Feature: Riveted by Jim Davies
Jim Davies is a full professor in the Department of Cognitive Science at Carleton University, and author of the book Riveted
Jim Davies is a full professor in the Department of Cognitive Science at Carleton University, and author of the book Riveted
Sleep divorce is the thing most couples won’t call anything at all. You know the 3am math: snoring, heat, restless legs, someone reaching for the blanket again. You carry a story about what separate beds mean. The number that contradicts that story is thirty percent. That is how many couples are already sleeping separately. A…
DIY home upgrades have a way of starting with something you forgot you owned. Andy Baryer found a monitor so old it had no HDMI port. It’s now a streaming TV. The garden runs on a timer. The front door has a panic button. None of it required a contractor. May Long Weekend Can Wait…
Classic cars are about more than chrome and horsepower, and an automotive journalist says the ones that make people pull over are the ones attached to a memory. Lorraine Sommerfeld says a Gremlin club and a Nova club both exist, not because those were great cars by any standard, but because someone’s mom drove one….
Complaints are requests in disguise, and most people stop one layer too soon to see it. The meal kit was leaking. The turkey smelled like rotten eggs. The complaint sounds like a food quality problem. Ask five more questions and it turns out to be about a wedding, a dream, and money that was supposed…
New car prices in Canada are up almost 60% in six years, and Lorraine Sommerfeld says that number didn’t just change what people can afford. It changed how they feel about cars. Walking through a lot used to mean dreaming. Now it mostly means calculating. What does it feel like when something you used to…
January breakup season hits because people reassess everything after the holidays. Jen Kirsch and Tony Tedesco explain why Google searches for “divorce” spike the first week of January. You survived family gatherings, exchanged gifts, and held your tongue through passive-aggressive comments. Now you’re asking whether you’re happy or just performing. Tony says holiday stress reveals…