Relationships, right, people? I mean, what more is there to say? So onerous are relationships that the popular social network Facebook includes “it’s complicated” among users relationships statuses. Fucked up, I know. OK, so we all know relationships are complicated, and we’re at least a little bit familiar with the everyday, run-of-the-mill complications. However, the [...]
In my humble opinion, you suck
A few recent comments at one of the other blogs I moderate — OilersNation.com — have got me to thinking about some of the language people use that makes them sound like, for lack of another term, complete and utter douchebags.
First-time Fringers…
My co-host Scott C. Bourgeois and I had the opportunity over the weekend to spend an hour interviewing Mike Young and Simon Crowley, co-writers of the Edmonton Fringe production of Captain Hook versus the Zombies. Click here to read more and download the podcast.
TwitterTrek: for a bored generation
Every now and then, when good friend @ChrisHenderson and I get together, we’ll chat for a little while… And when the awkward silences become too unbearable, we’ll watch an episode or two of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Episode the Fifth: First-time Fringe playwrights
In our fifth episode, Scott and I interview young playwrights Simon Crowley and Mike Young. They’re participating in Edmonton’s International Film Festival this year with their one-act play Captain Hook vs. the Zombies. We spent about a a half hour chatting with Simon and Mike about what it’s like to be first time Fringers, how [...]
Old-media for trolls
On rare occasions when I happen to pick up a copy of Edmonton’s newspaper of record, the Edmonton Journal, I frequently stumble upon the “Venting” section. It’s a place where people can share their views on a host of topics in short snippets — essentially the newspaper equivalent of Twitter. But there are several key [...]