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My interview with Dr. Paul Bartha on The Blue Hour is now available as a podcast. In this conversation, I speak with Dr. Paul Bartha, Professor of Philosophy at the University of British Columbia, about precautionary reasoning and...
Say you're made of lego and you want to have sex. How do you do it? Let's let a randomiser decide for us. Grab two lego figures and toss them on the table, Pass-the-Pigs-style. [Image of Pass the Pigs] In whatever orientation they land...
Inside the latest 2000 AD, Prog 2487, the second Bumper Prog of the year, you can see Warwick Fraser-Coombe’s latest multimedia exploration of the iconic characters from the history of the Galaxy’s Greatest. It’s a rather stunning...
Dusty sunbeams streak through the window while you lay on the couch in a blissful half-asleep cocoon. Sometimes during this hazy daze a little voice in your brain politely asks that the TV be turned down or shut right off. In moments...
The retreat didn't actually have a name. I call it the Yuhang retreat simply because it was organised by Yuhang. This was a private event of a group of boardgamers in Kuala Lumpur coming together for 3 days of gaming, staying at an...
In Montreal, a city blessed with so very many works of public art, the Monument aux Patriotes stands as one of the most poignant. It was unveiled one hundred years ago today by nonagenarian Marion Cardinal-Marion, revealing a bronze...
Tonight was the NBA Draft. As a big basketball fan (and dynasty basketball guy) draft day is a big deal. As such, I had a plan. The plan involved my partner and I dressing up in our draft fits to pay tribute to the tremendous outfits...
I have no particular problem with marijuana. I even tried marijuana once (and decided it was overrated).1 However, I find myself increasingly annoyed with people who vape in public. Look, if you need to get pot into your system, I will...
Love these koi in Graffiti Alley.
I realize there are only 7 of us in the world that use a push mower, but for the other 6 in our small club? THIS is a special day for you. I'm going to show you how to sharpen and adjust those mower blades so they even cut those hard...
Great Views Galore – Flushing, New York You can watch a lot of tennis for free during Fan Week. And the views are fantastic, as you can see here. I was up higher for this vantage point, but later walked down right next to the court when...
Long-distance running is more than just moving your feet for miles. It’s a steady effort that tests both the body and the mind over time. Each run feels like a quiet challenge where every step asks how long you can stay focused and keep...
When he was announced as the US representative to the Venice Biennale, I first had to confirm that Alma Allen and I are not related. So I called my genealogy-fluent cousin in Heber, Utah, where Allen’s large, Mormon family was...
One Spring Monday in 1852 around thirty gold buyers gathered for the evening at Mrs Black’s Royal Hotel in Bathurst, which was (and is) just on the other side of the Blue Mountains from Sydney. Probably not ordinarily the most collegiate...
Prufrock measured his life in coffee spoons. I seem to be measuring mine in glucose sensors. All the music I grew up with makes me cry to hear. It’s the void slip of feeling, the sinkhole of reflecting on time’s relentless passing, that...