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Cyber snafu? There’s an art for that

Cyber snafu? There’s an art for that

Utopic dream work is now an unwieldy mass​​As soon as my coffee arrived in bed early Friday morning (don’t hate me) I jumped on Reddit to try to find news of the latest cyber snafu, because my regular first source of news was offline.I found this, best read in Laurie...
Awkward family moment informs art-making aesthetic

Awkward family moment informs art-making aesthetic

When I first started out as a suburban-newspaper reporter I had a single original artwork tacked to the wall in my basement suite. It was a life-sized acrylic-on-paper, a nude holding her maybe-pregnant belly against a landscape of spewing factories and...
Needling at patriotism and protest

Needling at patriotism and protest

The American penchant for patriotic treats is impressive, from jelly shots to meat trays. (Instagram collage) We all sort of forgot about celebrating Canada Day last weekend, up north, on a farm. No fireworks, no flags, no impressive array of themed party foods in the...
Drawing on our true colours, for social change

Drawing on our true colours, for social change

San Francisco Pride float, 2022 (Carlyn Yandle photo) Two years ago to the day of this writing, my sweetie and I arrived in downtown San Francisco the day before the Pride parade and the day after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade.​By the time the Dykes...
Just a reflection, of a reflection, of a reflection, of a reflection

Just a reflection, of a reflection, of a reflection, of a reflection

I have my share of obtrusive thoughts but this week it’s an ear-worm: Arcade Fire’s “Reflektor.”​It jumped into my head while on a brilliant morning bike ride this week, after passing someone walking while talking into her phone raised in that most...