Category Archives: Shrapnel

The dark side of the earth

The surface of the moon is covered in ash. But the ash of what?

Who owns your thoughts?

The brave new world of neuroethics.

The revolution will be downloaded

Here’s a little piece I wrote about Vancouver comedians following the example of Louis CK and making their shows available for download.

Toronto

A fun little poem from my friend George Murray:

Scan me, please

So a man gets busted for adding homemade bar codes to Lego products to get a cheaper price. Reminds me of an idea I once had.

Roll up the rim to write

I talk to novelist Leo McKay Jr. about why he chose to go the indie publishing route with his new “Tim Hortons” novel.

Why did you choose to go the indie publishing route rather than stick to the traditional publishing route?

Social networking has put the steering wheel firmly in the hands of individual artists. It took me several years of being on Facebook before I realized that I was sitting in the driver’s seat of my own career as a writer. I’m using this funding campaign to help turn the key in the ignition.

If you like zombie films, you may also like Mad Men

A screenshot from my Netflix recommendations. If you like The Walking Dead, you may also like:

The Return of the Living Dead. Of course.

The Thing. Sure, I can see that.

Mad Men. Wha?

The Life of Mammals. Holy fuck — a zombie tiger! Also, are zombies still mammals?

Trailer Park Boys. Ah, we’re back where we started.

Want

Nuclear Explosion Lamp.

Ordinary strange

I love the writeup for this photo app:

The Ikea variations

I was playing around with my iPhone and ran a Michael Kenna Ikea photo through some apps. The above is one of the results, which I quite like. I’ve posted the others over on G+, if you’re interested.