The health benefits of deep-fried foods
The next time you eat french fries at McDonald's, rest assured that your purchase isn't just expanding your waistline and the profits of those golden arches, but is also adding to the restaurant's used oil supply. Why should we care about used oil? In July of this year, McDonald's implemented a new recycling system in the UK for their used oil.
Pollutants worthy of Dali
In this age of greenhouse gasses and smog advisories, air pollution has gotten a pretty bad name, and rightly so. But it still looks pretty trippy. Air pollution is divided into four categories: criteria air contaminates (which create smog and acid rain), persistent organic pollutants (which travel well and bioaccumulate in body tissues), heavy metals (which enter the food and water supply) and toxins (which will, in one way or another, kill you).
Top up your wallet
A new school year is upon us, and there's no better way to deal with stress than drinking until you lose control of all your bodily functions. Fortunately, Montreal is rife with opportunities to get smashed on the cheap. Here's a top ten list of familiar places and their specials.
Remember 13 Dead End Drive?
Cranium: The granddaddy of board games, this one combines charades, trivial pursuit, drawing with a blindfold and that game where you squish clay (or perhaps that was kindergarten) into one. True enough, it requires large amounts of concentration, but only if you're playing to win.
Throwing a housewarming on the cheap
You're all on your own and you're ready to prove your newfound responsibilities as an adult. A sophisticated cheese and cracker get-together with your "closest" friends is in order, aka: invite your entire Facebook friend list over for a night of drunken debauchery.
Tostadas and beer for the new year
School may have already started, but at least you can pretend otherwise by eating like its still summer! This Mexican recipe lets you take advantage of ripe tomatoes, and uses the less conventional green salsa to create a different, fresh taste. Plus, these tostadas are great with beer, in case you're feeling brave enough to assault your liver again so soon after frosh.
Natural remedies for invading creepy crawlers
Weary of putting poisonous ant traps near surfaces where you or your pets eat? Here are nine all-natural ways to get rid of the armies of ants invading our apartments and houses because the weather is now nice. 1. Mix baking soda and icing sugar in equal parts and leave it in small piles around the infested room.
Use your books for more than a makeshift lampstand
Looking for places to turn your used textbooks into more than paperweights can be frustrating. While it's nearly impossible to get back the full price, many places let students reclaim at least part of it. The McGill Bookstore The most obvious place to sell back textbooks is the university-run McGill Bookstore.