Public Photography Op-Ed Piece in Toronto Star
You can click here to read it. This piece is actually only meant to be a summary of this much longer and more detailed piece, which originally appeared on the PEN Canada blog a few weeks ago.
I Spy For You, You Spy For Me
Avner Levin explains how Canada and the US spy on each other’s citizens, then share the information with each other, in order to get around the laws about spying on their own citizens. Read more here.
Dear Taliban Commander
How can the Taliban justify shooting Malala Yousafzai in the head? Very easily, as it turns out. Click here to read.
Books I’ve Read: March – July, 2013
A brief discussion of books I read between March and July of 2013. Read more…
Geoff Lawton and Zaytuna Farm
Geoff Lawton is one of the leading lights of the permaculture movement. His video “Greening The Desert” is an astounding documentary about the power of permaculture to transform an utterly arid and apparently dead landscape into a vibrant, life-sustaining food forest in just a few years, using simple technology. Geoff runs a place in Australia …
Compost Is Sexy (Part Deux)
I spend a fair amount of time on Reddit.com, which is where you can peruse various subreddits (sites within the site) that are tailored to your interests. One of my favorites is /r/permaculture. Today, a user named dontjudgethename posted this link to the University of Illinois’s country agricultural extension’s website about compost. It’s brilliant. I’ve …
Compost Is Sexy
A compost pile is nothing but birth, sex, and death. Read more…
Public Photography Is Not A Crime
This is a piece I wrote for PEN Canada, which I have cross-posted on Reddit and my Facebook page. I encourage everyone in Canada to read it and share it widely. You should know your rights when it comes to public photography, especially of police officers.
Gangsta-ass Garlic
In which I discuss the art of growing garlic. Click here to read more!
A Roundup of Reviews
A collection of reviews that The Hundred Hearts has received thus far. Click here to read more.