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Go Skateboarding Day (5 Easy Tricks for Newbies)
Today is Go Skateboarding Day. It’s a day to celebrate the sport and the art of skateboarding. It’s a day to encourage people to get out there are try it. To that end, I found this interesting video that highlights the 5 Easiest Skateboard Tricks. I have to admit that I stick to the tried-and-true…
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Why You Should Tell Your Story
The Story You Need to Tell by Sandra Marinella, MA, MEd “Our words create us. Our stories create us. And our writing can re-create us.” Wise words from Sandra Marinella, a writer who has taught several people how to use personal writing to come to terms with, overcome, and learn from past traumas. And now…
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Skateboard Competitions This Month in Ontario
Summer is here and skateboard season is kicking off with some great competitions and events. Here are a few that are happening this month in Southern, Ontario, Canada. One of them is TODAY! So, get out there and show us what you’ve got. Compete, have fun, take home some prizes, and have fun! WHAT: Zumiez…
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Darth Vader Ends It
Darth Vader – The Shu-Torun War These comic stories take place after the events depicted in Episode IV: A New Hope, but before any of the sequel films. It’s really nice to see Darth Vader trying to figure out who he is and how he fits into the Galactic Empire. He needs to redeem himself…
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This movie is WONDERful!
It’s no secret that the most recent DC movies haven’t really captured the magic of the comic books and the source material, at least not to my expectations. Until now. This was everything that a Wonder Woman movie should be. It starts out with the photograph we saw Bruce Wayne uncover in the last film…
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How to Write About Culture for a Living and Not ‘Sell Out’
The term ‘sell out’ is used a little too liberally these days. People expect artists (and, yes, writers are artists) to do everything for the sheer love of creation and the moment they make a bit of money, people start to call them ‘sell outs’; but it’s not true and it’s not fair! Everyone has…
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DJing Two Hip-Hop Shows This Weekend
London, Ontario, Canada is the place to be this weekend for some great hip-hop performed live. I will be DJing both of these events as well. I hope to see you out to at least one of them. Let’s support the local scene and artists. UnderGround Kings Battle League London – Volume 2 The premiere…
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Chasing Content – Highlights from Last June
It’s time to go exploring! Let’s dig through the archives and blow the dust off some posts you might have missed. Here are a few highlights from last year at this time. Read all of the posts from last June, or just these favs . . . London DJ Showcase This was a lot of fun. It…
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Max & Charlie Figuring It All Out
Max & Charlie by Zack Lieberman and Louis Neubert This was a great read. From the very first page, the artwork captures the imagination of the main characters. It is bright and colourful and stylistically stunning. The opening daydream shows a young boy pretending to be a space-warrior. His dog, a trusty companion in a…
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DJing TONIGHT in Sarnia
I will be DJing at Republik in Sarnia tonight. Come on out for a great evening of music and dancing. I will be spinning Top 40, R&B, EDM, and hip-hop. As always, I will throw in some old school classics to keep the party moving. I hope to see you there! WHERE: Republik – 216 Front St…