Opinion

Want to know how Chris Hadfield felt when he returned to Earth? Bounce on a mini-trampoline for an hour at your local gym. It’s practically the same thing. And since practically none of us will ever know anyway, we can pretend it's just like Space.

My top three Courier reads this week include stories of bravery, Allen Garr's further examination of the mayor of Burnaby, and words we can do without.

A new year, a new chronicle of errors to report. Ideally very few. In the Jan.

Street style has grown into a phenomenon of its own. It serves as a point of inspiration and has directed the waves of what’s on trend. We’re moving into a new era where editors are not the direct influence on what’s trending anymore.

Consider the context of Charlie Hebdo attack We must not only condemn the Paris murderers but also consider the context.

According to an article in the Guardian newspaper this week, a group of authors, including Canada’s own gnomish literary icon Margaret Atwood , are voicing their concerns — sorry, crying out across the verdant loam, tickling the mossy horizon like a

Before last Wednesday, I had never heard of Charlie Hebdo , the left-wing French satirical publication. By the end of the day, multiple TV and radio outlets had contacted me for comment on the massacre of 12 people at the magazine’s Paris office.

In every serious political debate, no matter how nasty it gets, a little humour is a welcome relief. Consider Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan and the TransLink vote.

Re: “City hall doesn’t smell a rat,” Jan. 9.

Re: “Go the distance with inaugural Vancouver Marathon relay,” Jan. 9.