The Intersection of Faith and Culture
Glasgow, Scotland was alight with festivities and pageantry last night. It was the opening ceremonies to the Commonwealth Games, an athletic competition whose scale and grandness is bested only by the Olympics. Though the Commonwealth Games has its roots in colonialism, the Games now is for independent, sovereign states that […]
As I sit down to write this, my Twitter feed constantly updates me with 140 character descriptions from the war zone that is Gaza. I can barely keep up. Truth be told, I don’t even have the ability to compute what I read. As of this moment the figures are as […]
Dear Facebook, It has been seven years since that fateful day we got together. In the beginning, things were fun and exciting. We played games and embarked on spontaneous adventures. Eight hours with you sometimes wasn’t enough. Not a day went by without me thinking about you. You swept me […]
In one of the most embattled regions in the world, Israel and Palestine are ignited once again with more violence. Hamas — which is part of the Palestinian government — and Israel are engaged in what is being called one of the worst flare-ups in this region for years. So what […]
Unbeknownst to most people, yesterday, July 14, was Malala Day, as recognized by the UN’s Global Education First Initiative.
Guess who’s back. Back again. Ford is back. Tell a friend. Toronto’s (perhaps even North America’s?) most interesting politician returned to City Hall on Monday, June 30 after being in a rehabilitation facility for two months. As everyone would expect, Rob Ford gave a speech full of apologies. While he […]