According to the Mayan calendar, we have 329 days until the end of the world. If you haven’t started planning yet (nothing like a “DEADline”), I’ve started to put together a planning guide of things to do to get ready for the impending disaster that will ensue. Continue reading
Every Saturday, Editor-in-Chief John Horn provides a short, snappy and hilarious update of community-minded miscellany called “The List” – we hope you engage in commentary with this feature and that you tell your friends about it. Most importantly, we hope you have fun with it! Continue reading
Dear Planets, This morning I arrived at work groggy. Sometimes that happens here on this planet when we Earthlings don’t … Continue reading
[Editor's note: I must start by saying that what unfolds below is a team effort - thanks to everyone who … Continue reading
Greece. The cradle of European civilisation. Of democracy. Of mathematics and philosophy. Of poetry (think Homer, not Simpson!). How come they’re broke, with such a resumee? German correspondent Peter Joerdell comments how saving Greece from utter ruin affects Europe and Germany on an emotional level. Continue reading
As the world is noticing the emergence of a popular movement that sparked in Spain last spring, Argentina is holding … Continue reading
Who are you? My response to this question depends on who is asking. Since you met me when I was … Continue reading
Who are you? At first I wondered whether I should answer this question about me personally or about my work. … Continue reading
My name is Betty Annand and I’ve been around long enough to wear purple and drink gin! I should be very sagacious by now, but I find that I learn more from my children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren than they learn from me. I was born in 1927 in Vancouver and lived on Capitol Hill in the east end of that city until 1937 at which time we moved to the little town of Bevan on Vancouver Island. Continue reading
Who are you? We are a non-profit society that draws its students from Vancouver’s 3 poorest neighbourhoods – Strathcona, Grandview-Woodlands … Continue reading
According to the Mayan calendar, we have 329 days until the end of the world. If you haven’t started planning yet (nothing like a “DEADline”), I’ve started to put together a planning guide of things to do to get ready for the impending disaster that will ensue. Continue reading
Three things receive unconditional respect and are regarded as near-holy in my home: a German work ethic (Kurt, my partner, … Continue reading
Since I can’t seem to function at all when I’m hungry, I believe that keeping a happy belly is the … Continue reading
Terminators and the Apocalypse (vs. Zombies and the Apocalypse) How’s it all going to end? My guess is we’re more … Continue reading