AltWeeklies Wire
Ecoholic: Keep Ants in Checknew
You can de-bug with green potions you can find in your pantry.
NOW Magazine |
Adria Vasil |
07-21-2008 |
Advice
Alt.health: Zenning Out to Your iPod Can be Your Sonic Medsnew
Studies over the last few years suggest -- though, some say, don't truly prove -- that melodic aural stimulation has an effect on healing, from reducing pain in premature babies and speeding recovery for stroke victims to reducing stress.
NOW Magazine |
Elizabeth Bromstein |
07-07-2008 |
Advice
Ecoholic: Fireworks Trash the Planetnew
I've always wondered whether fireworks are polluting. Any idea?
NOW Magazine |
Adria Vasil |
07-07-2008 |
Advice
20 Fabulous Toronto Fringe Showsnew
Here, in chronological order, are some of the highlights from nearly two decades of Toronto Fringe-going.
NOW Magazine |
Jon Kaplan and Glenn Sumi |
07-07-2008 |
Theater
Ecoholic: Mineral Makeupnew
Mineral-based cosmetics can definitely be more natural if they don't have all the added chemicals, dyes and preservatives found in conventional beauty tools. But don't assume they're free of dodgy ingredients.
NOW Magazine |
Adria Vasil |
06-23-2008 |
Advice
A Quiet Canadian City & the First Local Food Foray on the Continentnew
Markham -- an affluent and multicultural city of 300,000, but still close to farmland -- is going back to the future, and is well on its way to becoming Canada's first post-exurban eco-city. In June, the city becomes the first in North America to steer its food services toward local, sustainable and fair trade purchases.
NOW Magazine |
Wayne Roberts |
06-16-2008 |
Food+Drink
Ecoholic: Fishing for Sustainable Shrimp in Muddy Watersnew
"I hear the shrimp fishery is really a disaster? Are there any shrimps OK to eat?"
NOW Magazine |
Adria Vasil |
05-27-2008 |
Advice
Twitter Beat the U.S. Geological Survey to China Earthquake Infonew
Earthquakes are notoriously difficult to predict, but the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) does an admirable job of tracking tectonic activity across the world and providing early warnings for people in quake zones. The USGS was able to report on the Chinese event after only a few minutes. Still, it was no match for Twitter.
NOW Magazine |
Joseph Wilson |
05-27-2008 |
Tech
Alt.Health: Six Sense is Not Nonsensenew
Exercising your gut feeling can help out in tough times.
NOW Magazine |
Elizabeth Bromstein |
05-27-2008 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns, Instinct
Even the Mannequins Have Boob Jobsnew
Blame the 500 percent increase in implant surgery on slinky mannequins with big breasts.
NOW Magazine |
Tanya Grout |
05-27-2008 |
Commentary
Ecoholic: What's Up with Those No-mow Lawns?new
Are they genetically modified?
NOW Magazine |
Adria Vasil |
05-12-2008 |
Advice
Alt.Health: Easing Seasonal Sneezesnew
Tame pollen overload with fish oil and probiotics.
NOW Magazine |
Elizabeth Bromstein |
05-12-2008 |
Advice
Inside MMA: From the UFC to Illegal Cage Fights on Indian Reservesnew
It's been called human cockfighting, so why is Ontario making ultimate fighting even more dangerous by forcing it underground?
NOW Magazine |
Barrett Hooper |
05-12-2008 |
Sports
Is Analog Photography Dead?new
Digital technologies are taking over in the photography world, but some analog users fear we'll lose the happy accidents that come with film.
NOW Magazine |
David Jager |
05-02-2008 |
Art
PETA Plays Chicken: Animal Rights Group Seeks Fake Meatnew
Is an organization that has traditionally called on people to abandon their desire to consume flesh going soft? And what's with using genetic modification, the bane of the eco movement, in the name of ending factory farming?
NOW Magazine |
Paul Terefenko |
05-02-2008 |
Food+Drink
