Posts by Joe van Wonderen
White fragility
The feeling of discomfort or embarrassment white people get while talking about race and racism has a name. White fragility.
Read MoreThe search for consequence
Writing papers that go unnoticed by anyone but profs and TAs is tough. How do we find consequence in it all?
Read MoreTo Austen or not to Austen?
Should we make extravagant five-course meals, wear fancy-schmancy outfits that revert to Austen-style lives?
Read MoreThe art of obligatory gift giving
Gifts are sometimes twisted into annoying obligations. The real gift is you. Don’t forget that the next time you’re shopping for gifts
Read MoreRomance: Indulge in guilty pleasures
Romance as a genre is often dismissed as fluff. As books to entertain bored housewives. That is a horrendous misconception. Romance slaps!
Read MoreOver the Garden Wall
Patrick McHale’s “Over The Garden Wall”, is a spooky, occasionally scary show about Americana, death and growing up.
Read MoreHoCo mismanagement and mayhem
HoCo got out of hand again this year. Could it have been better handled if Dalhousie created a safe HoCo student university experience?
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