The Hipless Boy: The big idea
My girlfriend George (short for Georgina) pulls on some stockings. They’re black, with little red hearts on them. Her coworker gave them to her. “She… Read More »The Hipless Boy: The big idea
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Hyde Park: Cranston: give me respect
Is there anything more subjective than musical taste? Every single person has their own conception of what “good” music is. Over reading week, a group… Read More »Hyde Park: Cranston: give me respect
Lost at the movies
Annual film series at the Goethe Institut places contemporary German film in dialogue with the country’s cinematic past
News Brief
Caférama tenant report ranks bidders [correction appended] In a confidential report released to SSMU councillors Friday, the SSMU Operations Committee ranked the seven tenders bidding… Read More »News Brief
BoG set to approve Master Plan today
The Board of Governors will approve a large portion of McGill’s physical Master Plan today, pledging the University to a broad set of goals as… Read More »BoG set to approve Master Plan today
Letters: TAs strike, activism jargon debate rages on
Floh re-enters the jargon fray Re: “A jargon-y defense of jargon?” | Commentary | March 31, 2008 Emilie Connolly partly misses the point. I don’t… Read More »Letters: TAs strike, activism jargon debate rages on
In defense of alcohol
As Mitch Hedberg once remarked, alcoholism is the only disease you can get yelled at for having. Drunks have been treated unfairly for far too… Read More »In defense of alcohol
We come in peace: Montreal’s Alien8 recordings
Talk of the Montreal indie sound that pioneered in the early 2000s by bands such as The Unicorns has been rendered acutely obsolete. Online dissemination… Read More »We come in peace: Montreal’s Alien8 recordings
McGill’s green progress
After years of inconsistent administrative support, a breadth of student environmental projects are breaking new ground
Errata
In the article “Administrators offer weak answers to Senate questions” (News, March 27), The Daily wrote that the Safe Space program was started by three… Read More »Errata
All Hopped Up: Old world beer in New France
If, somehow, beer culture was a religion – and the zealous, prophetical, and dogmatic sides of the industry do exist – Belgium would be the… Read More »All Hopped Up: Old world beer in New France
Nantha’s curry
Malaysian chef Nantha Kumar may be eccentric, but that in no way detracts from the quality of his cooking; in fact, some might even say… Read More »Nantha’s curry
2007-2008 Year in review
This year echoed with ghosts of the past. Student strikes popped up across the province, recalling the militancy of 2005. The food-services debate of 2004… Read More »2007-2008 Year in review
Acclaimed SSMU VP Finance & Operations Tobias Silverstein speaks out
Next year’s Finance & Operations portfolio is one of the least-contested SSMU positions in recent memory – it’s been like the hot potato of exec… Read More »Acclaimed SSMU VP Finance & Operations Tobias Silverstein speaks out
Wikileaks web site gives whistleblowers a voice
Unjust organizations around the world face a new threat: anonymity. A new web site called Wikileaks makes whistleblowers untraceable, so that they can leak documents… Read More »Wikileaks web site gives whistleblowers a voice