What if universities imposed a minimum age for enrollment? It came up over drinks with some friends, and I’ve been thinking about it ever since. The idea was that at 18 years of age, one has little to no life experience, and might make a better, more fulfilling decision about education by taking a few […]
Culture
No more bake sales?
BC’s schools are on a health jag. All over the province, they’re implementing a variety of initiatives to increase physical activity and better eating in students. Can’t disagree with that. Hats off to those that are removing or limiting pop and vending machines and providing healthier alternatives. Huge applauds to schools that are increasing nutritional […]
Kiddie Litter
Most people can tell the difference between reality and reality TV. You know who can’t, though? Kids. And that’s what’s really wrong with CBS’s latest contribution to the genre, Kid Nation. Here’s a reality show aimed squarely at the age group it features: eight to 15 year olds. In Kid Nation, forty tweens and teens […]
The man in the turban
Topaz Avenue is one of my favourite places to walk, here in Victoria. It’s a fairly steep climb (excellent for burning calories) and at the top is Summit Park, a quiet patch of wilderness secluded from urban life, where I like to go and think. Also on Topaz, about halfway up the hill, is a […]
Facing up to Facebook
Several months ago, following in the reluctant but curious footsteps of my significant other, I hopped on the Facebook bandwagon. Explained to me as “. . . a bulletin board that all your friends can leave notes on” and “. . . a yearbook and a scrapbook and a diary all crammed into one,” the […]
Until change do us part
Gabriele Pauli, Bavaria’s Conservative Christian Socialist, has a marriage proposal for you. No grand gestures, no diamonds, no romantic music; instead, Pauli has suggested that, after seven years, a couple should be able to choose to renew their marriage or allow it to dissolve. Yes, a seven-year expiry date on marriage. Ideally, the cycle of […]
Summer-is-so-over playlist
By guest blogger Sandeep Chauhan Summer may be over, but we can pretend that it’s not. The last part of our playlist (see parts 1 and 2) is a mixed bag — booty shakers, quiet storms, a new burner from the Wu, and something for the kids. Cause BoB is always about the kids. So […]
So that’s a Secret?
I must have been emitting some negative juju today as the universe has returned the negative vibe by crippling my first post. I was writing spontaneously, sort of, with my only guideline being a few notes I scribbled down on the back of an envelope while sitting on the bus. I typed them in, hit […]
Summer Playlist, Part 2
By Sandeep Chauhan I miss cassette tapes. I miss popping them in and out of my walkman, I miss the hiss they make as the tape unwinds from beginning to end, I miss their finiteness. Mp3 players are cool, but with so much choice it gets overwhelming. Part two of the summer playlist is dedicated […]
A summer playlist, Part I
By Sandeep Chauhan I love summer. Absolutely love it. Backyard parties, cool breezes, tropical drinks, and summer jams. My boy P-Love says it’s all about the summer jams. No one sits around and says ‘Remember so and so’s track? That made my winter yo!’ He’s right, there’s an almost undefinable quality to what makes a […]
