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Where I am
I want to bring you back to early January. I found myself one evening on a bus headed towards the south-end of Ottawa to visit a friend of mine who I met in our first year at Carleton. While on … Continue reading
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CUSA Needs to be Better – and Ruth Lau MacDonald is that Better
Last night was a new low-point for political discourse at Carleton University. What began as a slogan-shouting match between the two slates, One Carleton and Change, devolved into a hostile situation during the open questions period for the VPI (Vice-President … Continue reading
Thank you, Leonard Cohen.
Edit, 11/11/16: It has come to light that Leonard Cohen passed away on November 7th, with his passing only being officially announced on the 10th. This information was not apparent at the time of writing. I’ve decided to keep the … Continue reading
Zorro is the Movie that Taught me how to Hate
The year is 2005, and an 11 year-old Chris went to see a movie with his mom and step-dad. At this point in my life, I can barely remember not liking a movie. Now I had seen many terrible movies … Continue reading
On Coming Out
Today marks six years since I came out the world (which at the time was the around 200-250 people I was friends with on Facebook) as Bisexual. I’ve spent a lot of today reflecting on the previous six years of … Continue reading
Extra History, Crash Course, and the Importance of Online Education Initiatives
Disclaimer: While I do not have any financial stake in either of these projects, I do support them both on Patreon. As I hope to argue, I feel that both of these projects are critical to the future of education, … Continue reading
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Tagged Crash Course, Education, Extra Credits, Extra History, Media, YouTube
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We Always Have a Story – the Power of the Penultimate in Bojack Horseman
Spoilers for the most recent season of Bojack Horseman ahead!
The Merits of New Media in Academia – a response to “I’m a Serious Academic, not a professional Instagrammer”
Recently, the Guardian published this piece bemoaning the growing importance of social media in the academic experience, and while I did throw in a quick quip on Twitter, I felt compelled to write a longer response, in the form of … Continue reading
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