A love match? That’s so last century
March 15, 2008
New research into inter-ethnic unions suggests we’re reverting to a less romantic idea of marriage
Mar 15, 2008 04:30 AM
Nicholas Keung
Immigration/Diversity Reporter
I grew up in a traditional Chinese household, where I was taught my future life partner must have an equal, if not better, upbringing than mine. That mentality is embedded in the ancient saying, “A bamboo door should match a bamboo door; a wood door should match a wood door.” Essentially, what it means is you have to marry someone in the same social class if you want the relationship to last.
The Chinese are not alone in this worldview. Many Indians are still bound by caste and the arranged unions that flow from it. And acute class-consciousness is a persistent feature of British identity.
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Census tracks down where GTA’s smartest live
March 15, 2008
It’s all academic in the census tract with highest percentage of well-educated people
Mar 14, 2008 04:30 AM
Leslie Ferenc
Staff Reporter
What scientific theory did James Hutton pioneer in his 1795 book Theory of the Earth?
Time’s up. Don’t know?
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Wed, March 12, 2008
By MARY-JANE EGAN, SUN MEDIA
For 25 years, a London microbiologist has been trying to convince a dubious world that some bacteria are good for you.
“This is why we’re alive, because we have bugs in the gut that keep us alive,” says Gregor Reid, a professor of microbiology at the University of Western Ontario.
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Where are the good things grown in Ontario?
March 12, 2008
Wed, March 12, 2008
By HANK DANISZEWSKI, SUN MEDIA
The slogan is Good things Grow in Ontario.
But finding those good Ontario-grown products in your supermarket is getting tougher.
The rising value of the Canadian dollar means food manufacturers find it easier to go global when they buy and process products.
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By Oliver Whitehead
The Harper government’s latest move to deny support to film and television programming that it deems offensive is an assault on the values of civilization.
As such, of course, it is nothing new; the Harper Conservatives have merely taken their modest place in a long but dismal line of authority figures whose fear and suspicion of the power of creativity has stifled the expression of original ideas for centuries.
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Author decries food industry
March 10, 2008
Eat food, not too much, mainly plants, says Michael Pollan
Feb 29, 2008 04:30 AM
Kim Honey
food editor
Michael Pollan wants a cappuccino made with cow’s milk. But Live Organic Food Bar on Dupont St. near Spadina is vegan, so real milk, even organic, is out.
“What’s their thing about milk?” the best-selling author of In Defense of Food and The Omnivore’s Dilemma wonders aloud. When reminded it’s a vegan restaurant, he grins. “Oh right. They’re vegan. Silly me.”
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Who Says Women Aren’t Funny?
March 6, 2008
The idea that women aren’t funny—and which male said that?—seems pretty laughable these days. TV has unleashed a new generation of comediennes, who act, perform stand-up, write, and direct—dishing out the jokes with a side of sexy. Annie Leibovitz photographs a dozen of the wittiest dames in showbiz, from 30 Rock’s Tina Fey to Sarah Silverman, to S.N.L.’s current stars, while the author learns why the setup has changed.
by Alessandra Stanley April 2008
Is the pursuit of higher education taking a toll?
March 6, 2008
Wed, March 5, 2008
By RANDY RICHMOND, SUN MEDIA AND NEWS SERVICES
Students attend an engineering class yesterday at the University of Western Ontario. (Morris Lamont, Sun Media)
Your kids may not be smarter than you, but chances are they have more education, or will.
In London, as in the rest of Ontario, more people aged 25 to 34 have university degrees than those over 55.
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