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Newspaper Articles

Articles written for the U of T Weekly Independent Newspaper.

EU Film Fest gets the Royal treatment (Article)

Well look who decided to write another article for the newspaper, as opposed to one of the four essays he has due in two weeks? In all seriousness, though, this will very likely be the last thing I have published until the new year (aside from the weekly crossword, obviously). Enjoy. 6th Annual European Union [...]

Arts! Ability! Access! (Article)

It’s been a while since I’ve done a proper article, hasn’t it? Interestingly enough, it’s also been a while since I’ve had a decent moment to myself that wasn’t mired in panic and worrying about all the things I should be doing.  I wonder if those two facts are somehow related… At any rate, enjoy [...]

Google’s Instant Headache (Article)

Preamble: This is strictly an opinion piece. I can sort of understand why they would encourage me to write it, but I have no idea why they would consider publishing it. At any rate, this can be found in tomorrow’s issue (October 21, 2010), and on The Newspaper‘s website very soon. I can say this with confidence [...]

Inner Voices (Article)

Inner Voices . It used to be that talking to yourself was a sign of craziness, but now it turns out that it might just be a rather healthy practice. New research from UTSC, headed by PhD candidate Alexa Tullet and Associate Psychology Professor Michael Inzlicht, is demonstrating how using “inner voices” can lead to [...]

Contra iPad (Comparative Editorial)

Originally written for the issue published February 4, 2010. For too long, Apple has been using aesthetic appeal to mask the fact its products tend to be lacking in hardware and customisability. The recently unveiled iPad proudly continues in that tradition, using the steamrolled iPod Touch look to compensate for it being underpowered, locked down, [...]