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What Straight White Guys Don’t Get About Diversity

…written by Gregg Ward (USA) ” In my work as a diversity consultant I often hear women and people of color quietly talking with each other about their white, male colleagues and bosses, saying “Most...

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Daybreakers: A FLIP Take on Western Society, Social Injustice, Behavior, and...

… directed by The Spierig Brothers (Michael & Peter, Germany) In the year 2019, a plague has transformed almost every human into vampires. Faced with a dwindling blood supply, the fractured...

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None of the Above for Elected Official

from The National Post (Canada) Image courtesy of The National Post Here’s how: “The deputy returning officer at your poll hands you your ballot and you hand it back. You can, if you wish, say “I...

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Culture Shock, Intuition, and the Rat Race

“Coming back to America was, for me, much more of a culture shock than going to India. The people in the Indian countryside don’t use their intellect like we do, they use their intuition instead, and...

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Hiawatha and the Peacemaker

…is a book written by Robbie Robertson (Toronto, ON) and illustrated by David Shannon (Washington, DC, USA) Intro from the book: “Hiawatha is a brave Mohawk warrior who has lost his family in battle...

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January 11 Music Videos

I like all kinds of things and gathering 11 music videos in 1 posting was a pretty difficult decision to make.  Even though I’m just doing my thing, I think what I’m technically doing is “(Digital)...

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African: Not African-American

“Yeah a lot of people think I’m African-American.  ‘Cause when you see us, like black people, right?  People think it’s all just black. But I’m African; from Nigeria, not African-American. Black people...

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PETA: Last Longer

…was apparently one of the Super Bowl 2016 commercials… ========================= Nice tactic. I still eat meat though

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Real Stories from the World #7,012,544,899 – Good: Keep It That Way

Playa del Carmen, Mexico I went to Mexico several years back with my ex. We had to ride a few hours to get to a dive site and along the way, we stopped by a local vendor spot for some grub.  We didn’t...

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∞ Schitz from My Head 03 – Lego: Urban Planning

So, like, what drew you into Urban Planning anyway? “I’ve always liked building models.” He shows me historical photos of (insert city here), “Look at this.  Isn’t this cool?  This was (city) in the...

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Everything Is Art. We’re Just Living in God’s Design

Article 1 Art Vs Design: Are They the same Thing? …by Hongkiat (Malaysia) Art Asks.  Design Answers. The bottom line – the main difference between art and design – is that art asks questions, while...

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Real Stories from Toronto #5,122,790 – I-Felt-Like-It

“What does that tattoo mean?” It means: I-felt-like-it-so-I-got-it. ==================== On a more serious note: I was having a conversation with one of my older aunts in a recent fam jam.  She spoke...

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CA vs. The Suburbs: Planners, Smart Growth, and the Manhattan Delusion

==================== I live in Toronto, which is constantly being compared to New York and LA.  I think it’s more like LA, but wants to be New York so I think this video does apply. The video asks the...

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Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover

I hung out with a bunch if hipsters downtown.  They offered me all this vegetarian and vegan cakes and pastries.  They were really sweet  💖 Goes to show: don’t judge a book by its cover. Just cause the...

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Sicilian Sweetblood

Steve “Sweetblood” Sanguedolce is an experimental filmmaker based in Toronto, Canada of Italian (Sicilian) descent. We had a co-op placement thing at Sheridan during the last semester.  Everybody went...

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Haiku

…is a very short form of Japanese poetry. It is typically characterised by three qualities: The essence of haiku is “cutting” (kiru).[1] This is often represented by the juxtaposition of two images or...

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Tibor Kalman: A Personal Tribute

Tibor Kalman (July 6, 1949 – May 2, 1999) was an American graphic designer from Budapest, Hungary.  He was the executive-in-chief of, Benetton funded, Colors Magazine: A Magazine about the rest of the...

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Recommended Reads

If you stalk my blog profusely, you will find all these books within it, but since I’m bored as fuck for your convenience, I have compiled a list of books that I think everybody should read…at least...

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Real Stories from Toronto #4,989,766 – The Spaniard Drunk Test

I volunteered at an interdisciplinary design firm (mostly architectural installation) on the west end of the city (Phillip Beesley).  I met a whole bunch of people – some were university students, some...

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Kafundó Mix 2014

…by Maga Bo (Brazilian based in Seattle, Washington, USA) ==================== Check out his site here And his Soundcloud here And his Facebook here And his Youtube here

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