For 3 years I was the editor-in-chief of a great online magazine called *spark. It was a culture and technology monthly with a philosophical bent and great design and photography. Here are the archived issues.
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NxE’s Fifty Most Influential ‘Female’ Bloggers As it is often the case with technology, blogging can seem like a boys’ club to many, but the average blogger is no longer (if they ever were) a geeky, twenty-something man from the US. Strong, interesting women are taking over the blogging world. They
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Canadian model found dead in Shanghai A 22-year-old B.C. woman who had planned to fly home early from China after a bad experience with an overseas modelling agency was found dead near Shanghai yesterday morning, reportedly the victim of a homicide.
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A Narrative Map of Shanghai We’re looking for short narratives describing pivotal moments of elation, confusion, absurdity, love or grief — or anything in between — inseparably tied to a specific place in Shanghai.
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Photos: Top 10 newly discovered species Thousands of species were discovered or "newly described" in the past year, according to the annual "State of Observed Species" report produced by the International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University and an international committ
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BEEP BEEP BIG BOPPERS An exhibit featuring contemporary works from Lester Ramsay, Brian G White, Jeremy Crowle, John Burgess, and Sarah Hoemberg. Opening Reception July 10th 2008, 6pm - 9pm
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The state of Drupal in China Jacob Redding, John Zhu, and I ran this session. The three of us talked about China, the Drupal project, and why the Open Source community makes so much sense in the Chinese environment.
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Bob Lefsetz on Music Careers Everything fast shortens the length of your ultimate time on stage. Every endorsement, every sponsorship, takes years off your career, just like smoking takes years off your life. Your audience needs to believe that THEY own you, not the man. That if you
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Pivot Legal Society is one of Canada’s leading social justice organizations. In 2001, first year law student Katrina Pacey discovered the Pivot Legal Society—an edgy nonprofit serving Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Working from a founder’s bedroom and borrowed office space, Pivot had embarked on becoming a prominent advocacy
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Happy Planet is Canada's premium juice and smoothie pioneer. The kitchen was a hub of activity and inspiration. Fruits and veggies covered counters and whizzed in blenders as organic farmer Gregor Robertson tried yet another juice recipe. Recruited friends and family stood close at hand, gladly tasting blackberry s
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Dave Olson Guest Stars on Lab with Leo Dave O (Uncle Weed) riffs with Leo Laporte about do-it-yourself art and self publishing for personal, creative expression on the Lab with Leo TV show. They explore Dave's collection of ditto-ed newsletters, punk rock fanzines, gig handbills, well-traveled
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60 Photography Links You Can’t Live Without at CameraPorn Read on for more photo link porn than you can shake a stick at including 25 blogs, 20 AMAZING photographers, and some other fun stuff that will make those days you feel stuck at your desk wishing you were shooting go a bit smoother…