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FTRW 2013 – Day 4 – #ftrweek – Unintended FTRW Experiences (aka “Boobs, Walls & Thieves”)

During past Freedom to Read weeks, I’ve noticed that everything starts to look like a Freedom of Expression issue. (That’s probably a good thing that we should keep

Friday Fun Link – Funniest Wedding Grand Entrance Video Ever

There’s a whole sub-genre on YouTube of creative, funny, artistic wedding grand entrance & first dance videos. The one below is right up there in all three categories

Going Green in Calgary Centre? I Hope So (And I Don’t Care Who Knows!)

This is probably not a great thing to admit to while not only doing a lot of writing about but also heavily volunteering for one of four NDP

Genius: The Nickelback Story

Very interesting story about how Nickelback has gone from Hanna, AB to one of the biggest and most successful bands on earth.

Will Ferguson Wins #Giller Prize, Is All Around Good Guy #canlit

When I worked for the Writers Guild of Alberta, the biggest part of my job was probably working with beginning and emerging writers. So you can imagine my

A Tale of Two Cities: Comparing The Most Recent #yqr & #yyc Mayoral Elections #yqrvotes

You could probably do this for any two cities in Canada but since I lived in Calgary and am now back in Regina, those are the two cities

Meili Monday – Alberta Bound

Not sure if you saw but Ryan Meili’s campaign is using Storify, a cool little tool that allows people and organizations to easily create a chronological timeline, pulling

Calgary Reconsidered

Another great piece in The Walrus by Chris Turner looking at Calgary’s history, mythology and current culture. It touches on many of the things Shea and I experienced

Politics in Full Sentences: The Story of Naheed Nenshi’s Purple Army

A great article on the behind-the-scenes of Naheed Nenshi’s improbable but ultimately successful campaign to become the mayor of Calgary (and if you want to get meta, there’s

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