Category: Culture
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Return of Vegetarian Fast Food
I was a lacto-ovo vegetarian for roughly 5 years and a pescitarian for another 5 years. That was nearly 10 years ago. My reasons for becoming a vegetarian were vaguely ethical. PETA did a great job of marketing to my demographic around the turn of the century. The punk/DIY-esque social circles I interacted with on…
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The History of Vagrant Records
The Washed Up Emo Podcast published a great 2 part interview with the co-founder of Vagrant Records. If you were ever in to the first batch of Vagrant bands, I’d highly recommend listening to these to episodes. #70 – Part 1 of 2 – The History of Vagrant Records with co-founder Rich Egan #71 –…
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My Thoughts on Facebook and Cambridge Analytica
It has been almost a month since the massive Cambridge Analytica x Facebook improper-user-data-ex-filtration mess (don’t call it a data breach) came to light. The news is settling down despite the real numbers coming out of Facebook and a possible 600,000 Canadians possibly affected. I’ve been mulling over how I feel about it and I’ve…