Gopnik vs. Gladwell: the showdown

I’ll be the first to admit that I’m one of those strange, mystical creatures with a subscription to Macleans (but I’m also a subscriber to Broken Pencil, Fillip and In Style – wait, that last one doesn’t make me sound any better). Usually...

Catophilia?

Again, I’ve been a bad, neglectful blogger. Mid-term style school has reared its ugly head again and with it has come its ever-faithful companion Procrastination (who’s also posse with Last-minute Early Morning Panic-Stricken Essay Writing).But, amidst all...

The Coalition for Daring Behaviour

I just came across this new website and group being put together by once-Vancouver-now-Toronto-based artist Chloe Lewis. It’s a club/coalition for artists who want to make up dares for other artists around the world and, in turn, take on and document a dare that...

Dangling by Their Mouths

I went to Jon Davies’ latest video screening on Friday at Gallery TPW: a programme of video art from around the world that looked at the manipulation of language – authoritative or subversive – and explored the various ways words can be transformed...

Family Circus = bourgeois/pizza pop

I clipped this from an edition of Ubyssey, UBC’s student newspaper, when I was studying there for my undergrad at least three years ago. When I first saw it, I laughed and laughed and laughed, then seriously considered using it as a study tool, then laughed some...

The colour of sound?

As per L.M.’s comment, here is some evidence of the amazing Gino Vannelli, who no musical connoisseur should be ashamed to have in their collection.Amazing. People do gotta move.________________________________________________________________On a...