My Brother Lives on the Streets

Donald, left, and Erik, in the same hand-me-down shirt, five years apart.

At the holidays, Donald D’Haene feels particularly moved to help homeless people.

I Only Look Like “The Man”

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Sometimes the privileged aren’t all they’re made out to be.

Ten Things I’ve Learned From (and Love About) Libraries

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Libraries are free public spaces. Think about what that means. A free open space for anybody to use and enjoy. Public space is sadly becoming more and more rare these days.

British Columbia Will End The Spread of HIV/AIDS! (In British Columbia)

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“Obviously, the people in more high risk situations should be tested more often, but everybody should be tested.”

Guestpost #78: Jeremy Jacobson – Ten things I’ve learned from taking the bus to go to work at 6:12am everyday

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#7 Timing is everything

10 Things I’ve Learned From My Love of Naps

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Josh Bowman loves naps so much, he’s even considered moving to Spain.

Ten things I've learned from my love of naps

I can power nap for 20 minutes and be good. I have thought about moving to Spain just for the opportunity to have a mid-afternoon siesta. They have those in Spain, right? I would hate to move there and be all like “damn.” One of the things I have in common with the Canadian rapper [...]

Ten things I’ve learned from playing an evil doctor in a feminist performance cabaret

Note: in university, I ended up playing a role as a doctor that turns young girls into metallic pop starlets  in a show called “Mz. Kitty, Teenage Dominatrix” in Vancouver. The show also helped launch Stink Mitt and featured rapper Kia Kadiri. Nudity is only weird if the context is weird. Changing backstage with a bunch [...]

No, That’s not a Child, It’s a Speed Bump

I always thought Canadians were crazy with their hockey, drinking, two 50-yard lines, ice fishing, and drinking. They do a lot of stuff I don’t really get, but that’s why we love them, right? Well, now they might have gone too far. In West Vancouver, officials are installing speed bumps made to look like children. [...]