via stikkymedia.com In my latest post for Stikky Media, I look into the shareability of the feature articles for the December 2011/January 2012 issue for both WIRED and VICE Magazine, respectively. Here’s the gist: Formatting is frustrating! Cheers, jk. Posted via email from My Brain is Open.
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Stop Treating Your Body Like A Dumpster
The mind is the writer’s best weapon. It is equal parts bullwhip, sniper rifle, and stiletto. If you treat your body like it’s the sticky concrete floor in a porno theater (that’s not a spilled milkshake) then all you’re doing is dulling your most powerful weapon. The body fuels the mind. It should be “crap […]
History of Tranquille
Jordan KeatsMarch 31/ 2008 From the Inside Out: A Brief History of Tranquille From 1970 to 1984, the City of Kamloops, in British Columbia, underwent an economic bust. Its boom started with the completion of the Trans Canada Highway in 1964, and was enhanced by completion of the Yellowhead Highway in 1970. These highways, alongside […]
Peter Smith Interview: Tranquille Essay
The Full interview with Peter Smith Hi Peter, First off, thanks for providing your experience to my project. For your info, the thesis is the human element of institutions such as Tranquille, and to a lesser extent Woodlands. Yet, I want more than the aspect of abuse to be focused upon, because of the lack […]
Book Review: The Best Game You Can Name by Dave Bidini,
Dave Bidini has been dedicated to entertaining Canadians since he was a teenager, first and foremost as a front-man of the rock band the Rheostatics but also as a writer of numerous books about sports and music. Bidini is considered to be one of the most prolific people in Canada and a possible candidate to […]
Coming out of the Wilderness – H.D. Thoreau Memoir
To Whom It May Concern, Due to my department from academia I have attempted to distance myself from the arbitrary constraints that have come to influence my actions and reconnect to the earth as a machine that survives merely to sustain itself. Some may consider this opinion to be narcissistic or reclusive but the comfortable […]
Skate And Die
To The Mayor Of Victoria, Your Honour, I am writing this letter in regards to the criminal breeding ground that is commonly known as a Skateboarding Park. I live in the Vic West area and have observed more crime taking place in this “Recreational Park” than in the downtown core as a whole. From first […]
Issue Analysis – Tar Nation
Nationally, Canada has a decision to make: boost the economy or protect the environment. The global demand for oil is growing, as the resource is declining, bringing Canada’s northern reserves into the spotlight as the spare tank for North America’s requirements. It has been stated that there are enough resources, at the Athabasca tar sands, […]
Diagnostic essay: Tai chi and Me
The young fool in the quote, “It is not I who seeketh the young fool, the young fool must seek me, only in this way can instruction take place – in the right manner and at the right time[.]” by I Ching, I’ve come to realize is me. In the years since high school I […]
How's Our News?: The Quality of Canadian Newspapers
A concern arose about the coverage of a certain news story, and it begged an important question: does newspaper conglomeration affect the information that is presented to Canadians? If one does not know where the news in print comes from it is either gleaned from a news service wire, such as Reuters, Associated Press or […]