I sat in my childhood bedroom staring at my bulging suitcase with tears in my eyes. I had just returned…
Public art flourishing in Ottawa with LRT station displays, new gallery
Adrian Gollner has watched the Ottawa art community develop and flourish over the last 30 years. With major projects like the LRT expansion an a new municipal gallery employing local artists, the future of the scene in Ottawa has never been healthier.
Our love-hate relationship with peanut butter
Millennials grew up in classrooms where peanut butter was forbidden. We got used to snacking on our PB and J’s…
Why do some students cling to their old part-time jobs even after graduating?
Graduates who paid their way through school by serving drinks and taking orders don’t always quit the service industry when…
The friend zone: Can men and women be “just friends?”
For decades, the question of whether or not men and women can be “just friends” has been going back and…
How breaking up with social media helped me not give a f*ck
I sat in the parking lot of the Kanata Centrum watching the windshield wipers swipe back and forth, flicking away…
The importance of Galentine’s Day in 2018
“What’s Galentine’s Day? Oh, it’s only the best day of the year. Every February 13th my lady friends and I…
Why do some YouTube stars do ugly – or amazing – things? Ottawa Vloggers explain
When YouTube was created in 2005, it was originally built for uploading and sharing short video clips, music videos and…
Opinion: 5 things to consider before viewing porn
A simple Google search away, pornography is more accessible now than ever before. With it being so…
Coffee & cameras
The Person When Tracy Fledderus had more freelance photography gigs than her evenings and weekends could accommodate, she knew it…