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bullying goes digital

by | Jan 15, 2004 | pre-wp

“The actions themselves – rumors, threats, gossip, humiliation – are nothing new. But among today’s adolescents – a generation of instant messengers, always connected, always wired – bullies are starting to move beyond slam books...

rantless motion

by | Jan 15, 2004 | pre-wp

“It’s one thing for Maude Barlow to say governments have no power, and corporations are taking over the world. It’s another thing for the CEO of Goodyear to say the same thing.” – Mark Achbar, director The Corporation, Globe and Mail...

high school blogidential

by | Jan 13, 2004 | pre-wp

“Ninety percent of those with blogs are between 13 and 29 years old; a full 51 percent are between 13 and 19 . . . Many teen blogs are short-lived experiments. But for a significant number, they become a way of life, a daily record of a community’s private...

blue first, then red

by | Jan 12, 2004 | pre-wp

“The Gobi Desert is about a thousand times as hospitable as Mars and five hundred times cheaper and easier to reach.” – Bruce Sterling State of the World Address @ Engaged: Conference: inkwell.vue It?s hard to miss news of Mars lately. From the...

sunday treat: paper mythology

by | Jan 12, 2004 | pre-wp

Joseph Wu is a master of the folded page, as the above origami chimera definitely proves. Mythology is playing a large role in my writing these days, and there are many sources of information on the internet, but discovering this site was a real treat. It’s...