Recently, I was visiting family for the Canadian Thanksgiving long weekend. Since they have satellite TV, one night I was browsing channels and through on the beginning of Saturday Night Live. I caught the tail-end of an opening skit and maybe the 60 seconds of Shane Gillis’ monologue. Infamously, Gillis’ monologue included a punchline whichContinue reading “The Male Body Politics: On Dualism, Fatphobia, and Gendered Hierarchies”
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Chen Tai Chi and Irish Dancing: St. Patrick’s Day 2026 Reflection
In Canada, we celebrate Irish Heritage Month through the month of March and today we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with billions of others around the world. My paternal grandfather was from County Armagh in northern Ireland. I never knew him as he died before I was born but I was motivated to explore my IrishContinue reading “Chen Tai Chi and Irish Dancing: St. Patrick’s Day 2026 Reflection”
