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Bannock: consuming colonialism

The history and political significance of bannock has changed over the years. Bannock has meant many things to many Indigenous people throughout history, from pre-contact to the fur trade to…

Contest encourages those with anxiety to share experience

Anxiety is a paranoid-headed monster that keeps you up at night. Anxiety keeps you from just asking for help in Wal-Mart — instead, you wander, eternally lost in the endless aisles, not…

Uchida’s Eatery keeps it simple, to divine results

Sometimes you find a place so magical and lovely you don’t want to share it with anyone, but also can’t keep quiet about it. That’s how I feel about Uchida…

Where’s your head at? Date your age, not your shoe size

You ever look at a 16-year-old and go, “Damn, they’re hot. I wanna get me some of that”? Yeah, don’t. It’s weird. Whenever I hear about university students dating high…

John’s Noodle Village’s dumplings are love at first sight

I can’t lie: I’m a little obsessed with dumplings. I’ve tried many different kinds, too. From the famous xiaolongbao (soup dumplings), to Japanese gyoza and Korean mandu. I only went…

Yakkers yap it up on Yik Yak

Yik Yak: it’s the social media sensation that’s sweeping Vikes Nation. And with good reason: hipper than Facebook and more ridiculous than Tumblr, Yik Yak is kind of like an…

Retail workers are people too: How crappy customers corrupt Christmas

“Oh, don’t mind her, she’s pooping” “Pardon me?!” “That’s the face she makes when she’s pooping” Or so I was told by one completely unfazed father on Black Friday. His…

No need to Boba Frett with these party tricks

The holiday season is upon us. There are drinks to mix, decorations to put up, and gatherings to host. Yes, it’s the most wonderful time of the year — but we’re not…

Hello Kitty and KFC: Christmas in the Land of the Rising Sun

Santa-san is coming to town! It’s December in Tokyo and the city is decked with depictions of that jolly man in a red suit, whom the locals know as Santa-san.…

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