Norquay Painted Canoe Paddles

First, you take one canoe paddle. It’s made of cherry wood sourced from Northern Ontario. Then you cut them perfectly. Then you hand-finish them in Montreal. Then you paint them. It’s almost too bad that winter is here, because we’d love to hit the Georgian Bay with one of these … Read More

Is MSG Bad For You?

If you’ve ever read Jeffery Steingarten’s It Must Have Been Something I Ate (and if you’re a foodie or a smug SOB, you should), you already know that MSG is fine and we have some hysterical doctor to blame for spreading irrational and baffling fear of this delicious, delicious ingredient. … Read More

Naughty Nurse Postcards, and More

The Evolution of the Nurse Stereotype via Postcards: From Drunk to Saint to Sexpot to Modern Medical Professional – Smithsonian Magazine “As if it wasn’t already governed by contemporary gender roles, nursing became entrenched as a distinctly female profession in the 1920s and 1930s. Male doctors drew strong lines between … Read More

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