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Simulating the automated experience

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David Krause
Automation allows humans to delegate tedious tasks to machinery. Tedium can, however, distract the human operator, causing disaster.
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Violent video games: The favoured scapegoat

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David Krause
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 awkward teenage adolescence the medium can’t seem to shake. It...
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Hating horror: The scapegoat genre

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David Krause
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. To the casual observer the camcorder grade footage seems...
Arts & Culture

Childhood experiences with mental illness

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David Krause
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 say - you just know something is wrong. Filmmaker and...
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Helpful back-to-school apps and programs: Dropbox, Flux, 750 words, Write or...

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David Krause
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 of programs and apps that might make the back-to-school...
Arts & Culture

We aren’t white

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David Krause
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 addresses some of the damages caused to First Nations...
Arts & Culture

Based on true events

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David Krause
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 usually isn’t true. However, Compliance, written and directed by...
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