The first item listed in a recent story on the Atlantic Wire website, “The Worst Reactions to the Japanese Earthquake,” was an awkward construction from P.J. Crowley, a U.S. State Department spokesman, on his Twitter page: “We have been watching a hopeful tsunami sweep across the Middle East. Now we[Read More…]
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Senate should pass generic drug export bill
McGill Tribune This week, the House of Commons passed Bill C-393. The bill seeks to amend the Canadian Access to Medicines Regime (CAMR) to streamline the process by which generic copies of patented drugs can be shipped to people who need them in the developing world. Despite criticism from some[Read More…]
Forget finder’s fees
From January to April, almost every conversation you will overhear at McGill will be about finding a place to live in Montreal. Especially when looking for your first apartment, it often feels like you will never find the right place unless you act fast and start early. While the rest[Read More…]
Removing pests can be a rat race
I would call myself a pretty neat person. I wash dishes the night they’re dirtied, do laundry once a week, and occasionally brush my teeth. However, the events that transpired shortly before this past Reading Week have led me to re-evaluate my cleanliness. The story starts the Wednesday before break[Read More…]
SORD: Sudden Onset Runner’s Diarrhea
az.milesplit.com Shin splints, stress fractures, and plantar fasciitis plague most distance runners at some point, but there’s one condition that nearly all endurance athletes face, one that makes roads unsafe and unsanitary for casual exercisers: sudden onset runner’s diarrhea. Some athletes don’t poop and tell, forever ashamed of their experiences[Read More…]
Confessions of a serial message board lurker
Until this September, I was a message board virgin. In fact, when a fellow editor told me last year that he had found most of his interview subjects for a story he was writing through message boards, I didn’t even know what he was talking about. He explained to me[Read More…]
Weddings over disasters?
The world has witnessed massive destruction and upheaval over the past few months, but still more apparently captivating to the public imagination is the upcoming wedding of England’s Prince William to his princess-to-be, Kate Middleton. Not only fascinating to British folk who worship the royal family, The Toronto Star[Read More…]
Politics, porn, and provocative performance
Lisa Graves and Elizabeth Delage / Studio 303 Lisa Graves and Elizabeth Delage / Studio 303 This year’s Edgy Women Festival, a multinational, visual celebration of females and femininity, will showcase the work of a variety of different artists from Japan, Germany, Canada, and the United States. Taking place in[Read More…]
An alien take on the stoner comedy
heyuguys.co.uk Set primarily in the Western United States, Paul is the fish-out-of-water story of Graeme (Simon Pegg) and Clive (Nick Frost), two nerdy British vacationers who embark on a road trip across the West. When they pull over in their RV on a long stretch of desert highway, they come[Read More…]
Who’s afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?
collider.com Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the theatres, screaming teenagers have come back for the latest supernatural romance thriller. While Catherine Hardwicke’s Red Riding Hood is innovative in that it’s a far cry from the bedtime story you remember from your childhood, the film[Read More…]
