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The scourge of the quintessential nerd
I watched Just for Laughs: A Tribute to Nerds over the weekend, just after watching a slew of Buffy the Vampire Slayer reruns – season six, if you’re a Buff-head and know what I mean. My television...
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Worst feminist ever
My colleague sent me this great blog post from Nellies, a shelter based in Toronto. I read it and just about melted through the mesh seat of my chair. How in the universe did I forget that November is...
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Why we give
The holidays are fast-approaching and many organizations are gearing up for end-of-year campaigns and fundraising asks. Around this time, METRAC also does asks and events to encourage generosity. This...
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The B-Word
By Awget Warning: contains coarse language. I have conflicted feelings about the word bitch. I love Bitch Magazine, and I read all the articles in their online edition (even follow them on Twitter!). I...
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Interesting posts
Here are two interesting posts you may be interested in on December 7th, the day after December 6 Memorial Day. Helpful Liquor Control Agency Warns You Not To Drink, Lest Your Friends Get Raped...
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Holiday ideas
I’m a real wannabe. Wannabe professional musician, wannabe handywoman, wannabe top baker and food critic. But of all the things I wannabe, people seem surprised when I tell them that I wish I was...
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Notorious Biggies and Unknown Smallies
Fundraising has been on my brain a whole lot these days, partially because of the giving season we’re in the middle of. In a sense, I really love participating in fundraising work and initiatives. I...
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Blog power
My apologies for this post if we’ve already achieved Web 3.0 – I don’t really understand what it is and I’m still struggling to remember to write “2012″ at the moment. I just read this great but...
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2011 in review: Megaphone Diaries
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 17,000...
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What a man should have: gender stereotypes in Canadian society
By Sogol In my first week of arrival in Toronto as an immigrant, I decided to give myself a treat by dragging my sister to one of the most popular book stores in town. While she was wondering around, I...
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Filter bubbles and net partiality
I saw this TED Talk on Facebook and felt some serious cognitive dissonance. It’s an Eli Pariser presentation on the “Filter Bubble” many popular websites apply to customize a user’s web experience and...
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Reactions to rape
By Awget Note: this post may contain triggering content. I have studied and read about violence against women for years. I have read the theory, the explanations for how it can be that women and girls...
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A Clockwork Avoidance
I do want to be a serious purveyor of film, I really do. I swear. I even tried it out here on this blog, suffering through Kill Bill: Volume One and only Volume One just for you. But I noticed …...
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Monday round-up
Here’s a list of some interesting articles and websites I’ve come across lately. Should we call it ‘honour killing’? No. It’s a false distancing of ourselves from a too-common crime: the murder of...
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Happy Galentine’s Day!
By Awget I have always substituted Valentine’s Day for S.A.D, Singles Awareness Day. Every year since I became a young adult, I have dreaded going outside on this infamous day. The hearts, the...
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I shouldn’t watch television when I exercise.
I have this habit of watching trash television while I’m exercising. The trashier, the more distracted I am from the fact that I hate exercising and the faster the clock goes. So I suppose you might...
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Being an example
When violence against women happens to famous people, we tend to see a lot of talk about example-setting. Particularly, the example being set by the person who is being abused. Does she realize the...
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Ideas for Anti-Street Harassment Week
METRAC is supporting Anti-Street Harassment Week, coming up on March 18 to 24. There are many ways to participate – one of the many terrific ideas listed is METRAC’s Community Safety Audit. Here’s a...
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Violence Steals the Joy of Celebrating International Women’s Day
by Wendy Komiotis, Executive Director, METRAC Today is International Women’s Day and around the world, people are acknowledging victories in women’s rights and celebrating women’s accomplishments. But...
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“You don’t know you’re beautiful”
I know. Of all the songs in the world, I choose “What Makes You Beautiful” by One Direction to attack. Why not something openly misogynistic? An I-want-to-do-violence-to-women anthem? Perhaps a piece...
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