Simulating the automated experience
Automation allows humans to delegate tedious tasks to machinery. Tedium can, however, distract the human operator, causing disaster.
David Krause
Violent video games: The favoured scapegoat
Video games are the cultural product of our modern computer-driven society. Unfortunately, like comic books of the past, it has vestiges of nerdom, virginity, and…
Hating horror: The scapegoat genre
A man chokes out a high-pitched wail. He is thrashing face down on a weight lifting bench as a drill churns his anal cavity into borscht….
Childhood experiences with mental illness
Mental illness is a difficult topic for anyone to deal with, especially if it involves a loved one. You don’t know what to do or…
Helpful back-to-school apps and programs: Dropbox, Flux, 750 words, Write or Die
Since school is in full swing, any tools to make your life easier and more purposive as a student are invaluable. We’ve compiled a shortlist…
We aren’t white
The residential school systems in Canada have hurt a generation of First Nations peoples and have left blight on our historical record. Robert Houle’s artwork…
Based on true events
When you see a “based on true events” title card in a film, many of you will chortle in the theatre because you know that…
Tech briefs
Godzilla vs. Goliath One of the biggest ongoing stories in tech-related news this summer has been the Samsung versus Apple United States patent court case,…
Robert Houle: enuhmo andúhyaun
Houle’s ARTlab exhibition, Robert Houle: enuhmo andúhyaun (the road home) (Sept. 6, – Oct. 12) is one in a series of art exhibitions at the…
SNFU: What No One Else Wanted to Say
“My dog likes to shit. My dog likes to shit. My dog likes to shit on the radio. I’ll sell it to the record stores;…