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Flipping the fisting script
admin • November 19, 2009
Andrea Zanin’s workshop challenges conventional attitudes about sex and sexuality Read More
Monetary incentives for medical justice
admin • November 12, 2009
W e’re living in an age where medicine is politics. Most of us walk around as pharmaceutical bodies, saturated with all sorts of unnecessary (or seemingly necessary) medications. We’re even bombarded with medical advertisements as we sit on the toilet staring at the door in a bathroom stall. These billion-dollar… Read More
A look into the 100-Mile challenge
admin • November 3, 2009
“I felt like a phony.” This was my friend’s answer when asked why he became a vegan. This basic sentiment is the real reason I chose to do the 100-Mile challenge two weeks ago. There are many motivations to embark on the “100-Mile challenge,” a diet consisting only of food… Read More
Pen pals for prisoners
Erin O'Callaghan • November 3, 2009
Queer-positive, anti-prison activists speak out at the 2110 Centre Read More
Debunking the one night stand double standard
admin • October 15, 2009
(CUP) Our generation grew up with Ginger Spice’s “Girl Power,” Samantha Jones’s fabulousness, and the days of Angelina Jolie’s Billy-Bob-sex-in-the-limo-leather-pants-snake-tattoo fame. These women have become icons for their ball-busting feminist attitude. Women with strong sexual influence have flooded pop culture – but what does it mean to be a sexually… Read More
Montreal’s Greek schools turn 100
Braden Goyette • October 8, 2009
It’s evening at the elementary school of the Hellenic Community Centre of Montreal – the children have gone home for the evening, teachers are preparing the next day’s lessons – and Fotis Komborozos looks around the empty corridors. “There’s no signs of it up yet,” he says, looking at the… Read More
Gender stereotypes affect health care
admin • October 1, 2009
UBC researcher Joy Johnson calls for new investigations Read More
Friends with food
admin • October 1, 2009
What: Fresh Autumn Salsa How much: under $10, depending on your tomato source Why: To hang on to tomato season and summer for as long as you CAN (in canning jars or not – get it?) We always miss fresh tomatoes dearly in the dead of winter (when they’re ghostly,… Read More
Is makeup making you sick?
admin • September 24, 2009
Femmetoxic.com educates consumers with a DIY ethic Read More
Celebrate Indian summer, Mumbai-style
Justin Scherer • September 24, 2009
I picked these recipes as a salute to the quickly retreating vestiges of summer. 1. Indian-style Roasted Corn (Roasted Bhutta): Street vendors sell this dish during one of my favourite summer festivals, and the natural sweetness of the corn mixed with the spicy and sour flavours of the seasoning is absolutely… Read More
Friends with food: Home-grown Sandwich
admin • September 19, 2009
Every Sunday, on the corner of Marie-Anne and Laval in a school playground, a few tents house local produce and, this week, one band featuring a kazoo player. We visited this farmers’ market (one of many in the city) and chatted with two guys selling vegetables to find out not… Read More
Short-term work, long-term stress
admin • September 19, 2009
Study finds health inequalities in the workplace and argues need for fringe benefits Read More
Who’s afraid of public health care?
Braden Goyette • September 3, 2009
With a debate raging down south over the possibility of a public option in Obama’s health care plan, Canada’s public system has gotten some flak. In conversation with The Daily this week, three McGill experts commented on the fine points of creating a more efficient and accessible health care system. Read More
Home-grown sandwich
admin • September 3, 2009
Friends with Food is back for another year and we are stuffed full with new ideas. We want this column to be about more than just recipes (but for fans and newcomers alike, don’t worry — we are still writing a recipe column). The key to cooking well is understanding… Read More