Culture War Correspondence: The Police
EVAN: Rooooooooooxaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnne! Ladies, gentlemen, and others, Gordon and I have come together today to discuss, you guessed it, The Police. You could argue that there are other greater...
View ArticleTalking [And Continuing to Talk] About Sexual Assault in the Animation Industry
Last night Adventure Time storyboard revisionist Emily Partridge went to twitter to identify Skyler Page, creator of the Cartoon Network series Clarence, as the person who had sexually assaulted her,...
View Article3 Things Christians Parents Can Learn From the Death of Leelah Alcorn
On December 28th Leelah (Josh) Alcorn committed suicide. In the Tumblr note she scheduled to upload after her death, Leelah implies that her parents’ strict rejection of her identity was one of the...
View Article3 Life Lessons I Learned in Church (Or, the Hilariously-Sad Realization that...
“Here’s an easy way to figure out if you’re in a cult: If you’re wondering whether you’re in a cult, the answer is yes.” ― Stephen Colbert, I Am America They say hindsight is 20/20. Never has this...
View ArticleCan You Do Halloween Without Buying Into Excessive Consumerism?
We love Halloween. We love getting dressed up. We love carving pumpkins. We love candy. There is just so much to love, and this year we jumped right into the fray. We even went on John’s first ever...
View ArticleComing Out, Moving Forward
When I was last dating a man, I talked long and loud about my queerness. I objectified female celebrities with the gusto of a barely post-pubescent male; I loudly debated the finer plot points of such...
View Article5 Privileges I’m Thankful for on International Women’s Day (and That I Want...
Today, on International Women’s Day, I’ve been reminded of how grateful I should be. Maybe it’s because I’ve been flipping through images of women’s protests around the world. Maybe it’s because I’ve...
View ArticleIf Protecting Women Against Sexual Assault was the Point, Bathroom Preference...
The bathroom use of transgender people has been a topic that’s hard to avoid, especially on social media. Here in Canada, the following video began to circulate after Alberta’s 61 school boards decided...
View ArticleThe Trans Pacific Partnership: A Threat to Canadian Taxes, Food Security,...
By Lorena Müller – CC BY 2.0 My name is Jonathan. I am 26 years old and living a typical Canadian life. I can honestly say that I spent the majority of my life wanting “the dream”: money, fame, and...
View ArticleThe Deepwater Horizon Film Reminds us That Hollywood is Still a Propaganda...
I’m kinda furious about this: When first watching the trailer, I tried to remind myself that it was just a movie. But it’s never just a movie, is it? Given enough time, I’m sure I could list hundreds...
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