AltWeeklies Wire
With Friends Like These . . .
A local B.C. politician looking to change federal policy receives an unintential (and unwanted) endorsement from white supremacist group.
Monday Magazine |
Jason Youmans |
02-06-2008 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Trans Tribulations: Acceptance Elusive for Transgendered Community
After reading about a women's-only self-defense class in a local alt-weekly, a transgendered woman is refused entry into the class — because she has yet to complete her gender reassignment surgery. Meanwhile, she's supposed to be living her life as a woman . . . but how can you do that when the world still treats you as a man?
Monday Magazine |
Jason Youmans |
02-06-2008 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
Anxious Times: Big Pharma Clouds What It Means to be Sick
Disease mongering is big pharma's not-so-subtle way of increasing their grip on a scared and anxious populace. What's a worried person to do?
Monday Magazine |
Jason Youmans |
02-01-2008 |
Drugs
Carts as Art: Carts of Darkness Show What's on the Other Side of the Bridge
Ever gone 50 mph downhill on a shopping cart? The characters in this indie documentary do, plus a whole lot more. A fascinating look at the role shopping carts play in our culture.
Monday Magazine |
Amanda Farrell |
01-31-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Carts of Darkness, Murray Siple
Raise a Little Hell: Hell on Wheels a Fascinating Tale of the Birth of Modern Roller Derby
An interview with roller derby doc director Bob Ray, done by a derby gal herself.
Monday Magazine |
Amanda Farrell |
01-31-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bob Ray, Hell on Wheels
Grrr Power: Maureen Medved Transforms Her Novel into a Powerful Piece of Literary Cinema
Vancouver-based novelist Maureen Medved just nabbed a Genie nomination for her screenplay for The Tracey Fragments. We caught up with her to talk about that page-to-screen process.
Monday Magazine |
John Threlfall |
01-31-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
CHEKing In: Will Local TV News Survive the Digital Revolution?
As part of CanWest's ongoing Canadian media conglomeration, Victoria's CHEK-TV newscasts will be produced and packaged in another city by fall 2008. What does this latest round of convergence mean for local news coverage?
Monday Magazine |
Jason Youmans |
01-31-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
Politics of Fear
A Canadian candidate pulls the Nader card as she talks about the progressive split.
Monday Magazine |
Andrew MacLeod |
01-19-2006 |
Politics
No Details on Welfare Deaths
The Canadian welfare ministry refuses to investigate 6,065 deaths of individuals on welfare.
Monday Magazine |
Andrew MacLeod |
01-05-2006 |
Economy
Why I'm Not Afraid of the End of the World
One generation's bound to take a hit for the environmental irresponsibilities of the past. Why shouldn't it be ours?
Monday Magazine |
John Threlfall |
04-18-2005 |
Commentary
Hydrogen—The Next Snake Oil?
Touted as the energy solution to greenhouse gases, hydrogen turns out to have more problems than it is supposed to solve.
Monday Magazine |
Russ Francis |
04-18-2005 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Facing the End of the Oil Era
Worries about high gas prices pale in comparison to worries about Peak Oil.
Monday Magazine |
Alisa Gordaneer |
04-18-2005 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Technogear for Your Hi-Fi Friends
A rundown of high-tech (and high-priced) gifts for glorified giving.
Monday Magazine |
Russ Francis |
12-07-2004 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Do Vegans Swallow?
Vegan porn (if you can call it that) provides plenty of information, but leaves a few pressing questions unanswered.
Monday Magazine |
Ringo Wilde |
10-20-2004 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns
Finding Peace in Afghanistan
A trip to a mosque in Mazar-e-Sharif offers a welcome contrast to the chaos of Kabul.
Monday Magazine |
Jared Ferrie |
10-20-2004 |
Travel
Tags: travel
