It’s finally happened. The 2020 Olympics have finally arrived in Japan. I watched the Opening Ceremony live on CBC on Friday. Maybe it watching the lone athlete who missed the qualifiers running on the treadmill, maybe it was hearing Sonic the Hedgehog and Final Fantasy music played via symphony over the Parade of Nations, maybe it was the fact […]
Month: July 2021
What Is Your Glorious Purpose?
Loki on Disney Plus is a bit of a mind trip of a series. I recently finished watching season 1. While I still think Wandavision is the superior series, I can see the appeal; Loki has a real Dr. Who-meets-Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy vibe that’s sure to attract its fair share of fans. The takeaway that I got upon watching Loki (aside from […]
Vocal Media: Should the Right to Edit Only Be Offered to Paying Vocal Plus Members?
In my last post about Vocal Media, I discussed whether it was worthwhile to write for the platform, and how it compared with Medium and hosting your own website. Recently, Vocal Media announced that it would finally be allowing for quick edits of submissions. In the past, if you needed to revise your writing, you would […]
GROVER GOES TO SCHOOL: 3 Life Lessons This Children’s Book Gave Me About the Real World
I was thinking about children’s books the other day, and randomly, I thought about a book that had an indelible mark on my young psyche. When I was a child, I had a lot of Sesame Street-themed books, a lot of them were from the Sesame Street Storybook Club: some that stick out in my mind are The […]