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...
Gemma Nye, Dollie Drag Queen and the Relationships That Shaped Them
By Stephanie Swensrude Green-haired, French-speaking, trans tattoo artist Aberdeen Hill works downtown as an assistant to a 70-year-old woman. But come Sunday night, you can find them as Gemma Nye in local gay bar Evolution, performing to Carly Rae Jepson under...
Whyte Ave. Business Thrives
By Paige Gordon Christine Gaspard, better known as CC, is the manager and buyer for local Edmonton boutique The Bamboo Ballroom. CC also runs a highly successful children’s boutique called Lil Rascalz housed inside Bamboo. CC started her career in Montreal where she...
43 Years Later: “marriage is a marathon”
By Madison Gummow Edmonton couple, Carolyn and Joe Weleshuk, have been together for 43 years. They celebrate their anniversary on the day of their first date because they haven’t been without each other since. “We met in June of 1977. I was with a friend of mine, who...
PORN REVIEW: Psychology & Manipulation in Real Estate
By Elijah O'Donnell Entertainment Editor One thing every college student knows and jokes about is how awful the housing market is. This cut-throat business is expertly highlighted in the 2019 short adult film PSYCHOLOGY PROFESSOR ENJOYS TIME WITH REAL ESTATE AGENT....
Modern Media: Art or Porn?
By Sara Gouda Art and Sexuality in Ancient Rome The Romans had different attitudes towards the female and male body. Nudity was accepted in art due to the influence of Greek depictions of men and women. The Romans were much more comfortable with nudity in comparison...