Paul Reubens was a planet of a person. Not only did he anchor me into his orbit when I watched him on TV he went on to do it when I was moving through the most difficult time in my life. That’s who he was. He was incredible at living…

The messages that artists like WRITERS bring to the world are a part of global influence and change. The studio model (like most capitalist models) is unfortunately to try not to pay artists as much as they’re worth and take the majority of the money. Unfortunately that’s not how the…

Here’s the thing, Humans. We’ve just learned something really, really important. We’ve learned that the leaders of the free world can act in unison with record speed. We’ve learned how quickly they can make sweeping multi-national policy changes. We’ve literally just watched the free world expedite everything in less than…

I’m sure a lot of you read or heard the story about the moon “wobble”. If you didn’t you can have a look here. Here’s the thing I’ve learned about being human, and hopefully through this whole COVID experience you’ve learned it too. We humans really like to overcomplicate shit. …

Here’s what I know about Canada’s shame. It continues. I’m in my 40’s (and, I’m sure like most of you) I didn’t learn about Canada’s actual history in school. I didn’t learn the truth about what Canada did, about the Sixties Scoop, or Residential Schools. We didn’t learn about the…

I’m sure you’ve said it too. When things get “back to normal”. I’ve stopped saying it. I’ve realized how much I didn’t even like “normal”. The pace of it, the breakneck back to back meeting schedule. The rush, the alerts, and notifications. It’s like we were all participating in some…

When I was a little kid I noticed that my grandfather, a passionate 2nd generation Torontonian and a WWII veteran, always brought a mix of binders and manila envelopes to family dinners. The envelopes were handed out only after a lively dinner, typically to be reviewed over tea and coffee…

A little fiction, seeded by Stephen King. The afternoon was bright and airy and Dick hadn’t felt either in a long time. It was a rare afternoon out of the office. A friend’s birthday party for 5 year old Nell was the catalyst for Dick even being able to ask…

Ascension Institute — Amy Miranda I’m over simplifying a bit here; because in truth, there’s a lot of components to my activism and attitude regarding the systems designed specifically to oppress us — but it started with Chuck D. …