I admit I took David Miller for granted, not that I didn’t appreciate that we had a pretty cool mayor for almost a decade, not that I forgot Mel Lastman and his ridiculous commercials; I just didn’t appreciate how bad things could get with out a (self described) ‘progressive Mayor.’ This video reminded me of […]
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David Miller_ Commitment (TEDxTO)
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THE MIXTAPE TRADITION
Originally published February, 2010 The mixtape, combined with the internet, is an exciting phenomenon to me: partially because it enables artists like myself to get music out directly to people who may have the opportunity to listen, but also because I see it as the continuation of tradition. This might sound a little odd […]
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THE ASSUMPTION OF CHRISTMAS
Originally published December, 2009 I do not celebrate Christmas. Not because I have any issue with Christmas per se but because I am not a Christian. I think Christmas is a kind-of assumed cultural norm in the western world that is often not thought about critically. When I say this to people the response I […]
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THE CULTURE OF ENTITLEMENT
Originally published April, 2009 Wrote this in an email to a white male friend of mine this morning and thought i would like to share it… it was a response to a white male attending a ‘all female’ gathering for a girl program in Nairobi, Kenya… posted it on my blog too… i think this […]
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