Reality testing: measuring the long term impact of journalism
When Margaret Wente was getting busted repeatedly for plagiarizing, her publisher, The Globe and Mail, more…
Journalism is the business of influence
Good journalists do what they do because they care. They have interests. The organizations that employ…
Three unforgettable moments in [my] hockey history
Where I grew up in Northern Alberta, hockey was a big deal. My big brother played…
Vicwest caterpillar, a springtime phenomenon
Some years we have more. Some years we have less.
Martin Speckter, type design, and the interrobang
99% Invisible did an episode on the interrobang recently. I was interested to learn that early…
Archiving and curation
When we stare at paradoxes long enough, they can sometimes lose their mystery. When this happens…
Fresh approaches to skepticism
The skeptic social movement has been a big part of my social and intellectual world. In…
Land back
I’m awed by Ayla Brown’s handmade design. Oh wow, turns out there is more art where…