I have always thoroughly enjoyed reading Bill Watterson’s Calvin & Hobbes. I find that Watterson — through Calvin — experiences the world in much the same way as myself, allowing me to connect with his characters on a much deeper level than most comics. One aspect of this is Calvin’s incessant curiousity in the world around [...]

As you may or may not know, my mother teaches – among other things – grade 9 science at a local high-school. One of the tasks her students must complete is a “Science Portfolio” – a collection of newspaper articles with summaries indicating how they relate to subjects studied in class, as well as a [...]