A new beginning; back to the land
Jim and Donna move to the other side of Cecil Lake. But there’s no house.
Three unforgettable moments in [my] hockey history
Where I grew up in Northern Alberta, hockey was a big deal. My big brother played…
Masturbation: A Short History of a Great Taboo
Epic short film, Magical Caresses.
Vicwest caterpillar, a springtime phenomenon
Some years we have more. Some years we have less.
Cognition trick: the Google Effect
We’ve developed a habit of forgetting, or declining to remember, the information that is readily available…
Tsleil-Waututh Nation versus Bill Morneau, the duty to consult, and the public interest
Say it with me. The duty to consult Indigenous people does not conflict with the public…
Fresh approaches to skepticism
The skeptic social movement has been a big part of my social and intellectual world. In…
Music, music history, and generational waves of white supremacy
The more generations that pass by, the more obscured women’s lives are, by waves of patriarchal…
The stickiness of so-called “reverse racism”
When an idea is “intuitive” but also steeped in a culture war we have a heightened…