Podcast Radio Station
One of my favourite CBC shows is Podcast Playlist, which is a weekly, curated show where Matt Galloway & Lindsay Michael sample a set of podcasts,...
My 5 Favourite songs about New York City
These aren't "the best", just ones I like. And I'm pretty-much ignoring hip-hop/soul here, because that is a real void in my musical knowledge. The...
Community Amenities in Vancouver
I've been peripherally involved with the use & planning of Community Amenities in Vancouver for a long time - by being politically involved with the...
2016 — my year in books
I made a New Years’ resolution in 2016 to diversify my reading — not by genre, but by author. I had realized that in 2015, of 26 books that I read, 22...
Post-Democracy — Truthy-ism & Disruptacy
So I have this idea. An idea that’s admittedly an off-the-top-of-my-head, not-well-thought-out idea, but none the less, one I wanted to write it out to...
Countdown: June, 2016
Thirty-one years ago, my parents bought an Apple IIc, and shortly thereafter, two games: Where in the World is Carmen San Diego? and Rocky’s Boots. The...
Peeling back the media layers
When I consume fiction, I try to dive in with enthusiasm. I suspend my disbelief and let the story itself carry me. I try hard to not worry about...
Vance Joy at the Orpheum
One of Liam's favourite artists is Vance Joy, who's an Australian folk singer, in the vein of Jack Johnson, that is to say he's very charming, pleasant...
Access to reading: architecture informs literacy
I’ve been thinking recently about the privilege of access — mine in particular. A fact about me that I constantly found surprising growing up is that,...
I can't take a compliment
Tonight, Steve complimented me on twitter: You know who’s great? @Stv is and not just because his name rules. — Steve Fisher (@hellofisher) July 11, 2014...