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Why Instagram is my favourite social media platform

Oh, Instagram! How do I love thee? Let me count the ways… Or maybe just three. 1) Intimate. The subjects that I choose to photograph using the Instagram app are chosen viscerally. They are the people, objects and places that make my heart leap, my stomach get fluttery and my mouth widen into a smile. There are [...]
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What to post on Facebook

I’ve noticed that among my most active Facebook friends, there seem to be two camps: 1) Those who treat Facebook as an extension of real life; that is, everything that they are experiencing in their daily lives is being reported on Facebook. and 2) Those who treat Facebook as an accessory; that is, they use [...]
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The Facebook fallacy

Anyone who follows me on facebook knows that I have a reputation for posting much-commented status lines. Perhaps sadly, fb status lines are the closest I come to composing poetry. I regularly have moments of inspiration in which status lines arrive perfectly (or almost perfectly) formed in my head. Sometimes – like in the case [...]
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Adriana’s first Mutek festival

I’ve known about the MUTEK Festival for years, but I never really paid attention, assuming that it targeted people who like standing solemnly in the dark listening to industrial techno by German DJs with asymmetrical haircuts and a lot of dark grey clothing. Ms. Miller and I decided to chance it anyway, buying tickets to [...]
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Why you should really admire Jaroslav Halak

To say that the Montreal Canadiens are winning right now is a vast understatement. Mere performance alone cannot encapsulate just how hard our team is working – and how much the fans (myself included) believe in our ability to make the seven wins that stand between us and the Stanley Cup. And although all players [...]
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Fifty people, one question… and the present moment

Fifty People, One Question: London from Fifty People, One Question on Vimeo. I feel as if I should watch this video every day. When I started watching, I thought, “Oh, everyone is going to say Hawaii or the like.” As the first Brit hemmed and hawed, I nearly stopped watching – “Okay guy, you need [...]
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