Five summer outings that you just can’t refuse Summer’s on, the days are long and sunny, and you just want to get outside. You want the best summer ever, but typically, you have no money to speak of. Lucky for you, amazing outdoor adventures await within a reasonable radius of the Lower Mainland, using either…
Sold out, full of sell-outs, so shell out Line-ups for this summer’s music festival season are now being unveiled, bringing with them the inevitable yearly waves of excitement and cynicism. Criticisms of large music festivals are widespread and mostly valid. Artists like Mumford and Sons, The Black Keys and The Flaming Lips show up on…
Keep cool this summer with these hip happenings around the Lower Mainland So. School is wrapping up and it’s almost time for summer break. Too bad BCIT’s tuition and rigid payment structures mean you’ll be working all summer instead of flying off to beaches, festivals, and European backpacking odysseys. Fear not! The Link has…
Largest retrospective of Spiegelman’s work opens at the Vancouver Art Gallery Many Gen Y readers have been introduced to the work of Art Spiegelman though their academic curriculum. MAUS, Spiegelman’s Pulitzer Prize- winning graphic novel, is commonly discussed in high school history classes and college-level Holocaust studies. MAUS marks only the tip of the iceberg…
Casual encounters are crafting a new campus relationship culture OTTAWA (CUP) — A study presented at the American Psychological Association Symposium in 2000 stated that 87 per cent of college students report having “hooked up.” The vague term describes the type of encounters that have been replacing traditional dating on university campuses over the recent…
Despite its questionable history, the vibrator’s story is entertaining and eye-opening ANTIGONISH, N.S. (CUP) — The insulting but hilarious story of the invention of the vibrator seems to be popping up everywhere. Let’s face it; if anything warrants a retelling and celebration of its invention, it’s the vibrator. Rachel P. Maines’ 1999 novel The Technology…
I saw you in Starbucks, wearing a fur coat and a mink hat. As you ordered your hazelnut Americano, I couldn’t help but wonder if coffee is the only thing you like tall, dark and strong? Hit me up and you’ll upsize your life to a grande. . . . I saw you at the…
Retired sexual health educator Meg Hickling discusses sex, society, and the next five generations The last time I was in a room with Meg Hickling, she was explaining to me how to wash my genitals properly. This grandmotherly registered nurse has taught sexual health education for over 30 years to children and parents all over…
X-rated versions of popular movies too funny to be a turn-on A Clockwork Orgy There were times I forgot this was a porno, since the main characters wear the signature white outfits with black bowler hats and speak Nadsat, the Russian slang dialect… Instead of coming up with an original plot, A Clockwork Orgy simply…
Ongoing until February 14 3rd Annual Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival Various locations Hot chocolate is great because it can be enjoyed in many circumstances: a cup with your loved ones at a family gathering or some cocoa goodness on a romantic date. The third installment of the Hot Chocolate Festival runs for nearly a month…
Your guide to bangin’ hangouts at on-campus It’s Wednesday evening. Class ended early today, and you’ve spent the hours since then quenching your thirst with mugs at Mug’s. You’ve also been eyeing the hottie across the bar (don’t listen to the discouraging whispers of your friends — they’re just jealous of your success and unstoppable…
Navigating abstinence as a college kid in the 21st century After a relationship comes to a close, I go through a couple of phases. First, I pound back consecutive bottles of wine while wearing out my copy of Jeff Buckley’s Grace between repeated viewings of 500 Days of Summer. As stage one winds down, I…