Seen and Heard in Edmonton

My kids are into Halloween right now, and I am doing a lot of thinking about media right now, so this skeleton made of newspaper just seems… apt. Let us begin the roundup, then, with media and communications before we swoop into current events and social justice, weather and fashion, eating in and eating out, parenting, music, hockey, and various other pursuits.

My Taproot Edmonton partner Mack Male has a jam-packed Media Monday, Grant Ainsley has a followup to his popular post on his divorce from the Edmonton Journal, and Troy Pavlek recaps the recent open data summit.

Dave Cournoyer looks at an effort to get more women into politics, David Climenhaga remembers Jim Prentice, and Make Something Edmonton does a Q&A with Anna Ho of Paths for People.

John Richardson and Anna Marie Sewell have takes on two different aspects of settler attitudes towards Indigenous people, and Shayne Woodsmith concludes his Faces of HIV series with a tribute to Ross Armstrong.

The weather took a sharp turn towards winter, as Edmonton Weather Nerdery notes, which had quite an effect on the fashion bloggers. Adina J show her Thanksgiving outfit in the snow, while Megan, Justine and Kristina hold onto fall, and Lindsey holds fast to summer.

Let’s get down to business:  Ashley Janssen outlines how to get the most out of networking; Kendall Barber issues an open letter to her fellow members of the Canadian fashion industry; and Claire Theaker-Brown explores her thoughts after visiting the Chinese factories behind Flatter:Me Belts.

Lori Godin and Carole Anne Devaney are adjusting to newborns. Lucky for Lori, her eldest is getting big enough to help.

The hockey blogs are prolific at this time of year, and are often superseded by events by the time I get to the roundup. But I will draw your attention to Ryan Batty’s take on how he’ll react to various Oilers scenarios this season, and Rev Recluse’s unearthed treasure featuring Wayne Gretzky.

Feel like cooking? Stephanie, Karlynn, Jacquie, Julie and Phil have some recipes for you to try.

Prefer to eat out? Here are some suggestions from Let’s Om Nom, Argenplath and Cherry Bob-Ombs.

Some musical adventures: The Northern Sessions features Billie Zizi; Sharon Yeo enjoys a sweet set with Martin Kerr aboard the High Level Streetcar, and Dave Von Bieker launches his EP.

There’s more art to admire in Devin Bruce’s pop culture picks, the video of the making of Alex Janvier’s Tsa tsa ke k’e, and Jenna Marynowski’s take on Red.

I couldn’t resist putting Mike Ross’s post on Guitar Face and Ana Pejkanovic’s rumination on Resting Bitch Face together.

And finally, some lessons about life and love from Kendyl Lauzon, about curiosity and inquiry from Sandy VanRiper, and about the costs of buying a house from Sarah at Smile & Conquer.

That’s what I could fit in this time around. Find more at ShareEdmonton. You can also find these picks and previous ones on my Flipboard magazine and in past roundups.