Once a Redditor …

Here’s a trick question: what’s the only place in the world that hosts a major atheism club, featured an in-depth, crowd-sourced interview with American President Barack Obama, supports a burgeoning amateur porn scene and is owned by major magazine publisher Condé...

Growing Pains: Opposites are good for you

It’s getting to be that time of year again. The halter tops and muscle tees are going back in the closet, and the scarves and boots are tapping in. Maybe you’re reuniting with a sweetheart who went out of town over the summer, or you had a romantic rendezvous at...

Growing Pains: The power and pitfalls of pride

Last week, I talked about shame in this column. This week, we’re looking into shame’s antonym, pride. Shame and pride are fundamentally human emotions, and both rely on having a sense of self. You can imagine an animal being happy, sad or angry, but if you dress your...
Growing pains: There’s no shame in shame

Growing pains: There’s no shame in shame

Shame is a powerful tool. But rejecting the benefits of shame is a mistake, because it’s a fundamental part of culture that helps us set a standard for our behaviour.  Most kids go through that phase where they should really start showering regularly, or brushing...