Media Criticism, "Celebrity" Candidates, and Covering the Issues
Andrew Yang is a celebrity candidate and the media is adapting to lessons learned from a certain celebrity candidate who became president, argues New York Times media columnist Ben Smith. Being a media criticism column, Smith approaching Yang’s candidate with a eye on what his candidacy means for…
Aren't You a Bit Old to Be in This Class?
I continue to work on some posts for the coming weeks to encourage journalists to apply to be a Fellow-at-Large of the University of Toronto and Southam Fellow at Massey College. The tags for these posts is: Southam Fellowship “Aren’t you a bit old to be in this…
Kreigsfilme and Community at Massey College
I continue to work on some posts for the coming weeks to encourage journalists to apply to be a Fellow-at-Large of the University of Toronto and Southam Fellow at Massey College. This adds to the community aspects of the role. I write this on Wednesday night, as I…
When I Thought Libraries Shouldn't Have Video Games
Time: Summer 2007 Place: A restaurant Setting: Editorial planning meeting Twice a year, we gather to brainstorm the feature style articles for upcoming university issues and the website. One of my story ideas was to highlight that McMaster University’s Library now had videos games for checkout and a…
Grad Student Lecture Nights at Massey College
I continue to work on some posts for the coming weeks to encourage journalists to apply to be a Fellow-at-Large of the University of Toronto and Southam Fellow at Massey College. This adds to the community aspects of the role. Being a Fellow-at-Large of the University of Toronto…
Finding No Routine in the Age of COVID
I love my routines, I’m at my happiest when I’m repeating patterns and doing the same things on a weekly or monthly basis. “Boring” is how one my closest friends described me for years. My life in Hamilton is good. Each morning has a routine, while go to…
Installing TT-RSS on Opalstack
NOTE: TT-RSS no longer officially supports manual host installations, and Opalstack is a manual host platform. TT-RSS transitioned to supporting Docker. Thus, self-hosted, the application is subject to breaking during updates. Valid as of January 02, 2021 Introductory Paragraphs RSS (RDF Site Summary or Really Simple Syndication) web…
10,000 Hours and The Skill Level of Local Politicians
Malcolm Gladwell’s 10000 Hour Rule is one of those idioms which captures an idea we want to be true. It is a more catchy variation on the idea that practice makes perfect. In actual practice, the 10000 hour rule is shown not to work in a variety of…
Reclaiming Hamilton, the book, Look on the Brightside
Brightside no longer exists as a physical neighbourhood, yet it is one of the more vibrant communities in Hamilton. How is this, and what is the story behind this community? The neighbourhood itself was mostly demolished and paved over in the 1960s as Hamilton’s industrial sector expanded and…
Reclaiming Hamilton, The Book, Margaret Shkimba on the Unhappy City
The latest instalment of Hamilton’s local history in book format is Reclaiming Hamilton published by local imprint Wolsak and Wynn Publishers. During the next few weeks, my daily personal blog posts will include my thoughts (some may call it a review) on the book chapters. Today, Chapter One…