“The Girls” Versus “The Boys”
By Colin McNeil You might remember a tune about a year back called “The Girls” by Scottish singer/songwriter Calvin Harris. If not, I’ll refresh your memory. The chorus goes along the lines of “I get all the girls, I get all girls” repeated ad infinitum. The track was a single, and had a video. Check … Read more
Full Frontal Book Review
By: Amber Rowe I would first like to credit this book with pushing me out of the closet of feminism. Before I read this book, I had a lot of feminist views – I just wasn’t entirely comfortable with them. When I was younger, and had no sense of what things were wrong or demonized … Read more
McClung’s attends Canzine
By: Laura Janecka The air was thick of noise, sweat and smells as people shuffled their way around a tight and crowded space, at Gladstone Hotel. While a man cracked jokes about dead babies (?!) and an incessant noise of a crying baby trickled out of a backroom, McClungers (wo)-manned their table at this years … Read more
CANZINE!!!
Tomorrow is Canzine – Canada’s largest zine festival – and McClung’s has a table! It’s at the Gladstone Hotel 1214 Queen St. West (Queen just East of Dufferin) Starts at 1 and ends at 7 Canzine is an awesome festival, you meet really cool people and get to stock up your zine festival for the … Read more
V-Day at Ryerson!
By Arti Patel V-Day, especially known for its campaigns to end violence against women worldwide, is trying to get a jump-start in Ryerson. Ashley Tran, a third-year business management student, is the founder for V-Day at Ryerson and is trying to start a group on campus. “People need to understand that the fight to end … Read more
Ann Hansen on Capitalism
Ann Hansen is quite possibly Canada’s most famous anarchist. She’s known for being part of the Squamish Five; the group who fire-bombed three Red Hot Video outlets in reaction against pornograph to which they believe promotes violence against women and children. I found this youtube video of her talking about her book Direct Action. She … Read more
Bring women into parliament
By: Ann Hui 68 women were elected into the Canadian House of Commons during last night’s federal election. This marks the highest number of women ever to hold seats on Parliament Hill. The funny thing is that hardly any major newspapers in Canada chose to cover the election from this angle. Even funnier is how … Read more
