Beams and Struts - A Magazine for Hungry Brains and Thirsty Souls

Communion, Ritual and a Bride's Right of Passage

Written by Chela Davison

These days it's not so uncommon to celebrate yourÂ friend's upcoming nuptials by dressing her like a giant penis, paradingÂ her through town and relentlessly attempting to humiliate her...we're trying something else. Â

Summer of Heart

Written by Bergen Vermette

Â The 2012 Summer of Heart is set to be this generation's Summer of Love Â

Bill Maher's Lessons in Intolerance

Written by Trevor Malkinson

Â Bill Maher rips into Muslim fundamentalists and hypocritical Christians.

Totem Figures Interview with Lindsay Robertson

Written by TJ Dawe

Lindsay Roberston is a Vancouver based singer/songwriting, originally from Guelph Ontario. Her totems are Bob Marley, Tom Waits, Bob Dylan, Martin Tielli and Bessie Smith.

New Music: The Secret Sisters

Written by Andrew Baxter

Â The Secret Sisters. A musical tip you won't soon regret. Seriously. You have my word.

The Sickest Buddhist

Written by Bergen Vermette

Arj Barker on why he's the sickest Buddhist alive yo!

Interfaith Dialogue Sucks

Written by Chris Dierkes

Rabbi Eric Yoffie with an excellent piece on the problems (and solutions) of typical interfaith dialogue.

Ask Women Questions

Written by TJ Dawe

Â Â A short piece addressed to men: do you ask women questions? If not, why not? What is there to be gained from doing so?Â

Six Questions For- A Photographer

Written by Trevor Malkinson

Â Six Beams contributors interview photographer Dennis Cordell about his work and his creative process.

The Enthusiasms of Food Historian Mark Kurlansky

Written by TJ Dawe

Â Mark Kurlansky writes books about how food has influenced human history. And other stuff. This is a brief appreciation of what he does, in point form.