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  • #Shorterfilms and Being Trendy on Twitter

    For the past two years, I’ve been on the board of the London Short Film Showcase. One thing I’ve been doing is running contests on Facebook and Twitter to promote the event (next Saturday at 7pm! Come!). On Friday, I posted this pair of tweets: I figured a few local people would enter, which would…

  • London Ontario Zombie Walk 2011

    Yesterday was a beautiful day for London’s fifth annual zombie walk. I know I promised last year that I’d dress up this year, but, like, stuff is busy. I did at least get a chance to go snap some pictures, as per usual. Here they are…click for bigger. It’s always a highlight when the zombies hit…

  • The Banana Incident: Perpetuating Racism by Suppressing Satire

    A few nights ago, a hockey fan threw a banana at a Wayne Simmonds, a black hockey player, during a game at the John Labatt Centre here in London Ontario. The symbolism of it was probably intentional, and it’s a disgusting act of racism. I hope the perpetrator is caught and brought to justice (even…