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Christine Rowlands is a writer and editor in the Vancouver, BC area.-
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Decluttering
The consequence of living is accumulating stuff. Papers and brochures and business cards from travels or taking a class or going to a conference. Books and magazines. Little gewgaws and Kinder Surprise toys. Memoribilia, framed photos, ticket stubs, newspapers with … Continue reading
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Madly crushing on McSweeney’s Internet Tendency
First they took us all to task for our font snobbery. Now they’re telling punctuation bar jokes. Whenever I visit McSweeney’s, I remember why I both hate (why didn’t I think of this? Because I suck!) and love (you’re so … Continue reading
A finder of lost things
Today I couldn’t find the bus pass. I had it last night when I got on the bus home, but this morning it was in none of the usual places: in the pocket of the coat I was wearing, in … Continue reading
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Social media: hype or hassle
Lately I’ve become disillusioned with the whole social media thing. Though I’ve never understood Twitter, I’ve always liked Facebook as an easy way to “keep up” with what’s going on with the people around me. Until, that is, I noticed … Continue reading
Friday afternoon crush: Kirby
Kirby Ferguson, also known as Goodie Bag, is a mad genius. His videoblog/monologues may not all be work-safe viewing, but they’re brilliant nonetheless. Some of my favourites that I’ll share with you: Trajan is the Movie Font: A rant on … Continue reading
OK, what’s in the other hand?
After an outcry by arts groups, mainly by Vancouver’s wonderful Alliance for Arts and Culture, it seems that the government types have reinstated the approximately $20 million in funding that only days ago they threatened to pull. Not surprisingly, spokespersons … Continue reading
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We’re not gonna take it
I have a bad habit of watching/reading the news in the morning. Today is Budget Day in the province formerly known as Beautiful British Columbia, and the preview announcements of cuts, cuts and more cuts are enough to send a … Continue reading
The Twit stops here
For the last couple weeks, it seems like you can’t open an ear without hearing “Twitter” or “Tweet” or some variation on “follow.” Celebrities (or at least their social-media assistants) are competing to get the most followers. Newscasters tell me … Continue reading
