Jamie Oliver vs The Kids – Should we eat the whole chicken?
So this one time on Food Revolution Jamie Oliver tried to convince a group of kids that chicken nuggets were too disgusting to eat by showing them how nuggets are made from the skin, cartilage,...
View ArticleGrowing Old
Just a few seconds ago, I saw a picture of a time capsule embedded in the flooring of a mall in Calgary, listed to be unearthed in the year 2999. I had misread the caption at first as 2099, and thought...
View ArticleCulture War Correspondence: Healthy Living
EVAN: Tired of getting sand kicked in your face and being humiliated in front of your significant other? Well now’s the time to put down that Twinkie hambuger you’re eating [it's just a Twinkie...
View ArticleCulture War Correspondence: Circumcision
KAT: Greetings girls and boys, today Gordon and I are here to discuss something that I have no personal experience with…: circumcision. Kitten gifs- because, I’m not going to search for any...
View ArticleCan A Feminist Wear High Heels?
And that’s a weird question to ask- especially coming from me. Yours truly, for any new readers, is a dude. I’ve never worn high heels, and with my long and elegant (if somewhat hairy) legs, I’ve never...
View ArticleBody Positivity and “Healthy” Double Standards, or Why I Need Fat Acceptance...
The moment you mention “fat” and anything positive in the same sentence you get a response that’s meant to put you in your place. It will usually go something like, “I don’t believe in encouraging...
View ArticleWhy We Don’t Need Fat Acceptance
I swear I am not trying to contradict Kat’s every post. Yes, we’ve had have our differences. We locked horns over femininity and warrior-princesses. Clashed over government regulation. Faced off on the...
View Article2015’s Cultural Battleground – Kat’s Account
EDITOR’S NOTE: We end this year by each taking a look back and picking our five best posts, explaining both their importance to us and to the world we currently live in. Clicking the banner images...
View ArticleOpportunity or Catastrophe? Weighing in on the Upcoming Legalization of Pot...
Legalizing recreational marijuana was part of Justin Trudeau’s election campaign platform, but it wasn’t something many people took seriously. What with the common mistrust of politicians and the...
View ArticleWhat is a Doul-a and What Do We Do?
When I first heard the term doula, I literally spoke the words: “a what-nah?” Fast forward two years and here I am: a practicing doula. The term ‘doula’ is ancient Greek and roughly translates as “a...
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