STRANDED
Areas of the GTA rated according to my experience playing competitive girls’ hockey in those areas from ages 10 to 16
I’m from Ottawa (Go Ice Go!), but from ages 10 to 16 I travelled to the GTA fairly often for hockey tournaments. You can learn a lot about a city, township, or neighbourhood based on the local Atom, Peewee, or Bantam girls’ hockey team, so here are a few of ...
2018 in memoriam
Remembering what Stranded has lost in the past year
I tried to explain what “snow” was to Margaret Atwood and then briefly asked her about The Handmaid’s Tale
Margaret Atwood is as ubiquitous in Canada as snow. But does she know what it is? L: Hi Margaret, thank you so much for meeting with me for this interview. M: No problem, I had nothing else to do today. L: Did you have any trouble finding The Strand’s office? M: Yes, ...
These crazy things happened in 2018???
Wow, 2018 went by so fast—it’s almost like it was largely spent writing listicles and arguing with rednecks on Twitter! Check out this recap of 2018 and reminisce on another year of mediocrity.
Realistic new year’s resolutions
We can sit around grasping our iPhone running bands, Martha Stewart cookbooks, and ECOMAN study subscriptions, all while huddling by a digital fire of our own self-delusion reading The Sisterhood of The Traveling Pants, but eventually we’ll all be burned by the reality that these pants indeed do not fit. The reality that it takes a little more than sisterly ...
A definitive ranking of Shawn Mendes’ outfits from the “Lost in Japan” music video
I-I-I can’t get him off my mind (can’t get him off my mind)
The five worst costumes I saw at Brittany’s Halloween party
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Recipe corner: How to make six pounds of butter
It’s easier than you think!
Gourd of the month
It’s what you’ve all been waiting for
Organ of the week: the pipe organ
I've got a fever and the only prescription is more organs