I took some Edmonton podcasts with me on a trip to southern Alberta last week, so this week’s roundup focuses on some of fine shows produced right here at home. To wit: – DVD Afternoon is an erudite but highly accessible weekly conversation about movies between Paul Matwychuk and Heather Noel. I don’t watch a lot … More Edmonton New Media Roundup 14
The Fringe is one of the things that makes Edmonton a great place to live, and there’s plenty going on new-media-wise with the festival:– There is, of course, #YEGprov – The Improv Show You Tweet, which will fill your Twitter stream with amusing non sequiturs and enthusiastic raves if you follow as many Edmonton theatre-goers … More
The new media buzz-generator of the week – aside from blissed-out tweets from the Folk Fest – was everybodyinthiscityisarmed.com, a website launched by Mack Male (with help from Sally Poulsen, Jeff Samsonow and Adam Rozenhart – all of whom are friends of mine, for full disclosure’s sake). The site, prompted by the coverage of the … More Edmonton New Media Roundup 12
Edmonton is rich ground for comics culture, and it feels like there’s a lot going on these days: – Take Andrew Foley, for example. He co-wrote Cowboys & Aliens, which has been made into a big, big movie. I first came across him on Twitter and started following him because I thought he was clever. … More Edmonton New Media Roundup 11
Here’s the little front-of-book piece I did for Longshot Magazine, the 48-hour miracle of publishing that started from scratch on Friday and published Sunday. I haven’t read the whole magazine yet, but what I’ve seen is terrific, especially considering the quick turnaround. The whole electronic version is here. To buy the paper version, click here. … More Asphalt Default – My Longshot story
longshotmag: Forty-eight hours ago we gave you guys an assignment, twenty-four hours ago you turned in your stories, and today we made a magazine. Despite the fact that we’ve only spent a collective 6 days streamlining this process, it seems to get easier every time. That’s thanks in large part to the amazing… Thrilled to … More Longshot!: Your Longshot Contributors, Issue Two
“Have you read Zoe Todd’s latest?” I have asked this question several times in the past month, in various discussions about urban planning, architecture and the general effort to make Edmonton look and be better. Her blog, Urbane Adventurer, has become a must-read for me, and if you are interested in such things, you should … More Edmonton New Media Roundup 10
trimalchioproject: I will reach, I will strive,She is why I’m alive,Though I wish I could tell What she wants me to be.I’ll put on any mask,I’ll perform any task,To make her sweet laughterBelong just to me. I don’t know my own story,I’ve changed it so often,I scarcely rememberWhat’s true and… The Trimalchio Project: Gatsby’s Song
It’s one thing to write something and publish it online. Even I can do that. Sharing news and information in the form of video is way harder, and I am in awe of people who try. I’d like to bring your attention to three local efforts to do TV on the Internet, and do a … More Edmonton New Media Roundup 9
I remember sitting in a news meeting at the Edmonton Journal when the subject of Mack Male came up. This was a few years ago, before I had met him. The editor pitching the story mentioned that Mack was 25.“Mack Male is not 25,” I said with certainty.Completely unfounded certainty, as it turned out. … More Edmonton New Media Roundup 8
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