February 27, 2009
Redesign Diary #5: Spread ‘em
The March-April 2009 issue arrived at the office yesterday and will be in stores next week; subscribers will also receive it very soon. This will be my last entry on the redesign for now, although we’ll continue tweaking details and refining the look as we go. There will also be some exciting news about our website in the next little while — but our pending online redesign is a story for... [More >>]
February 25, 2009
Intended Consequences: Rwandan Children Born of Rape
The Aperture Foundation Gallery in NY is hosting photographer Jonathan Torgovnik’s show, Intended Consequences, which includes interviews and photographs of Rwandan children born of rape during the genocide and personal interviews with the mothers. Torgonvnik, contract photographer for Newsweek magazine, and prof at the International Center of Photography School in New York, is also co-founder... [More >>]
February 25, 2009
National Geographic exposes oilsands “holocaust”
The current issue of National Geographic features a harrowing feature article on the Alberta oilsands which is well worth your time. Don Martin writes in a CanWest news service wire story that privately, many government and energy industry insiders regard the piece as a public-relations disaster. National Geographic is widely read, and any article like this, especially one with some pretty amazing... [More >>]
February 24, 2009
oops – nuclear subs collide
The report about ten days ago that a French submarine and a British submarine carrying nuclear weapons collided, albeit slowly, in the Alantic, is “worrying” to say the least. The two subs are equipped with sonar detection devices, but it was reported that their anti-sonar devices, used to hide the subs, may have been “too effective.” Ya think? The unlikeliness of this happening... [More >>]
February 24, 2009
ThisAbility # 17: RDSP to the Rescue (For Most)
Since last week’s entry hit the blogosphere, I’ve gotten an overwhelming response from the BLOG THIS faithful. Tons of people have e-mailed and messaged me in the last week to relay stories about someone they know, or someone in the family, who gets income support from the government, but never has enough to live on. To those who posted a comment or participated in the conversation with... [More >>]
February 23, 2009
You’re invited to our redesign party
Yes, that’s right. I’ve blogged a couple of times about the upcoming redesign of This which will be unveiled with the March-April 2009, which is in the mail right now (if you’re a subscriber, that is). To celebrate the new look, we’re hosting a party on Tuesday, March 10, 2009, at 8 p.m. It all happens at Supermarket (268 Augusta Ave., Toronto). We’d love it if you’d... [More >>]
February 20, 2009
The Commons
For your Friday viewing pleasure, a meditation on the nature of knowledge and ownership. Enjoy. [More >>]
February 20, 2009
Polarized #16: Homeward bound
[Editor's note: this is the last of Emily's dispatches from Antarctica. She is now safely back on land and working on a feature article for the May-June 2009 issue of This Magazine. You can go back and read the full run of Emily's "Polarized" blog here.] We received word that a commando ship was after us in the Antarctic Ocean. It was the night of February the 7th, and the Sea Shepherd ship, the Steve... [More >>]
February 19, 2009
Queerly Canadian #6: The censor’s dilemma
If you’re looking for some unconventional reading material this week, this list of the Canada Border Service Agency’s Prohibited Titles from October to December of last year is a fairly interesting browse. The list is linked from a recent article in Xtra last week about gay porn studio Lucas Entertainment’s battles with CBSA over their line of fetish films (titles include “Piss!”... [More >>]
February 19, 2009
Polarized #15: Worlds, and ships, collide
Click here to read part one of this post The battle gets ugly. The whalers are desperate. Sea Shepherd keeps blocking the transfer of dead whales, making further whaling impossible in the Southern Ocean. The Sea Shepherd ship, the Steve Irwin, stays close to the stern of the whaling fleet’s “mother ship,” the Nisshin Maru, preventing any harpoon vessels from transferring their whale... [More >>]
