Originally written for the issue published February 4, 2010.
For too long, Apple has been using aesthetic appeal to mask the fact its products tend to be lacking in hardware and customisability. The recently unveiled iPad proudly continues in that tradition, using the steamrolled iPod Touch look to compensate for it being underpowered, locked down, and [...]
Originally written for the issue published January 21, 2010.
Aside from doctors, nurses, and surgeons, the everyday fellow simply has no use for alcohol based hand sanitization. The full effects of such sterilizing rubs only last for mere moments before open air exposure contaminates the hands once again. While the quick fix may well recreate the [...]
Originally written for the issue published January 21, 2010.
While mix tapes and vinyls might have gone largely out of style, music elitism and snobbery certainly have not. If nothing else, director Mark Selby’s High Fidelity, the musical stage adaptation of the 1995 Nick Hornby novel, certainly reminds us of that.
Rob (David Light) owns the last [...]
Originally written for the issue published January 14, 2010.
A few issues ago, a colleague of mine wrote a piece for The Science about music-induced hearing loss in relation to the surge of portable media players on the market. Tinnitus (ringing ears) and Hyperacusis (oversensitivity to everyday noise) affecting more and more people with a bad [...]
Originally written for the issue published December 3, 2009.
On Friday December 4th, 2009, U of T will be holding ceremonies across all three campuses to commemorate the 20thanniversary of the Montreal Massacre. The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women was established to mark the tragedy, when Marc Lepine slaughtered 14 women at [...]