(i asked the editors for a piece of writing from them and an image or two and this is what neil sent me. if you get lost during neil’s bashful mini bio, skip ahead to the quote he chose to include. the juxtaposition of ideas made me smile, maybe it’ll give you a buzz too. [...]
by Neil Balan A few snippets, assembled in juxtaposition, about our intersections with “energy” and “environment”, those categories we tend to compartmentalize as if they were external and container-like things (much like our thinking about “culture”) that we periodically inhabit and fill with temporary purpose and meaning. In feigning autonomy and control in relation to [...]
The Problem with OpenJournal and An Open Source-Inspired Proposal: A comment that turned into a new plan for OpenJournal. by Risa Dickens. skip the preamble and take me straight to the problem and the proposed solution, please. Part 1. Editing Openness: Lessons from Open Source. I’m really glad Christian drew the issue of edited openness [...]
A response to a response to the following letter, published this month in Now Magazine. by Neil Balan. Ryan Carriere died heading home to help his daughters with Halloween costumes. 1: Dying to ride By LESLEY MCALLISTER Local artist in tragic Queen West accident yet another casualty of city’s neglect of cyclists The group gathering [...]
by Neil Balan I work at a harm-reduction youth shelter. At times, it’s intense. Often, upon completion of my shift, and feeling suffocated and small, I decompress with a walk home. I usually ride my bike to and from work but on the nights that I don’t I take the TTC down and usually walk [...]
By Neil Balan. This is a ramble of thoughts about the violence in Paris that some may want to pick up on. There are strengths and weaknesses here so push and pull as you see fit. I want to draw attention to the mobile engine—Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy—who spectacularly invaded, with grandiose and publicized flair, [...]
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