http://blog.thismagazine.ca/ This Magazine's group blog. Because Everything Is Political. en-us 2009-07-17T19:22:17-05:00 http://blog.thismagazine.ca/archives/2009/07/weve_moved.php We've moved websites: This Magazine is now online at This.org, so come on over and see the new site. Maybe you'd also like to follow us on Twitter or become friends on Facebook.... THIS matters Graham F. Scott 2009-07-17T19:22:17-05:00 http://blog.thismagazine.ca/archives/2009/05/film_club_conte_1.php Who wants to go see The Baby Formula? The new Canadian comedy debuts June 19 at Toronto's AMC Dundas Square. Email me at filmclub@thismagazine.ca before midnight tomorrow (May 29) for a chance to win a pair of tickets valid opening... Film annette 2009-05-28T11:19:00-05:00 http://blog.thismagazine.ca/archives/2009/05/film_club_conte_2.php Who wants to go see The Baby Formula? The new Canadian comedy debuts June 19 at Toronto's AMC Dundas Square. Email me at filmclub@thismagazine.ca before midnight tomorrow (May 29) for a chance to win a pair of tickets valid opening... Film annette 2009-05-28T11:19:00-05:00 http://blog.thismagazine.ca/archives/2009/05/bird_is_the_wor.php Look up. Way up. What do you see? What do you think you see? In the swamps of eastern Arkansas it might be a whole lot of nothing. Or so Ghost Bird a new film by director Scott Crocker... Hot Docs festival Elaisha Stokes 2009-05-06T10:56:36-05:00 http://blog.thismagazine.ca/archives/2009/05/how_to_tell_imp.php Before I was a blogger for This, I worked briefly as a media trainer in Zambia. The experience was challenging at the best of times and devastating at the worst, but overall I think I emerged a better person,... Hot Docs festival Elaisha Stokes 2009-05-05T12:45:21-05:00 http://blog.thismagazine.ca/archives/2009/05/since_when_did.php Universities in Canada have been a source of political controversy for years. Increasing tuition fees, strikes that go unresolved for months, and conflicts between tenured professors are often the topics of nightly news reports. At times academia seems more... Hot Docs festival Elaisha Stokes 2009-05-04T10:49:34-05:00 http://blog.thismagazine.ca/archives/2009/05/queerly_canadia_10.php Queer people spend a lot of time thinking about labels. Picking one that fits, reclaiming offensive ones to alter their meaning, trying to avoid them entirely. Lately, I've started to worry about acquiring a label I never selected for myself:... Queerly Canadian Cate Simpson 2009-05-01T12:01:16-05:00 http://blog.thismagazine.ca/archives/2009/05/eco_chamber_4_f.php [Editor's note: Every month, Eco-Chamber profiles an eco-activist from Canada and abroad, called "Eco-Warriors." Eco-Warriors takes a look at both the activist and the environmental issue they fight for, using such approaches as direct action, legal crusading, documentary filmmaking,... Eco Chamber Emily Hunter 2009-05-01T11:41:52-05:00 http://blog.thismagazine.ca/archives/2009/05/jackpot_an_inte_1.php Back in grade five (oh the good old days) my best friend Cait and I used to spend our lunch hours playing Bingo in the cafeteria. The Scottish lunch lady would call out the numbers and we would patiently... Hot Docs festival Elaisha Stokes 2009-05-01T10:59:17-05:00 http://blog.thismagazine.ca/archives/2009/05/hot_docs_launch_1.php Last night marked the opening of the 16th annual Hot Docs International Documentary Film Festival, the largest documentary film festival in North America, and an important industry event for independent film makers world wide. As an independent Toronto based... Film Elaisha Stokes 2009-05-01T10:27:50-05:00 http://blog.thismagazine.ca/archives/2009/04/thisability_25_1.php Today, just call me Chuck Woolery. It seems like everyone has a pipeline for finding love online. The jews have JDate,christian values are covered by places like Christian Mingle and even cheaters have place to go at the controversial... ThisAbility Aaron Broverman 2009-04-30T09:00:08-05:00 http://blog.thismagazine.ca/archives/2009/04/film_club_conte.php We're giving away a signed copy of Guy Maddin's new book, My Winnipeg, to the ninth person who emails filmclub@thismagazine.ca telling us what their favourite Guy Maddin film is. Thanks to Coach House Books for helping us out with this... Film annette 2009-04-29T15:51:48-05:00 http://blog.thismagazine.ca/archives/2009/04/eco_chamber_3_a.php One day. That's all. That's all the time dedicated to the environment by 174 nations. That's all the time some one billion people globally will participate in environmental action. That's all, out 365 days a year, and two generations... Eco Chamber Emily Hunter 2009-04-22T12:26:51-05:00 http://blog.thismagazine.ca/archives/2009/04/thisability_24.php Ever notice that when you combine the words domestic and toxicity, you get domesticity? Well, I'm chock full of 'domesticity'. I know first hand what happens when extreme heat is applied to a ceramic plate. You can literally hear... ThisAbility Aaron Broverman 2009-04-22T10:26:12-05:00 http://blog.thismagazine.ca/archives/2009/04/in_the_age_of_f.php Yesterday Ray Lam stepped down as the NDP candidate for Vancouver-False Creek because one of his opponents objected to photos appearing on Lam's Facebook account. In one, a person "believed to be Lam" has his hand on an unidentified... Provincial Politricks Graham F. Scott 2009-04-20T11:40:12-05:00