London- The armpit of Ontario. One week left to go and it shall be time to focus on the job market, travel, and paying off debts ( Read more... )

Woohoo Snowdaaaay! Even though it somewhat distorts my plan/weekly schedule, it's been a while since I've been through one of these! I always get all giddy upon the first major snowfall...and to add to that, I have that stupid/trippy summertime song stuck in my head (I blame the secluded asian style karaoke booth from the weekend ( Read more... )

Cracow is the mesmerizing cultural capital of Poland and until the 19th century, was in fact the old Polish capital. Renowned for its extensive history, architecture and surrounding landscapes, located in south central Poland, untouched neither by German or Russian rule, it becomes clear just why we call it the cultural capital. Although having ( Read more... )

So I fell asleep during the Humanities exam. It was that easy. Considering we were allowed to bring a few notes, I will be at no surprise if I absolutely aced it. Great course and totally mellow teacher overall. I worked with SpringMasters for the first time yesterday, just to give it a shot and boy was I flushed. Fucking 9Am-9PM shift. I realize ( Read more... )

To conclude this recent overload of journal entries, I would like to reiiterate some key contemporary matters pertinent particularily to Benjamin and Marcuse. Post-modernism has peaked in the past decade or so and with globalization plaguing the earth things are only going to get worse. What is real anymore? The aura is virtually extinguished, ( Read more... )

There is always a magical tingle in the air around that time of year in accordance to the capitalist calendar. Can you smell it? Does the spirit to spend burn within you as well ( Read more... )

Ah, looking back at some of these more recent final entries I realize there is no chronological order of coverage as perhaps initially intended, more so a flow, but alas, I am sure we can see how certain entries tie in and relate to other ones ( Read more... )

We understand diaspora as multiple movements of global populations across the globe and through technologies and offerings such as cultural programming, a transatlantic connection, a sense of home via memory and transmission is thus established on behalf of many groups, to their liking and advantage often as well ( Read more... )

The Other, from my understanding in lecture, in simplest terms, is that which is not the self. Key distinguishing factors may be taken into account when relating oneself to the Other and whether the Other is an ethnic minority, a colored person, trans-gender, or someone who is disabled, ethics play a crucial role in our relationship. We have to ( Read more... )

Sex sells, especially in pop music and fashion nowadays. This is a given. Pleasure requires participation and the Erotic is indeed a product of the relationship between viewers, readers and audiences and the texts and the media that offer pleasure. Dancing for example, can been seen as attractive through eroticism and certainly can be viewed as the ( Read more... )