{"id":26060,"date":"2024-11-13T09:00:23","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T17:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/?p=26060"},"modified":"2024-11-14T12:47:59","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T20:47:59","slug":"25-years-ago-in-nexus-november-13-2023-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2024\/11\/13\/25-years-ago-in-nexus-november-13-2023-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"25 Years Ago in<\/em> Nexus: November 13, 2023 issue"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Freedom torches:<\/b> There is nothing more effortlessly cool than a cigarette. It\u2019s true, however, that the cigarette is a dangerous drug that possesses lingering effects beyond Rita Hayworth allure. On a two-page spread in our November 15, 1999 issue, we covered the hows, whats, and whys of smoking. Writer John Overall says in his article \u201cLet them drink smoke\u201d that, come 2000, new anti-smoking regulations will be implemented across BC, preventing cigarettes in all workplaces. While for some this may have been welcome news, writer Wendi Davies shared in her article \u201cUp in smoke\u201d how difficult it already was as a smoker on the decline of the cigarette zeitgeist. While smoking may be glamorous, all it\u2019s really good for, writer Erika Whitmore says, is population control.<\/p>\n

The art of vandalism:<\/b> In the bathroom is where philosophy manifests, claims Davies in her piece \u201cPhilosophy from the head\u201d in this issue. Davies details what defines a modern philosopher and how one may be found in men\u2019s washrooms scribbling affirmations onto stalls\u2014the nouveau<\/i> meeting ground for discussion. Whereas the media and killjoys portray graffiti as a gang-related expression of violent disrespect, Davies says graffiti artist Chaz Borj\u00f3quez sees graffiti as \u201ca personal voyage seeking self-esteem.\u201d It is easy to blow this off as farce, however, there\u2019s a claim to be made about its sincerity. If you\u2019re curious, look to the craproom for more information.<\/p>\n

Devout Humanist:<\/b> The unholy temple of Humanism welcomes all who follow its three pillars, however, in this issue, we covered how even Humanists can\u2019t seem to get along. Interviewed for the story, former British Columbia Humanist Association president Theo Meijer shared that while it may be a small organization of around 130 members, it\u2019s rarely united on its ideologies\u2014often tense between some dogmatic characters of radical secularism. Well, what can you do? They\u2019re only human.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Freedom torches: There is nothing more effortlessly cool than a cigarette. It\u2019s true, however, that the cigarette is a dangerous drug that possesses lingering effects beyond Rita Hayworth allure. On a two-page spread in our November 15, 1999 issue, we covered the hows, whats, and whys of smoking. Writer John Overall says in his article […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":26061,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,322],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26060","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-views","category-november-13-2024"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t