“How do you know what you know?” I have a cough. Not in itself too big of a deal, but the fact that it’s the most violent and persistent cough I’ve ever had is especially inconvenient. For the last few days I’ve been having a half dozen or so little naps throughout the night instead [...]
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Andrew
I’ve been busy lately. With what, I’m not exactly sure. It’s been nearly a month since I last updated this site, and yet over the course of that time, I don’t feel I have very much to show for it. Of course I’ve been working with the newspaper, but in many other aspects of my [...]
U of T honours LGBT activists Province celebrates pioneers of gay liberation movement “On 14 October 2011, 15-year-old Jamie Hubley, an openly gay young man, committed suicide after being bullied at school,” said Charles Hill, the first president of the University of Toronto Homophile Association (UTHA), visibly holding back tears. The tragedy of Jamie Hubley [...]
Metaphors in Mechanics Braid offers a masterful blend of inventive gameplay and novel narrative execution Three years ago, independent software developer Jonathan Blow released Braid, a game which at the time was something of a champion for the artistic merits of video game design. Lauded for its striking artistic direction, inventive time manipulation mechanics, and [...]
Supreme Oversight U of T prof criticizes Supreme Court appointment process On October 17, Prime Minister Stephen Harper appointed U of T alumni Andromache Karakatsanis and Michael Moldaver as replacements for Supreme Court of Canada Justices Ian Binnie and Louise Charron. However it was six months ago when Justices Binnie and Charron first announced their [...]