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Posts by Kai James

The Heffner Effect: Exploring the Age-Gender Gap

By Kai James Mar 04, 2010 12:22 am

I recently read an online article that claimed a recent scientific study had found that men don’t begin to lose their desirability until the age of 36.  No such threshold was cited for ...

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In Search of the Ultimate Spectator Sport

By Kai James Feb 25, 2010 2:44 am

Last night, for the first time, I did something that most Canadians do before their 10th birthday.  Team Canada’s 7-3 demolition of the Russians at the Vancouver Olympics was the first ...

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Why Censorship Is Both Stupid And Good

By Kai James Feb 18, 2010 2:27 am

My favourite late night talk show is Jimmy Kimmel Live, probably because Kimmel is the least wholesome of the major late night hosts.  He demonstrates this fact once every week in a segment ...

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Virgin Chic

By Kai James Feb 04, 2010 2:36 am

Alina Percea is an eighteen year-old Romanian university student.  She stands 5 feet 6 inches tall and has brown eyes.  She is also a virgin.  At least that’s the description she ...

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What's In A Name?

By Kai James Jan 28, 2010 4:09 am

In the 60’s and 70’s Muhammad Ali would often antagonize African American opponents by referring to them with the incendiary epithet Uncle Tom.  The term originally referred to the ...

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Vancouver 2010: Faster, Stronger, Richer

By Kai James Jan 21, 2010 12:34 am

One of my fondest childhood movie memories was when my uncle took me to see Cool Runnings.  The film was typical Disney offering, loosely based on the experiences of the first ever Jamaican ...

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Racism by the Numbers

By Kai James Jan 14, 2010 3:37 am

In the “post-racial” era of Barack Obama, there are those who like to believe that race is no longer a factor in determining ones ability to succeed in America.  Many would argue ...

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Faith and Ethics: When Values Collide

By Kai James Jan 07, 2010 1:46 am

As an undergrad I spent a summer working at the Ontario Human Rights Commission, which, at the time, was responsible for investigating complaints of discrimination throughout the province.  One ...

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Crime and Punishment: Weighing the Virtues of Mob Justice

By Kai James Dec 31, 2009 12:00 am

On a cool evening in rural Pakistan, the family of 19-year-old Fazeelat Bibi was visited by a group of young men at their home.  Fazeelat’s cousin, Sher Muhammad, accompanied by several ...

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Cheaters Never Lose

By Kai James Dec 24, 2009 1:14 pm

When the members of the French national soccer team step onto the field for their opening World Cup match against Uruguay on June 11, they will be playing under an ominous cloud of controversy.  ...

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