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Photo courtesy of Ida Adamowicz I was a working artist once. Wait, let me explain. For about 5 years I worked in the media. I was the Executive Producer of… Continue reading "Brantford: time to talk about the creative economy (Marc Laferriere, @MarcLaferriere)"
Grade nine science isn’t usually all that life-changing for people, but it served as a catalyst for some huge adjustments in my life. The three guys I’d hang out with… Continue reading "A Moustache Made Me Smile (Becca Vandekemp, @beccavdk)"
As I write this, I find myself sitting on the floor of a hospital bedroom. It is completely unrelated to what I was going to write, but equally important and… Continue reading "Changing Perspectives: A Local Health Care Experience – by Steph Paige"
What is human evolution? What we see and hear most commonly refers to physical anthropology; the way in which humans have evolved over millions of years to be what we… Continue reading "Learning My Place – by Laura Duguid"
I didn’t used to like our culture very much. I became more jaded about the futility of societal ills than a young person should ever be. Thankfully, Paul Simon helped… Continue reading "How Paul Simon Changed My Life (Dave Carrol, @DaveCarrol)"
To the little baby boy growing in my wife’s belly: Hello. I’m Adam, and I’m going to be your father. Every day I think about what it will be like… Continue reading "An open letter: Adam to his son – by Adam Hislop"
The bio of digital artist Steve Mcghee includes a rather unique disclaimer: “My work is in no way intended to glorify or condone acts of terrorism or celebrate the loss… Continue reading "Steve McGhee, Pixels and ‘Disaster Porn’ – by Lucas Duguid"
Lately I’ve been immersed in scanning the thousands of photographs that we acquired before the dawning of the digital age of photography. This project began as a means to manage and… Continue reading "A look at where we’ve been – by Michael St. Amant"
It’s February, and just about everywhere we go we are reminded that Love is in the air. There are red and pink hearts, pretty boxes of chocolates and dozens upon… Continue reading "Kissing in the Radishes – by Stacey Farrant"
Single on Valentine’s Day? Have a Queen of Hearts Party! Ahh, the after-Christmas blahs. Everyone is tired, deflated, sluggish, shopped-out, and the weather outside is frightful. Then along comes February,… Continue reading "Single by choice? You might be a Queen of Hearts. – by Sylvia Collins"