Tory mailing targeting 'junkies' strikes a sour note in east Vancouver

OPINION Politics as usual.  The right wants "Law and Order" and the left wants us to stop calling IV drug addicts "junkies".  While I agree that it is not accurate to call all IV drug addicts "junkies"...

Should Internet Addiction Be Treated As A Mental Illness?

Our relationships to technology are becoming increasingly complex. And there's a reason why terms like "Crackberry" and "heroinware" have become an accepted part of our vernacular -- we are becoming net...

For Jumbo-Jet Junkies Only

"The sole North America stop for Airbus's A380 super-jumbo jet as its does its marketing test flight around the world will come this Wednesday in Vancouver, BC. For those of you in the neighborhood, watch for the...

Raging at the Machines: People of all flavors complain but an inquest is for...

The web is alive today with complaints and mutterings about glitches with electronic voting machines. These complaints are not limited to one party or the other.We'd like to hear about your experiences. Please...

MySpace junkies need professional help

""MySpace is the new crack” were the first words my friend Scott uttered as he plopped down beside me at a computer on campus. This utterance pervaded the domain of my intellectual speculations, and I started searching for answers as to why MySpace has become such a huge...

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