A peace-loving mom discovers the value of healthy competition
Elbrich Fennema | December 2006 issue
Because my 15-year-old son is an only child, I’ve always made a special effort to teach him co-operation and sharing—things I thought came naturally when you have brothers and sisters. So I was Read More...
Kate McLeod | December 2006 issue
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has identified these cars as those with the best gas mileage and the lowest emissions in their categories. For a wider selection of vehicles, see www.epa.gov/emissweb/howto.htm.
The Air Pollution Score is figured Read More...
"Africa has been waiting to be discovered with the eyes of a lover." Ben Okri declares his love to Africa.
Ben Okri | September 2004 issue
Heart-shaped Africa is the feeling centre of the world. Continents are metaphors as much as they are places. And a people are spiritual states of humanity as Read More...
In the same season as Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11, a Canadian documentary challenging corporate power is also racking up ticket sales.
Paul Shalmy | September 2004 issue
The big unexpected film hit in the Canadian cinemas is a provocative documentary about the modern corporation. The Read More...
As the world watches nervously, Kerry and Bush battle for the applause of U.S. voters.
Jay Walljasper | September 2004 issue
You’d have to go back almost 70 years to find an American election so dramatic as this one. In 1936, President Franklin Roosevelt’s moves to establish social welfare Read More...
Guerrilla campaigns turn the power of advertising on its head.
Tijn Touber | September 2004 issue
Ever looked absent-mindedly out the window of a train or bus and realised that an irritating advertising jingle has been running through your head for the past 15 minutes? In High Times (May/June Read More...
Want to boost creativity in you workplace? Start some fights.
Craig Cox | September 2004 issue
Years ago, I worked for a fellow who was fond of stirring up resentments between people as a way of demonstrating his personal power. The result was a morbidly fascinating workplace, in which ferocious Read More...
The success of self-help books has led to a supersaturated 'I'. It's time for the next spiritual step, a leap in human consciousness: the leap to we. In our modern society, we're all linked to one other. And the answer to our political, economic and spiritual challenges lies in co-operation, in a Read More...
Tony Blair, Bono, Bill Clinon, Muhammad Ali and Kofi Annan about the man who represents justice and reconciliation.
Tijn Touber| November 2006 issue
Rolihlahla Mandela was born in 1918 in Mvezo, a town in southeast South Africa, the son of a prominent adviser to the king of the Thembu tribe. As a Read More...
Therapy was supposed to bring us joy and love. But the language of the heart can be cut off by the cold analyses of the "expert." It's time rethink therapy and reembrace your lover, friends and family. Frank Furedi | December 2004 issue
Every society expresses its beliefs about human nature in Read More...