What can a T-shirt communicate about a community? The vibration, noise and visual sea of blue and green Vancouver Canuck team hockey jerseys is a testament to the rallying power of a cause that can mobilize an entire community to action, pride and support. Their partners in the final series … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2011
Anime and Manga Alley — Talking Technique
As you can see, getting into manga has gotten me out and about. Not only that, I’m usually catching conversation with people as I thumb through the choices on shelves at my library or local stores. As a writer and happy-to-be-a-word-nerd, I’ve found that strangers are just friends who have not been … [Read more...]
Discovering 3-D Printing
by Helena Kaufman The phrase ‘3-D printer’ rapidly zoomed me past the immediate image of folks in funny glasses on date night in a darkened movie theatre into wondering about the limitless potential of this rapidly growing technology. There we have it, the first keywords that bring to light what … [Read more...]