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Victim vs. Non-Victim Empathy in Domestic Violence

By Dina Oketch We are passing through one of the most violent times of the year. I am not speaking of crowded Christmas shopping or New Year’s celebratory madness, but of domestic violence and its occurrence during the festive season. It is horrifying to think that in worst case scenarios domestic violence can lead […]Read Post ›

They Don’t Let Ugly People on TV Anymore

By Ryan Uytdewilligen Imagine it’s the 1950’s and your father returns home with a television set. Just one for the entire family and there are only three channels. When you turn it on, the most wholesome, sweet, and plain couple named Ozzie and Harriet Nelson are staring back at you. There’s nothing special about them, […]Read Post ›

AND YOU CAN TAKE THIS TO THE BANK: The Current State of Toronto Food Banks

By Janis Warren They stopped giving out numbers past 100 a while ago. I found this out the hard way as I walked down King Street, only to be greeted by angry stares as opposed to food-filled boxes and buggies. I was number 86 literally and metaphorically… ‘eighty-sixed’ meaning cast out short of due. By […]Read Post ›

Second Chance for Max Headroom

By Ryan Uytdewilligen A Question for those of you old enough to remember – or for those of you young enough to rediscover classic pop culture phenomenons – do you remember Max Headroom? Max was a goofy computer generated TV host who became the face of the 1980’s New Coke commercials, host of an MTV […]Read Post ›