by Tyler Laing | Jan 14, 2013 | Culture
On a recent trip to the Dominican Republic, I discovered the country’s national drink is called mamajuana. Yes, it sounds just like that — “mama wanna.” Now, I know what you’re thinking, because I thought the same thing: the Spanish pronunciation sounds oddly sexual...
by Tyler Laing | Dec 13, 2012 | Culture
Peter Moore First year General Studies “Sometimes when I’m really desperate to learn information in a short amount of time, I’ll just sort of walk around my apartment with my textbook balanced on my head, and … the concentration of balancing this textbook on your...
by Tyler Laing | Dec 13, 2012 | Culture
What cocktail better tickles your tastebuds with fingers of holiday delight than rum and eggnog? As a youth, I never much cared for the ’nog. Too rich for my liking — almost gag inducing. It required a resolute mind and steely stomach to finish even a rocks glass...
by Tyler Laing | Dec 6, 2012 | Culture
The author of Ecclesiastes made a fan out of me with the words, “I commend enjoyment,” for I, too, commend enjoyment. And just after this initial commendation comes the lasting legacy of Ecclesiastes: “there is nothing better for people under the sun than to eat, and...
by Tyler Laing | Nov 29, 2012 | Culture
There are those of you who want so badly to celebrate St. Paddy’s Day with the liver-flinching vigour that such an occasion deserves, but who have an aversion to food colouring in your beverage: that is a truly unfortunate dichotomy. If only you could dive into a mug...