Argumentum ad antiquitatem
Argumentum ad antiquitatem
Three unforgettable moments in [my] hockey history
Where I grew up in Northern Alberta, hockey was a big deal. My big brother played…
White supremacy, doing journalism, and the explanatory comma
This particular Code Switch episode on the explanatory comma is itself a kind of extended explanatory…
Twitter, hate, harm, and misinformation
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the ambient misogyny and racism (and more) that floats…
Masturbation: A Short History of a Great Taboo
Epic short film, Magical Caresses.
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…
Hyperlinking in Canadian journalism (Case study, IPBES report)
If news orgs are serious about being good partners in mitigating misinformation, they need to link…
Fresh approaches to skepticism
The skeptic social movement has been a big part of my social and intellectual world. In…
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…