Still Writing

This blog isn’t dead – and neither am I.  Although there are things I would have liked to have posted, I haven’t made the time to do so.  Instead, I’ll include an image of what I’ve been up to for the last while – the fruition of this post, from the summer of 2010.  First [...]

Shaking Shakespeare (and Education)

 Last week, CBC‘s Q hosted Stephen Marche, the author of How Shakespeare Changed Everything.  In feedback and letters, it came to light that some school boards have removed Shakespeare from their grade 9 and 10 curriculum, citing it “too difficult” for students.  I’m not surprised.  As an insider to education, removal of difficulties and increasing [...]

Venn of Despair

Mark Rayner posted the image below – a satirical Venn diagram – to make a point about perspective in 2008.  Does it still hold true today, or have e-readers (along with netbooks, tablets, and iPods) changed things?

Enjoy a Story, Help Japan

I think LK Below had a short story around when the Japanese disaster occurred (and continues to occur) about waiting and hope.   In the best effort of an author, she decided to self-publish it, and donate any proceeds to charity.  How cool is that?  Her graphic is beside, and her press release follows.  If [...]

Now That’s a Library

Jeffrey Martin has photographed the Strahov Monastery‘s  Philosophical Library in a stunning zoomable panorama.  If you have the computer and the internet connection, try it.  It’s an amazing trip to the interior of one of Prague’s relatively inaccessible wonders, where, as WWWery put it, That’s simply unimaginable degree of detail of an indoor space, and [...]