Gender Bender
Of all the basic human functions, a visit to the bathroom shouldn’t require a lot of thought. Nor should it require a two page pamphlet. Two weeks ago, en route to a pee, I found a two page pamphlet on the ‘gender neutral’ bathroom door. The pamphlet contained sex and gender definitions (including the latest ...
Moonlight – A controversial best picture
Moonlight – a controversial best picture. I wanted to like Moonlight, I really did. It was touted as the indie film of the year. It scored a tidy pre-sale figure. It was hyped by reviewers. All these things going for it and still, I left the theatre underwhelmed and worse, wondering what all the fuss ...
Writer Crushes – Bret Easton Ellis
It’s not often, and really, perhaps never, that a book, even on multiple re-reads, makes me feel slutty. ButThe Rules of Attraction (TROA hereinafter) written by Bret Easton Ellis, is all about sex – messy, random, wanton sex – and is so visceral it makes me want to move to New Hampshire and sleep ...
The Trump-tastic year
A Trump-tastic year. November 8, 2016. Vancouver, BC. I went to bed before the official results came in, before Donald Trump stunned the political system, the pundits, and the world with his sweeping Republican win. Call him whatever you want: racist, misogynist, a blowhard. He was called everything and anything since winning the Republican ...
Burning Man – What a long, strange trip
Burning Man 2016 – What a long, strange trip. Did it really happen? As our Dodge creaked its way over the summit and we descended into Cedarville, CA, Black Rock City – aka ground central for Burning Man – was less than 100 miles away, yet it already felt fleeting. As if we were never ...
OK Computer – Indie Masterpiece
OK Computer – An indie masterpiece October 1997. A hotel room in Toronto. Still bleary from the red eye, I flick on the TV. Nothing worth watching, until I get to MTV and the musical landscape tilted forever. Strange animation. Ominous guitar. Not so happy vocals. What the hell was this? The flat winter ...