Headlines, cognitive processing, and problematic information
Headlines matter. Publishers know it. Good headlines help with the understanding, reach, and impact of a story. Headlines frame articles,…
A new generation of queer love: Bloom by Kevin Panetta and Savanna Ganucheau
Bloom is a graphic novel about a young man in a small town, working in his family’s bakery. It is…
Regulating fake video
Deep fakes, or the ability to manipulate people’s actions in videos, were in the news recently. Macleans wrote a very…
The many boats of climate change
Their (the IPCC’s) dramatic report on keeping that rise under 1.5 degrees C says the world is now completely off track,…
The closet, sewing communities, and yay for good comments
I’m loving this article written on the Sewcialists blog. It’s a blog with the goal of making the sewing community…
Buying ourselves out of homes
Renting and buying homes, for BC residents, is becoming less and less affordable. We’re experiencing the result of decades of…
Friendship to the Max! A Review of Lumberjanes!
I recently discovered Lumberjanes, a comic published by Boom! Box, an offshoot of Boom! Studios. I strongly recommend …
Headlines, cognitive processing, and problematic information
Headlines matter. Publishers know it. Good headlines help with the understanding, reach, and impact of a story. Headlines frame articles,…
A new generation of queer love: Bloom by Kevin Panetta and Savanna Ganucheau
Bloom is a graphic novel about a young man in a small town, working in his family’s bakery. It is…
Three unforgettable moments in [my] hockey history
Where I grew up in Northern Alberta, hockey was a big deal. My big brother played hockey. And my dad,…
I seen it
She was kind. But she was also ruthlessly attentive to my Northern Alberta dialect. Sometimes she would simply say it…
Journalism is the business of influence
Good journalists do what they do because they care. They have interests. The organizations that employ journalists also are guided…
Journalism’s allergy to substantive regulation
Misinformation is a big deal. Hate online is a big deal. And as the public catches up to their reach…
Paul Wells, conservatism, satire, and Maclean’s footprint
I like Maclean’s about as much as I like the National Post. They’re rightwing, partisan, and legacy. On my view…
The look, and the social nature of knowledge
When I was growing up I was bad with context. Super bad. My young logic-oriented self just did not understand…
Hyperlinking in Canadian journalism (Case study, IPBES report)
If news orgs are serious about being good partners in mitigating misinformation, they need to link meaningfully to relevant references…
My cell phone carrier has stopped spamming me
My local gym and community centre is awesome. It’s a little less than three kilometres from my home. The pool…
The dominant press is a giant inertia machine
But here’s an old idea: what if dominant journalism, by and large and in the long run, is actually a…
Regulating fake video
Deep fakes, or the ability to manipulate people’s actions in videos, were in the news recently. Macleans wrote a very…
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 representation. We won the first…
Map of earthquake liquefaction risks around Victoria
My father recently sent me these amazing resources about various risks due to earthquake around Victoria. I immediately had to…
The many boats of climate change
Their (the IPCC’s) dramatic report on keeping that rise under 1.5 degrees C says the world is now completely off track,…
My picks for city of Victoria’s Mayor and Council
From housing and affordability, transportation, childcare, and budget priorities, here is how I’m voting on October 20th in the Victoria…
Tsleil-Waututh Nation versus Bill Morneau, the duty to consult, and the public interest
Say it with me. The duty to consult Indigenous people does not conflict with the public interest…
Martin Speckter, type design, and the interrobang
99% Invisible did an episode on the interrobang recently. I was interested to learn that early Greek and Roman writing…
Bharat’s pocket scraps you own a pipeline! edition
Ottawa fails to find new buyer for Trans Mountain pipeline by deadline The federal government is set to become the…
Bharat’s pocket scraps – Making room edition
Vancouver makes room for more people, charities get political, and more…
Bharat’s Pocketscraps NUMTOTS edition
Scraps are back after a while, read on
Let all residents vote in Canada
This year, I will be asking Victoria’s municipal election candidates where they stand on letting permanent residents vote in our…
The closet, sewing communities, and yay for good comments
I’m loving this article written on the Sewcialists blog. It’s a blog with the goal of making the sewing community…
Trinity Western University continues to defend anti-gay community covenant
The Supreme Court of Canada, happily, was not moved by Trinity Western University’s claims that they weren’t hurting gay folks.…
Canadian journalism fails at nuance when it comes to jihad
On my view the news media in Canada have, by and large and in the long run, misrepresented the concept…
Some notes on why jihad is good
If you read Canadian journalists on the topic, you might not understand that jihad has some very nice meanings. Most…
Ads versus articles in the Saturday BC Edition of the Globe and Mail, A Section
Here’s the A Section of the Globe and Mail. It’s the BC edition for June 2nd, 2018. There are 19…
Some thoughts on microblogging with self-hosted WordPress
So I’ve been experimenting with microblogging on Mastadon, micro.blog and Tumblr. I decided it’s time we have our own self-hosted…
Bharat’s Pocket Scraps: Jeans, not Genes!
Where we wade into the “new” controversy on genetics and race, and talk about e-cigarettes, food and more
Bharat’s Pocket Scraps: Jagmeetophobia TV facebook and more
Canadian media is still hung up in the 1980s on Sikhs, is facebook really to blame for polarization, and more!
Pocket Scraps – Jan and Feb 2018
Convergent evolution, cat mass spectrometers, love jihad and more!
Anadrome, semordnilap and levidrome: a whimsical example of problematic information
How a heartwarming news story about an interesting linguistic phenomenon widely mislead people that there are no words to describe…
