I grew up in a household where music, cinema and literature were never censored. I was exposed to television that would have otherwise made the Baptist mother’s of my elementary friend’s quake at their knees. Needless to say, I was savvy to all of the current cuss words. Thats why I was completely shocked at my [...]

The Daily Gumboot team is more than convinced that the population of douchebags is higher in East Africa than any other part of the world. Well, the inhabitants of East Africa exhibit a combination of sophistication and traditional behaviours except for a few wannabes who’s lifestyles is a true imitation of the glorified Hollywood stars.

Whether it’s because of Jon Stewart, Family Guy, this video, or History, the word “douchebag” has taken on a negative association the likes of a few other words that rhyme with things like grass, cole, other, and trucker. How this word exists in acceptable avenues of conversation and interaction – like outside of restaurants on Commercial Drive, The Daily Show, this blog, and high schools – certainly reveals the impact of douchebags on a wide range of different communities.

Getting into a challenging, dynamic, rewarding, organized, and fun workplace community is a tricky business. For a myriad of reasons, competition is as intense as it’s ever been, and job seekers around the world are in tough when it comes to showcasing their can, want, fit* with an organization. For example, a recent power-move by [...]

Two cool things happened on Wednesday. The first thing involved a professional discussion on LinkedIn. One of the LinkedIn groups that I follow, Future Trends, asked us to complete this sentence: Complete this sentence: The positive change that will have the biggest impact on the world is… and here’s why… This is what I wrote:  [...]

Who are you? I’m Godfrey von Nostitz-Tait. Throw my middle name “Marcus” into the mix and I have one of the longest, semi aristocratic-sounding names out there, coming in at 27 letters (plus a hyphen). Being double barrelled has always reminded me of my British/German roots – always a good thing. Still, I’m turning 30 [...]

Who are you? I am Kelly Anne Elizabeth White and I’m full of surprises. Allow me to explain. One could assume, given my exceptionally British name, that I am in fact English. Although I love tea, Coronation Street and custard I am in fact a proper Canadian mosaic of ancestries. Indeed my grandparents immigrated to [...]

As a key media outlet for the 2010 Olympics, the Daily Gumboot is excited to bring you our “Olympics Neighbourhoods” series. Here’s how it works: each week, Managing Editor, Kurt Heinrich, and Editor-in-Chief, John will profile a different Vancouver neighbourhood with a specific focus on things that might interest out-of-town visitors who arrive in The [...]

As a key media outlet for the 2010 Olympics, the Daily Gumboot is excited to bring you our “Olympics Neighbourhoods” series. Here’s how it works: each week, Managing Editor, Kurt Heinrich, and Editor-in-Chief, John will profile a different Vancouver neighbourhood with a specific focus on things that might interest out-of-town visitors who arrive in The Couve for the Olympics. We will do this between now and the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver and the story will be told be the Gumboot’s editors asking and answering the five questions below. These are the straight goods that you can’t get from VANOC, the Ministry of Tourism or the City of Vancouver. Let’s get to it!