Call me a hippie, but on days like today, the work of advocates for those with intellectual disabilities like Jean Vanier, founder of L’Arche International and the Globe and Mail’s Nationbuilder of 2008 seems too few and far between. The abuse and discrimination of those with intellectual disabilities makes it clear that better understanding and […] More »
It’s 6:30 in the morning, I fall out of my bunk to the zigzagging motion of our ship and loud sirens coming from outside. I run to the bridge and see high-pressured water-cannons spray the entire port side of the ship. With our crew and my friends outside getting swamped by the water. We pass […] More »
[Editor’s note: From time to time we feature guest bloggers on a variety of topics. To enquire about contributing, email editor at this magazine dot ca.] BY MITU SENGUPTA Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire is one of the most celebrated films in recent times. The cinematically spectacular film tells the rags-to-rajah story of a young, love-struck […] More »
The second annual Radical Innovation in Hospitality Awards have announced this years top winner: A luxury oil rig hotel and spa, designed by Morris Architects. Judges were amazed at the fresh, innovative and sustainable concept, which promises to save some of the 4000 oil rigs currently floating in the gulf of Mexico after they are […] More »
It’s about time someone cracked down on the masses of weight-loss orgs trying to take advantage of everyone who’s down on themselves. If you didn’t already have an eating disorder because of the onslaught of fashion ads that greet you everyday in magazines, on TV, and on the billboards in your local town center, the […] More »
The government of Ontario and other provinces across Canada recognize that many people with disabilities are unable to work and need income support in order to cover their living and medical expenses. In Ontario it’s called the Ontario Disability Support Progam (ODSP) and it provides a maximum amount of $900 a month, along with a […] More »
I love pink. I look good in pink. In fact, I think everyone looks good in pink. And that’s good news, because February 19th marks the first international Day of Pink, an annual event to raise awareness to stop bullying, discrimination and homophobia around the world. This Thursday, a quarter of a million people will […] More »
Environmental innovation is often focused on big, costly projects — a massive wind turbine farm, a smart grid, or perhaps a policy change on carbon emissions. But when it comes to going green, it’s often the bare bones, DIY projects that have the greatest impact. Enter Solvatten, a simple jerry can that harnesses solar energy […] More »
Think you’re tough? Think you’re frugal? Think you could live on only $80 worth of food for an entire month? That’s what three Edmontonians are doing; spending a mere $80 on groceries throughout February as part of an experiment called the Working Poor Diet (the $80 figure was calculated using Alberta’s minimum wage rate of […] More »
Earlier this week I wrote about some of the magazines we surveyed when we started talking about our own redesign. Today I’m going to stop acting all coy and actually show you what our redesign looks like. Some of it, anyway. Yesterday, a reader told me that these redesign diary posts were, um, at risk […] More »