Surreal Japanese Cartoon? Yes, Please! May 2, 2009

I love it!

Stop: Dzama Time! April 10, 2009

A friend just sent me a link to an interview with Marcel Dzama, who has been a favorite artist of mine since I saw one of his shows at the Mendel six or seven years ago. He has a very particular visual style (characterized by careful line work, a muted color palette and a “cartoonish” [...]

“I’m Ready for My Close-Up, Mr. DeMille” December 7, 2008

Okay, maybe it isn’t world-wide fame, but I have been interviewed by Nora Young for CBC’s Spark (a program about technology and innovation) concerning my collaborative research project. The program hasn’t been aired yet, but the full interview is accessible online at the CBC Spark Blog.
This sort of feels like blowing my own horn, but [...]

Blog Friendz October 19, 2008

This may sound asinine, but I’m really glad to have started this blog.
Part of it is that I like having an excuse to write regularly – especially in a non-academic idiom (which was the only type of writing I’d been doing for a number of years previous). Another part is that I enjoy reflecting on [...]

Collaborative Research Ahoy! October 1, 2008

As some of you may know, I am a lecturer at a Canadian university, where I am employed in the instruction of a set of introductory (100-level) courses. Right now, I’m in the process of preparing a rather exciting assignment for these students – one which, I hope, will help them to critically engage with [...]

On being frangible… September 22, 2008

Oh, starting a blog… How 2006.
As with many other cultural trends, I feel like I’m getting to this party late (my friend, Mr. Keith, for instance, has been doing an online diary for six years).
In trying to find a good blog name, I was continually rebuffed by the cultural detritus of other posters… many of [...]