Municipal election recommendations for #YYJ
Here’s where I’m coming from. I live in a family of three with a young kid, downtown adjacent, in a condo and here’s how I came to my picks Attitude…
The failure of “Movements in Art Since 1945”
I’ve been reading art history lately, and most of it I’ve been enjoying. I like following the strands of history and the stories of social movements and the nodes of art…
Spontaneous acts of reproductive justice
Spotted in downtown Victoria: a poster on a busy bus shelter advertising services for women who are pregnant and have questions with thick black marker handwriting on top of the…
Optimum health and capitalism
Something has been irritating me. The idea that the North American (white, middle class?) appetite for chasing our best selves and our optimum health is actually one of capitalism’s best…
Pitting the haves against the have-nots hurts everyone
Reading “Christ Church Cathedral wants tent city shut down”[1. Christ Church Cathedral wants tent city shut down, May 17, 2016, by Sarah Petrescu: http://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/christ-church-cathedral-wants-tent-city-shut-down-1.2256110] left me disappointed in the leadership…
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Regulating fake video
Deep fakes, or the ability to manipulate people’s actions in videos, were in the news…
The dream of proportional representation dies again; long live pro rep
I campaigned during the first and second referendums we had here in BC regarding proportional…
Map of earthquake liquefaction risks around Victoria
My father recently sent me these amazing resources about various risks due to earthquake around…
The many boats of climate change
Their (the IPCC’s) dramatic report on keeping that rise under 1.5 degrees C says the world…