A Boy (or Girl) Named Storm

By now we’re all aware of the recent media firestorm about the genderless baby. (To recap: Canadian couple decides to raise its toddler, Storm, without telling anyone the baby’s gender.) Lurking in the background of this slow-news-day shocker are the names of the couple’s children: Jazz, Storm, and Kio. Jazz … Read More

Canada’s “New” Age of Majority

Unless you spent Monday beneath a rock, you already know that Stephen Harper’s Conservative Party earned its first parliamentary majority this week. It’s hard to imagine a more favourable outcome for the formerly put-upon PM: his party has 167 seats, two of the three men he stared down (or avoided … Read More

Kickstart My Heart

This is a sports story, but it’s also a love story. So, to begin, here is some relationship advice from contemporary Americana songwriter Dan Bern: “When I tell you that I love you/Don’t test my love/Just accept my love/Don’t test my love … ’Cause maybe I don’t love you all … Read More

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