Earthy Edibles: Smooth as spiced citrusOne of my favourite memories of living in Brazil as a child is of the beautiful mangoes we would harvest from our backyard. I loved watching them ripen and swell from small, hard green fruits to juicy globes barely holding onto the branches. My brother would climb the tree and cut them down, the sticky […] Continue Reading |
Double Teamed: Let’s text about sex, babyIn honour of the relatively recent inclusion of the word “sexting” to the Oxford English Dictionary, we decided to talk about texting about sex. And Glee. Clorisa: So, “sexting” is now an official word in the Oxford English Dictionary. Which is interesting. It’s probably one of the newer words added in there. Dylan: They said […] Continue Reading |
What’s Up With Her?: Mental illness stigmaA flight attendant for American Airlines has been hospitalized after having a panic attack and screaming over the plane’s PA system that the plane was going to crash. Reportedly, the flight attendant has bipolar disorder, a mental illness characterized by manic states, and had been off of her medication. In our society mental illness is […] Continue Reading |
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 |
Earthy Edibles: Goaty goodnessAh, cheese… that velvety, rich substance that adds an extra layer of padding to my body and prevents me from ever becoming a vegan. So many different incarnations of cheese are out there to titillate the taste buds. Aged, smoked, sheep’s milk, ash rind… I have to admit, I’ve been a bit of a cheese-wuss […] Continue Reading |
Double Teamed: Time for the three-way pileupClorisa: So, Dylan, have you ever participated in a three-way? Dylan: Nope. C: Yeah, me neither. Seems like it would be a lot of work. D: I dunno. I don’t know if I understand the appeal? C: I guess I can. How would you not feel pretty baller if you had two ladies? I think […] Continue Reading |
Earthy Edibles: Pistachio chocolate crunchYou may have noticed that I haven’t written any baking recipes in this column yet. This isn’t because I don’t like baking. I’m all over it. Some of the best jobs I’ve had have been at bakeries, mixing huge batches of muffins and cookies, and snacking on chocolate chips when the boss wasn’t looking. No, […] Continue Reading |
Double Teamed: Poking the starfishWhat does everyone have? Anuses! But how many of us like using them for things other than an exit? For this episode of Double Teamed, we talk about starfish and salad tossing. Dylan: So! Anuses: love them or hate them? Clorisa: I’m pretty apathetic towards anuses, actually. Apathy for anuses. If I had to start […] Continue Reading |
