Canadian Mental Health Association, people who have a mental illness are two-and-a-half to four times more likely to be at the receiving end […]

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Astrological Asininity: February 19, 2014 issue

Hi! My name’s River and I can see the future… go! Aries: Okay, so there just might be something about a “duck escape” in your future but I don’t really get why unless you live on a farm! Oh, hold on, the cosmos is giving me some signals hereÉ oh, “duct tape”? Signal is coming […]

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Politically Speaking: The Liberals are a party in repair mode

The federal election of 2011 was the worst election in history for the Liberal Party of Canada. Once dubbed (by themselves) “Canada’s natural governing party,” the Liberals finished third, with just 18% of the popular vote across Canada. It seemed that years of infighting and a leadership shuffle that moved quicker than musical chairs had […]

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Age of Geeks: Apps apps everywhere

Most of us have Android or iOS smartphones and, boy, do we love them! But smartphones are nothing without their apps. These apps are a source of large revenue for the developers and offer a lot of convenience for the users. So, for this issue I’ve made a list of some geeky and useful apps, […]

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Queerly Forward: Go f%$& yourself

Some of the best sex I’ve had has been with myself. Nothing makes me moan and groan harder than my right hand stroking my penis, my left index finger slowly massaging my prostate and a creative imagination that places me in multiple hot and sweaty situations. Self-pleasure is hard to talk about, but easy to […]

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Victoria Beer Week gets crafty

Bringing over 30 craft breweries, including every brewery and brewpub on Vancouver Island, together for a week-long series of events wasn’t nearly as tricky as it sounds. Victoria Beer Week is a new event that celebrates BC’s growing craft beer scene and, according to board member Jeff Kendrew, the amount of interest from brewers and […]

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Goo Goo Dolls: the Nexus interview

It’s hard not to think of Buffalo alt-rock-lite band Goo Goo Dolls without immediately skipping to the choruses of their biggest songs, “Name” and “Iris.” But under the trappings of acoustic power ballad hits is a band that’s coming up on 30 years of distinguished rock and roll, not just the strummed acoustic numbers that […]

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Francois Leduc swims with great white sharks

Francois Leduc gives literal meaning to the term “swimming with sharks.” Leduc recently spoke at the IMAX about his experiences free-diving with sharks for the making of the movie Great White Shark. During the filming of the IMAX feature it was Leduc’s job to protect the featured diver William Winram when they were diving with […]

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