By Stephanie Swensrude Joanne Swensrude sits in her home office sipping chai tea. Her dog rests at her feet and there is a green screen hung behind her. “Hi, Maria! Hey, Joseph,” she chirps to her computer. Today, Swensrude is hosting an online webinar. Hundreds of...
Editorial: Fugacis: Define Your Reality
By ELI O’DONNELL Entertainment Editor When was the last time you really felt like you? I don’t mean you the physical self, the mass of atoms that have so perfectly combined to create the mixture of oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorus that...
Reclaiming the Word ‘Slut’
By Paige Gordon The word ‘slut’ is at the center of one of the biggest debates among feminism. The word is defined as “a woman who has many casual sexual partners” by Meriam-Websters dictonary. Much like the words ‘bitch’ and ‘cunt’, ‘slut’ is a word that has caused a...
The Shuffle: Canadian Hip-Hop
By Jonah Peterson “Livin’ Right” – Ntwali, Vintage Simba, 2019 Listining to Ntwali’s mixtape, Vintage Simba, you might feel like you have been transported back into the golden era of Hip-hop. The Edmonton rapper is a must listen for anyone trying to find new artists...
Bold Beauty: Ancient Egyptian Trends
By Sara Gouda Egypt is remembered as the cradle of civilization and the place from which many arts and sciences spread across the world. It was also the place where cosmetics were first used. Many popular and commonly used makeup looks from today, such as the dramatic...
Moulding Therapy and Art
By Morgan Noseworthy It’s been a month and a half since the former social worker said good-bye to the nine-to-five world to keep up with the demand for her pottery. Four and a half years ago, Brinn Steeves decided to try out pottery. Today, she’s out of the frying pan...
Foreign Fantasies, Fetishes, and Flings: Love and Sex Around the World
By Natalie Sarzynski Beliefs, customs, trends, and taboos are a common catalyst for intimacy around the world. An elderly couple getting naked in Brazil does not share the same mating rituals as a polygamist couple in a U.S. commune. Of the 7.5 billion humans...
NAIT Pick Up Lines
By Morgan Noseworthy and Eli O'Donnell Sometimes you’re hanging out at NAIT and you can’t think of anything to say to that QTπ (cutie pie) that you keep seeing in the HP Centre. Well, stop your fretting! The Nugget has put together some A-grade pickup lines to help...
The Shuffle: Anti-Valentines
By Karlie Mickanuik Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. Advertisements are plagued with engagement rings, boxes of chocolates, red roses and, of course, an overabundance of love songs. People that are single this time of year (including myself) see it as just...
What does the fox ink?
By Morgan Noseworthy Local Edmontonian Brent Smith and two of his compatriots from Lucky Strike tattoo have struck out on their own to create Fox Runner tattoo. Located just off Whyte Ave at 10185 81 Avenue, Fox Runner has been open for just a few weeks now. Myke...