In a recent article, I discussed the possibility of separation of art from the artist with the inevitable ties to cancel culture: the boycotting or firing those facing accusations of impropriety or immoral or questionable behaviour. Cancel culture has recently faced criticism for destroying reputations—and livelihoods—as well as charges of silencing voices opposed to “ideological… Read more »
This week I’m happy to announce the return of Minds We Meet. We’re coming back to it with a slightly different style, however. Instead of just our straight up question and answer format, new Voice writer, Kaitie O’ Shaughnessy, has brought us more of an interview-based profile. Let me know what you think of it. … Read more »
We recently camped with some friends near Smoky Lake, and when it came time to make dinner, we had realized none of us had a pot large enough to boil the corn for our crew. Enter ingenuity! We had just roasted our potatoes in the coals and I realized I should just put the corn… Read more »
There’s a new fad in fiction where authors rewrite fairy tales, myths, and biblical passages from the point of view of—not the hero—but the villain. When we read the tale from the villain’s eyes, we might grow to love him. But what about the villains in movies and books? They are so despicable that they… Read more »
Album: Crime of the Century Artist: Supertramp As much as I love rock music, I’ll admit that it can get stale without some creative risk-taking. I sometimes wonder if new or aspiring musicians are intimidated by veterans of the genre because they fear they can’t emulate that level of impact on our culture. I think… Read more »
Dear Barb: I am a guy in my twenties and have been dating an awesome girl for the last year. I live at home with my parents and she has her own apartment. We have started talking about moving in together and we both feel we are ready for this move except that I have… Read more »
My head has been in the medical space this week, not in small part because part of last week’s vacation was spent in hospital (thankfully not as a patient myself, but just being there to support my partner during a small surgery.) Coming away from that and I see that the debate between physicians and… Read more »
Scrolling through Instagram one day, I realized that the feed that I so diligently limited to people I really cared about seemed to be shrinking under the volume of ads. The “gravity defying” sports bra, anti-aging magic cream, fountain of youth elixir, tools for creating the world’s greatest selfie and the list went on. What… Read more »
Typical Western society refuses to talk about money in its raw form. We may discuss the abstract concept of wealth and the financial state of our local economies, but when it comes down to the nitty-gritty we have learned to zip it. This topic, just like politics and sex, is so taboo we won’t even… Read more »
